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"Sweet" feed vs Pellet

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FLITASTIC
Reg. Jun 2012
Posted 2015-03-17 6:51 PM
Subject: RE: "Sweet" feed vs Pellet



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ghost rider - 2015-03-17 4:18 PM

29yo gets Purina Senior...other 3 (13, 9, and 5) get Omolene 200 because that's all the 9yo and the 5yo will eat.  Doesn't bother me...29yo was on Omolene 200 until I retired her from competition at age 27 & made the switch to Senior (Nutrena at the time).  Guess I like "crackhead" horses... *snort*

To each their own! Lol when corn is the 2nd ingredient listed and the feed is nearly 40 percent sugar then have at it. Lol not a big deal. Now if I had a lazy or dead head horse, that's what they would get.
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hotpaints
Reg. Feb 2007
Posted 2015-03-17 7:34 PM
Subject: RE: "Sweet" feed vs Pellet


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Location: Mountains of VA		I like pelleted feeds for 2 reasons - #1 - it is completely digestable, the horses do not poop out any grain, #2 - it is so much easier to scoop which makes it easier for my arthritic hands and wrists.

I would only buy a well know brand of horse feed, regardless of it being textured or pelleted.

I know there is a lot of difference in pelleted feeds depending on the ingredients available because of the difference in our hog pellets. Yeah, I know hogs/piglets are different from horses but I do see a difference in batch to batch.
 
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hlynn
Reg. Dec 2011
Posted 2015-03-17 9:17 PM
Subject: RE: "Sweet" feed vs Pellet


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Location: NC		My colt gets a 14% protein senior mix from a local mill. It's beet pulp & alfalfa based with some barley and oats mixed in. It's 21% NSC. It's been good for him so far.

My gelding I just switched to a 12-12 feed from the same mill. I had been feeding Triple Crown but had a hard time finding it fresh and consistent in my area. So I switched. The 12-12 is 90% grain (oats barley & some cracked corn mixed in but not even enough to see more than a few pieces in a handful) with beet pulp and alfalfa pellets mixed in. It has 26% NSC content so I chose it for my dead head.

I swore I would never feed corn. But this feed has surprised me. It really doesn't have much corn in it at all and my gelding LOVES it. He's doing well on it so far. And i could use the extra fire.
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