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| When you're picking your feed and supplements- How do you know if you're not "over doing" some vitamins or minerals? I'm considering changing feeds, but looking into new feeds is always stressful, ha! But my concern that I'm thinking of at this point is determining the best feed/supplement combo- Basic all around joint/digestive supplement and feed- and I'm lost... |
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 Money Eating Baggage Owner
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Location: Phoenix | I'm feeding alfalfa hay, grass hay, 1/2 lb. Renew Gold with MSM. The ingredient list is very simple and my horse hasn't died yet! I agree; very overwhelming. Your best bet is to start with really good quality forage. I like to steer clear of starch and sugars, hence the Renew Gold. |
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The Advice Guru
Posts: 6419
| I look at what are my horses needs
Joint support, energy, fat, probiotic, ulcer prevention/treatment
Then I look at what the current peer reviewed, published in scholarly journals have to say.
Then I consult with my vet, ingredients I should be looking for, etc
Then I look at the products, and the studies the product has conducted on their product. I like to see some evidence based research knowing that the research is bias.
Then I see if it fits into my program, I cannot feed 4 times a day, so if this is a requirement I keep looking.
Then I search the web to see what reviews I can find by people who have tried it.
Then I purchase the product and try it for a full month before making a decision if it is working on the horse
If not I go back to step 1
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Expert
Posts: 1694
Location: Willows, CA | People feed horses into trouble, then try to supplement them out of it. Feed a diet that meets your horses nutritional needs without overwhelming the digestive system and you will not need ulcer meds, probiotics and hoof supplements. Eliminate grain, feed the best hay and pasture you can, and add additional energy in the most compact form that doesn't disrupt efficiency. |
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Regular
Posts: 77
| I used to feed Safechoice original and have heard numerous bad reviews so stopped feeding that.
They're now on free choice hay, Omni alfalfa cubes, salt block, and I have an Equilix tub in the pasture. |
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 Bulls Eye
Posts: 6443
Location: Oklahoma | I feed free choice bermuda round bales. I give my horses alfalfa pellets and Adeptus Augment which is vitamin/organic trace minerals
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  Whack and Roll
Posts: 6342
Location: NE Texas | Whole oats, alfalfa or alfalfa mix hay, Cur-OST supplement. Nothing else needed. |
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Expert
Posts: 2121
Location: The Great Northwest | I feel Alfalfa is a good feed for most horses. The nutrition value is not all the same from area to area. I run an analysis on the hay if coming from a different area to see what needs to be supplemented. I like the injected into the muscle joint supplements. |
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 Neat Freak
Posts: 11216
Location: Wonderful Wyoming | My horses that are not on pasture are on free choice grass hay. It's what we raise here on our own meadows. There is honestly very little alfalfa. Most everything does wonderful on this, but if I do want to feed a supplement, I feed THE Muscle Mass with whatever added blends I need-hoof, hair & coat, ulcer prevent etc etc. I gave up grain except for my weanlings and senior horses. The others get beet and alfalfa pellets soaked. |
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Posts: 2013
Location: Piedmont, OK | All of my horses are fed Animal Element Foundation Detox which is a fantastic all around supplement for joints, hooves, coat and topline, and I also feed loose Mineral 201. For any with issues I feed supplements according to what issues they have. For example we have an older mare with arthritis she gets Cissus daily and Product X for when she runs. I have a bleeder that gets Immune Key to keep their lungs healthy. |
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 Balance Beam and more...
Posts: 11493
Location: 31 lengths farms | And before you decide on any feeds please go to Is Your Horse Feed Safe on facebook and check on safe mills!!! |
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