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| Im curious about purina equine active senior. I normally feed adm seniorglo but obviously i need to make some changes. I have searched high and low for a decent feed within 3 hours of my location and the ONLY thing we have is purina. I dont like purina but its really my only choice. I like the nutrition overview but im conserned with the amount of molasis. |
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Location: Minnesota | Thistle2011 - 2015-02-16 9:03 AM
Im curious about purina equine active senior. I normally feed adm seniorglo but obviously i need to make some changes. I have searched high and low for a decent feed within 3 hours of my location and the ONLY thing we have is purina. I dont like purina but its really my only choice. I like the nutrition overview but im conserned with the amount of molasis.
In in the same boat as you! I feed, soon to be fed, ADM SeniorGlo and I now want to switch. I'm having a hard time finding something I like. Let me know if you find something you like, I'm having a heck of a time. |
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| Ill let u know. Im headed now to pick some up. I called purina and its second in the amount of calories next to ultium and still being controlled starch. When feed label is concerned its pretty darn close to seniorglo. It costs about 50 cents less.
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| Fancy Lass - 2015-02-16 11:55 AM
I fed it a couple years ago .. I hated how hard the pellets were in it .. Seemed like they could easily choke . Unless they've changed that .. I wish it was as soft as the regular senior :( then I'd be interested in it !
Just poured the bag in and the pellets didnt seem too hard, but im also not feeding to senior horses. Im really hoping my horses will continue to look good on this im not a fan of purina but its my only choice. I beleive seniorglo is 14% protein 8% fat 20%fiber with 9.1% sugar. Active senior is 14% protein 10%fat 18% fiber and 9% sugar.
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| Thistle2011 - 2015-02-16 3:25 PM
Fancy Lass - 2015-02-16 11:55 AM
I fed it a couple years ago .. I hated how hard the pellets were in it .. Seemed like they could easily choke . Unless they've changed that .. I wish it was as soft as the regular senior :( then I'd be interested in it !
Just poured the bag in and the pellets didnt seem too hard, but im also not feeding to senior horses. Im really hoping my horses will continue to look good on this im not a fan of purina but its my only choice. I beleive seniorglo is 14% protein 8% fat 20%fiber with 9.1% sugar. Active senior is 14% protein 10%fat 18% protein and 9% sugar.
Ok :) maybe my feed store will let me look at it before I buy a bag lol |
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| Fancy Lass - 2015-02-16 3:37 PM
Thistle2011 - 2015-02-16 3:25 PM
Fancy Lass - 2015-02-16 11:55 AM
I fed it a couple years ago .. I hated how hard the pellets were in it .. Seemed like they could easily choke . Unless they've changed that .. I wish it was as soft as the regular senior :( then I'd be interested in it !
Just poured the bag in and the pellets didnt seem too hard, but im also not feeding to senior horses. Im really hoping my horses will continue to look good on this im not a fan of purina but its my only choice. I beleive seniorglo is 14% protein 8% fat 20%fiber with 9.1% sugar. Active senior is 14% protein 10%fat 18% protein and 9% sugar.
Ok : ) maybe my feed store will let me look at it before I buy a bag lol
O man i wish u could have a sample like dog food people do lol |
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Location: Washington | I am glad you giving Purina a chance..... |
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| fatchance - 2015-02-16 5:34 PM
I am glad you giving Purina a chance.....
LOL! Well my only choices were purina adm and nutrena. Adm shot there self in the foot i can not support a company that wont take responsibility for things obviously proven to be there fault so im pretty much left with purina only to be safe from medicated feed. I rather have a healthy horse and deal with rogue whole corn in my bags then a horse with Heart disease. |
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Location: Washington | Thistle2011 - 2015-02-16 3:51 PM fatchance - 2015-02-16 5:34 PM I am glad you giving Purina a chance..... LOL! Well my only choices were purina adm and nutrena. Adm shot there self in the foot i can not support a company that wont take responsibility for things obviously proven to be there fault so im pretty much left with purina only to be safe from medicated feed. I rather have a healthy horse and deal with rogue whole corn in my bags then a horse with Heart disease.
I have fed it for over 20 years? and my horses ran great and looked great and still do. Personally I feel many over feed grain. Weigh it out and I hope your as happy with the product line as I have been through the years.  |
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| We fed purina for about 15 years we have only fed adm the last couple. My horses have never looks bad on it i would just find random things in the feed. At one point when we fed ultium we would find corn and quarter sized rocks. Of course we weigh everything then we mark scoops with what a particular product weighs at that amount i agree there are alot of people way overdoing grains and under playing there hay. I actually sat through 2 1hour long equine nutrition workshops given by KSU equine vet this weekend. Super interesting how there is a fine line that starches can really help our horses but in the same time harm them if not given in the right amounts for the right reasons. |
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Location: Washington | Thistle2011 - 2015-02-16 4:30 PM We fed purina for about 15 years we have only fed adm the last couple. My horses have never looks bad on it i would just find random things in the feed. At one point when we fed ultium we would find corn and quarter sized rocks. Of course we weigh everything then we mark scoops with what a particular product weighs at that amount i agree there are alot of people way overdoing grains and under playing there hay. I actually sat through 2 1hour long equine nutrition workshops given by KSU equine vet this weekend. Super interesting how there is a fine line that starches can really help our horses but in the same time harm them if not given in the right amounts for the right reasons.
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Location: Florida.. | I didnt know the active sr was 10% fat.. that is great to know.. |
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| Bibliafarm - 2015-02-16 9:02 PM
I didnt know the active sr was 10% fat.. that is great to know..
When i spoke to purina about this product via phone they informed me next to ultium it has the highest calorie count and half the feeding rate of regular senior...just seen i said that already. I have read way to much the last few days
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| Bibliafarm - 2015-02-16 9:02 PM
I didnt know the active sr was 10% fat.. that is great to know..
They just upped the fat not too long ago :) from 8 - 10% |
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | Thistle2011 - 2015-02-16 9:12 PM Bibliafarm - 2015-02-16 9:02 PM I didnt know the active sr was 10% fat.. that is great to know.. When i spoke to purina about this product via phone they informed me next to ultium it has the highest calorie count and half the feeding rate of regular senior...just seen i said that already. I have read way to much the last few days
Can I be snoopy and ask why you chose the active Sr over Ultium? Just curious. My old guy is 18 and I give him Ultium. He ties up so this is what my feed rep recommended so I'm wondering if its lower in starch than the Sr? |
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| CYA Ranch - 2015-02-17 8:01 AM
Thistle2011 - 2015-02-16 9:12 PM Bibliafarm - 2015-02-16 9:02 PM I didnt know the active sr was 10% fat.. that is great to know.. When i spoke to purina about this product via phone they informed me next to ultium it has the highest calorie count and half the feeding rate of regular senior...just seen i said that already. I have read way to much the last few days
Well the horse i have this on is 4, a little on the thin side and has slight muscle waisting. We have only owned her for about a month. She is most likely growing in some way. The active senior is 14% protein while ultium is 11%. Ultium has slightly higher fat but AS is still 10% making it still pretty darn high. Both are lower in starch if you go to purina you can compair the percentage. Active senior is 20 a bag here while ultium last i checked was right at 28 dollars. For my particular situation active equine fills my needs better than ultium do to the 14% protein. I hope that answers your question
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | Thistle2011 - 2015-02-17 8:32 AM CYA Ranch - 2015-02-17 8:01 AM Thistle2011 - 2015-02-16 9:12 PM Bibliafarm - 2015-02-16 9:02 PM I didnt know the active sr was 10% fat.. that is great to know.. When i spoke to purina about this product via phone they informed me next to ultium it has the highest calorie count and half the feeding rate of regular senior...just seen i said that already. I have read way to much the last few days Well the horse i have this on is 4, a little on the thin side and has slight muscle waisting. We have only owned her for about a month. She is most likely growing in some way. The active senior is 14% protein while ultium is 11%. Ultium has slightly higher fat but AS is still 10% making it still pretty darn high. Both are lower in starch if you go to purina you can compair the percentage. Active senior is 20 a bag here while ultium last i checked was right at 28 dollars. For my particular situation active equine fills my needs better than ultium do to the 14% protein. I hope that answers your question
Yes it does and thank you. Years ago I fed Sr to an old mare and liked it. For some reason I was thinking it was high in starch. Next trip to the feed store I'll talk to the gal about the Active Sr just to see what she thinks. |
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Location: Louisiana | I have a 7 year old mare that has quite a bit of thorobred in her pedigree. She always looks drawn up to me and a little underweight. I had a vet appointment last week with a very well know vet in Weatherford, Texas and he told me to put her on Purina Equine Senior. Said is was very digestible and will put weight on. He told me I wouldn't believe how she looks in 30 days, so we will see. |
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| I have fed Purina for years as well. There will always be those not happy with it but that is true with any feed. Personally I have never had an issue with it and both of my horses (ages 22 and 7) are on Equine Senior and look great. Good luck to you. |
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| I know it's an old post , but anybody else feeding this with good results ? Just wanted some feed back ! |
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