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Location: the land of dust & sticks | Looking for a good protein supplement. Horse is easy keeper and on good grain and grasss but top line does not look good. Vet rec triple crown ration balancer but we don't have a dealer close by. Also read some on calf manna. Anyone used these or have any other rec? |
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Location: West Texas | The best protein supplement is alfalfa hay, cubes, or pellets. I prefer cubes. |
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| I started mine on peas and added spirulina it seems to be working really well for mine. I just add it to oats. The spirulina is a source of amino acids.
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Location: In The Land of Cotton | Mine get rice bran. One pound twice a day. They are on full pasture and while oats. |
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Location: Texas | Alfalfa, or a cup of soybean meal once a day. |
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| Align by OE Nutraceuticals. It will help with top line. I use it on all my rodeo horses. You might also try Ultium by Purina for the feed. Alfalfa Hay and then I add Timothy hay. |
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| http://www.corebalanceus.com/product-p/core-builder.htm |
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Location: North Dakota | Tdove - 2016-10-20 7:47 PM The best protein supplement is alfalfa hay, cubes, or pellets. I prefer cubes.
^^^This by far! I prefer actual alfalfa hay because it's easy to get in my area and my hay guy puts up dairy quality alfalfa, so it doesn't take much. I'd much rather feed a forage over a grain anytime. |
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Location: California | Quality alfalfa is hard to get where I am and outrageously priced. I would personally add alfalfa hay IF you can get it, if not then pellets or cubes. I would also look into adding TriAmino. Most horses are getting the protein they need but are lacking in Amino acids. Without the three major amino acids that they can not produce themselves, they can not gain the muse they need. TriAmino is cheap so it's worth trying. |
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Location: Sunny So Cal | Muscle Mass helps to build lean muscle so it won't make them bulky. Always worth a try |
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Location: Georgia | cutnrunqhmt - 2016-10-20 9:11 PM
I started mine on peas and added spirulina it seems to be working really well for mine. I just add it to oats. The spirulina is a source of amino acids.
how much spirulina do you give your horses? |
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| I am giving about an ounce. It is a little hard to find an exact amount suggested but after reading up on it I decided an ounce should be good. I will have some before and after pictures on of these days on a very starved 27 yr old mare who had a foal in Sept and a friend saved her. We started her on this mix because she was having trouble with her gut (I have a lot of other stuff in it as well) and she gained so much. Her baby even doubled her weight in a week I have no idea how as momma looked like she had nothing to give. She is gaining really good considering she is feeding a foal as well. |
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Location: Willows, CA | Since most protein supplements are soy based, I try to stay away from them if possible. Adding a higher protein roughage source like Alfalfa will fit the digestive system better, is easy to digest, and in most horses, does not cause any adverse reactions if done properly. I understand that finding good alfalfa can be hard in some areas, and that you may have no choice but to use the ration balancer type supplements. Mature horses need around 11% protein on the upper level for the whole diet. In most locations the regional hays can provide that, and additional supplementation of protein should not be necessary. Remember by motto, "We feed horses into trouble then try to supplement them out of it". Always try to address the diet with quality roughage first and supplement only when necessary.
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Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR | I know where you're going with this. Different protein sources have different combinations of amino acids, and some have a more complete amino acid profile than others. My horses get alfalfa, rice bran, and good grass hay/pasture and they look amazing. |
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