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Location: In a happy place | I have used it for years. After my issues I haven't ordered any since I got my colt but I am going to order it again for him. It is the best stuff ever. NTO sells it. |
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Location: Keeping up with the numbers! | Ordered yesterday from NTO after this thread popped up. NTO was wonderful to talk to!!!!! |
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | BeanCounter - 2015-01-22 10:33 AM Ordered yesterday from NTO after this thread popped up. NTO was wonderful to talk to!!!!!
We had a great conversation. It's not often I find people that can talk as fast as I can. I really enjoyed it!  |
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I Prefer to Live in Fantasy Land
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | skeeter7 - 2015-01-21 11:48 AM How does Forco compare to Fastrack?
Fastrack has live microbials.
FORCO is a prebiotic and doesn't have nay live microbials so the heat nor the cold effects it. It is food grade. |
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| lisamm - 2014-09-22 11:55 AM Just Bring It - 2014-09-22 9:43 AM What are the ingredients? Ok for a PSSM horse? Can dealers please PM pricing options. Thanks! Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast culture. Aspergillus oryzae fermentation extract. Bacillus subtilis fermentation extract. Dried lactobacillus acidophilus fermentation product. Dried lactobacillus plantarum fermentation product. The natural, raw-food, enzymes, amylase, protease, lipase, and cellulase. A long list of cultures that feed the natural and beneficial internal microorganisms.... I also sent you a PM : )
Soooo kinda like the equine equivalent of a dang good yogurt! Gut flora is very important to keeping any animal healthy. This is a great thread. I've learned a lot! Thanks ya'll. |
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Angel in a Sorrel Coat
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Location: In a happy place | Nevertooold - 2015-01-22 11:38 AM skeeter7 - 2015-01-21 11:48 AM How does Forco compare to Fastrack? Fastrack has live microbials.
FORCO is a prebiotic and doesn't have nay live microbials so the heat nor the cold effects it. It is food grade.
Maybe I shouldn't say this but yes it is food grade....my dogs had it and I took it too! |
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | sorrel horse ranch - 2015-01-22 12:34 PM Nevertooold - 2015-01-22 11:38 AM skeeter7 - 2015-01-21 11:48 AM How does Forco compare to Fastrack? Fastrack has live microbials.
FORCO is a prebiotic and doesn't have nay live microbials so the heat nor the cold effects it. It is food grade.
I've been giving it to our dogs for years along with taking it myself. You know what works when you take it yourself and it is so nice not having dogs chase you out of rooms with their gas..LOL |
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| I have my two mares on it with very different results. I started using it for my mare that's a super hard keeper. I have tried so many things with her never saw significant results. This is the first winter in the four years I have had her that she looks good! She's got a real racy build but she is actually filled out! I'm thrilled. My other mare is a super easy keeper never had any issues but she's probably my once in a lifetime type horse and I have had some bad luck with horses do I am terrified something will happen to her so I put her on it as a preventative. I didn't really notice any difference with her till I tried to save money and took her off for a bit! Big mistake! I hadn't noticed how much calmer and more focused she had been on it. Put her back on it and won't take her off again!
I told someone at my barn about it and she had two on it over the summer. Didn't really notice a difference and didn't reorder. Both lost weight going into winter and she ended up ordering again and both quickly put weight back on and look really good. |
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Location: 31 lengths farms | On my one mare that had a lot of issues, hock, sarcoids, etc. I noticed a major difference quickly. On my other two who were in good health it was just a little better coat and feet and hauled a bit quieter. If I run out of the Forco I do notice that the mare who had issues doesn't clean up her feed after a few days. |
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Location: Oklahoma | I have two geldings on it. One is an overweight companion animal and I don't really tell much of a difference with him, but I give it to him anyway as both horses are now on a bermuda grass bale and I want to keep his system moving.
The other is an appendix quarter horse who was diagnosed with EPM. I started him on the Orogin and Forco around the same time (he was starting to look really awful!) and I can already tell that he's starting to put weight back on his topline and he's starting to look nicer and feel back to his normal self. Not sure if it's because the Orogin helped with the EPM or if it's the Forco, but I won't be without the Forco! It's also nice because this particular gelding is allergic to oats and I don't have any treats that are safe to give him.. so I give him a handful (one scoop) of Forco and he doesn't feel left out when I give treats.
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Location: Willows, CA | I am a fan of Prebiotics in horses, and use them rather than Probiotics in the majority of product formulations and complete diets that I do. I have not fed FORCO, but have a number of customers who do feed it and report positive results. It seems to be of greater benefit in diets that feed mostly grass hay, and that makes sense because the more perfectly the hind gut works the better grass hay is digested. Nice product, and seems to be well made. |
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I Prefer to Live in Fantasy Land
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | winwillows - 2015-01-23 6:44 PM I am a fan of Prebiotics in horses, and use them rather than Probiotics in the majority of product formulations and complete diets that I do. I have not fed FORCO, but have a number of customers who do feed it and report positive results. It seems to be of greater benefit in diets that feed mostly grass hay, and that makes sense because the more perfectly the hind gut works the better grass hay is digested. Nice product, and seems to be well made.
It works well with Renew Gold.
I've been feeding FORCO since 2005 and added Renew Gold over a year ago. My horse looked great before adding Renew Gold and still does. |
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Location: North Dakota | Hmmm I have one horse that just will NOT get a topline. I'm switching him over to renew gold but I wonder if this will help as well. |
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I Prefer to Live in Fantasy Land
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | cavyrunsbarrels - 2015-01-24 11:33 AM Hmmm I have one horse that just will NOT get a topline. I'm switching him over to renew gold but I wonder if this will help as well.
See what happens with the Renew Gold before adding another product as you will never know what product did what. JMHO |
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Location: California | I started using FORCO due to my young gelding always having a grass/hay belly but worms were ruled out through fecal counts. I LOVE my results! Belly is down and he looks good! |
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Location: Kansas | I'm feeding it to my two sorrel barrel horses, and Streak in particular has put on some weight with it. Clifford actually got almost fat so I cut his dose in half a week ago and am going to see if that keeps him fat & sassy. He will do the runny poop stuff at shows, but actually pooped pretty solid yesterday and I'm hoping that continues. He has white hind legs and I HATE cleaning poo stains off them before I wrap legs plus I always seem to get it on my hands LOL. |
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I Prefer to Live in Fantasy Land
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | rodeowithjoker - 2015-01-26 8:58 AM I'm feeding it to my two sorrel barrel horses, and Streak in particular has put on some weight with it. Clifford actually got almost fat so I cut his dose in half a week ago and am going to see if that keeps him fat & sassy. He will do the runny poop stuff at shows, but actually pooped pretty solid yesterday and I'm hoping that continues. He has white hind legs and I HATE cleaning poo stains off them before I wrap legs plus I always seem to get it on my hands LOL.
When you go to a show double the amount of FORCO you give and that should help with the loose stools. |
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| Can I ask what you all feed with your FORCO? I can't really decide on a good quality grain to feed it with. I have one VERY easy keeper that is slightly nervous and one not so easy keeper and totally laid back. Both horses have plenty of energy so i'm hoping to find something that won't make them "hot". |
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Location: Kentucky | ChasinDreams22 - 2015-01-26 5:33 PM Can I ask what you all feed with your FORCO? I can't really decide on a good quality grain to feed it with. I have one VERY easy keeper that is slightly nervous and one not so easy keeper and totally laid back. Both horses have plenty of energy so i'm hoping to find something that won't make them "hot".
I feed Triple Crown to my broodie and barrel horse. Triple Crown and FORCO, that's all that's needed to keep mine looking and feeling good. |
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Location: Windy Wyoming | We feed Progressive feed, oats and FORCO.... has been the best combo for us :) |
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