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Location: NC | I have a mare that needs a little extra weight then my other two and I wanted something to add to her feed instead of increasing feed since I feed mine out in the pasture together. I gave her some Rice Bran oil but it seemed to make her get a little hot. Do you guys have experience with these two and have an opinion on which works better without making them hot? She doesn't become some fire breather just doesn't pay as good of attention to me. |
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Location: North Dakota | Of the 2 I would probably choose Cocosoya, just because it contains coconut oil which I like and I know some people won't feed soy but I have no preference in that department. The description for cool calories just says "vegetable oils" without really specifying which ones and I don't like that. |
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Location: Where the stars at night are big and bright, TX | Cool Calories is Palm Oil. It doesn't make them hot and has done a good job for my hard keeping mental midget OTTB. |
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Location: USA | I have a 3 yr old that was really sick this spring. He lost a lot of weight. He gets 2 scoops of cool cals morning and night. I just started back on him after having 2 months off and he is not hot at all. I have never had a problem with cool cals making a horse hot. Feed it to all my colts in training. |
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Location: Tennessee | I'm a HUGE fan of Cool Calories! It's great for weight & they're coat as well. I've fed it to at least 9 different horses of different sizes & breeds with no one ever getting hot on it. |
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Location: Where the pavement ends and the West begins Utah | I had the pleasure of using FORCO last month. My horses started putting on the weight almost immediately. Just my personal opinion after seeing the results, forco would be the better option. |
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Location: Willows, CA | cow pie - 2015-06-16 4:05 PM
I had the pleasure of using FORCO last month. My horses started putting on the weight almost immediately. Just my personal opinion after seeing the results, forco would be the better option.
You know that I would go a different direction here. However, of the recommendations above, I would agree with the Forco comment first. The difference here is promoting better digestion of what you are already feeding as your roughage source rather than a combination of refined oils of undetermined origin. There are many levels of refinement that can change the nature of vegetable oils. Most that are used in the feed industry are solvent extracted and stripped to the point that part of the nutrient value is effected. You will still get calories, but added value oils can have other nutrients present that provide additional nutritional support. Most sellers of vegetable oil additives are very vague in telling you what they really use. Some of the mixed oil products list a value added oil in their name, then make the bulk of the formula up with corn or soy oil. It is clear that I am not a fan of adding refined straight oil to the diet. Making the system more efficient first, then adding a natural fat source if needed works better for me. This also allows you to adjust your added starch and sugar load in a better, less disruptive, way rather than just adding another disruption on top of what is already not working very well. |
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Location: Louisiana | I have been feeding Cool Calories to my big guy to help keep some weight on this summer without increasing his grain. He is looking pretty good on it. If it doesn't make him hot I doubt it would make any that way LOL. He doesn't need an excuse to be silly! |
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Buttered Noodles Snacker
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Location: NC | cow pie - 2015-06-16 4:05 PM
I had the pleasure of using FORCO last month. My horses started putting on the weight almost immediately. Just my personal opinion after seeing the results, forco would be the better option.
Thanks for the recommendation but actually just got done giving Forco for a month or more with no results. So though I would try adding a different fat supplement. |
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Location: Willows, CA | What else are you feeding? When were her teeth last done?
Edited by winwillows 2015-06-16 6:49 PM
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Buttered Noodles Snacker
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Location: NC | winwillows - 2015-06-16 6:46 PM What else are you feeding? When were her teeth last done?
She gets two full scoops of the 2qt scoops which full are more like 3 of Southern States Fiber Plus 10% fat. They are on pasture 24/7 and a grass round bale. She had her teeth checked last year. She isn't poor or anything just think she needs a little more then my other two horses and I don't want to up their feed cause they are fatties. She is dappled and shiney. She is the 5yr old listed in my signature. |
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Location: Willows, CA | I asked about her teeth because that could be why the FORCO did not work. If she is not chewing well she will not digest her pasture or hay well which is what FORCO helps with. Seems like she is getting plenty of calories. I would check her teeth. |
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