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Location: Kansas / South Dakota | Curious what you have all had luck with feeding your ulcer prone horses? Not interested in supplements at this time, just diet |
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| Hay, hay, oh and more HAY....... forage 24/7/365 ZERO time with nothing to nibble on period. Preferably forage with alfalfa. Always give dose of ulcerguard when you haul or cause the horse to stress. If the horse really is super ulcer prone then you very well may want to consider a supplement to maintain them. Lots of good choices out there for that. Also absolutely ZERO grain ...... zero molasses and processed feeds without fixed formulas. Renew gold is a great choice.
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| Agree completely with the above -- hay, free choice, alfalfa, and no sweet feeds. My momma mare has tried to colic twice now since foaling May 19. I doubled her hay, wet her beet pulp down, and I did add U7 for a week. This week was turn out week and she seems to be over the episodes completely now that she can move around more and graze on a little grass. This one has almost died from gas colic in the past so I keep a hawk eye on her anytime anything new happens in her life, and even just from weather changes. |
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Location: South Georgia | Mine also has colitis (hindgut ulcers), so he gets Senior, alfalfa pellets, Assure Guard Gold. No hay at this time due to the right dorsal colitis. He looks GREAT! |
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Location: Muskogee, OK | Constant supply of good grass hay, lots of alfalfa and Bluebonnet Omega Force. |
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| barrelracingchick16 - 2019-06-13 10:03 AM
Constant supply of good grass hay, lots of alfalfa and Bluebonnet Omega Force.
I just looked at the ingredients of bluebonnet omega force. It has molasses , wheat middlings and some other processed ingredients that can irritate and cause ulcers. How is it a good thing? |
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Location: Muskogee, OK | FLITASTIC - 2019-06-13 2:10 PM
barrelracingchick16 - 2019-06-13 10:03 AM
Constant supply of good grass hay, lots of alfalfa and Bluebonnet Omega Force.
I just looked at the ingredients of bluebonnet omega force. It has molasses , wheat middlings and some other processed ingredients that can irritate and cause ulcers. How is it a good thing?
I prefer it because it is low starch/high fat and also is formulated with pre and probiotics right in the feed. It is also made to be fed in smaller amounts which is helpful for ulcer prone horses as well. Blue Bonnet also makes a low starch X factor, but I’ve had great results with the Omega Force so that is usually what I stick with. If I have any horses with additional muscle issues (PSSM etc) the X Factor is generally what I go with. In all honesty, free choice alfalfa is the BEST feed program for ulcer prone horses. Also not do-able by a majority of the people in my area due to decreased availability. |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | barrelracingchick16 - 2019-06-13 6:17 PM
FLITASTIC - 2019-06-13 2:10 PM
barrelracingchick16 - 2019-06-13 10:03 AM
Constant supply of good grass hay, lots of alfalfa and Bluebonnet Omega Force.
I just looked at the ingredients of bluebonnet omega force. It has molasses , wheat middlings and some other processed ingredients that can irritate and cause ulcers. How is it a good thing?
I prefer it because it is low starch/high fat and also is formulated with pre and probiotics right in the feed. It is also made to be fed in smaller amounts which is helpful for ulcer prone horses as well.
Blue Bonnet also makes a low starch X factor, but I’ve had great results with the Omega Force so that is usually what I stick with. If I have any horses with additional muscle issues (PSSM etc) the X Factor is generally what I go with.
In all honesty, free choice alfalfa is the BEST feed program for ulcer prone horses. Also not do-able by a majority of the people in my area due to decreased availability.
I love these feeds, and when I have a question about any of it I call Bluebonnet.. BlueBonnet and Triple Crown is all I ever feed.  |
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Location: Muskogee, OK | Southtxponygirl - 2019-06-13 6:20 PM
barrelracingchick16 - 2019-06-13 6:17 PM
FLITASTIC - 2019-06-13 2:10 PM
barrelracingchick16 - 2019-06-13 10:03 AM
Constant supply of good grass hay, lots of alfalfa and Bluebonnet Omega Force.
I just looked at the ingredients of bluebonnet omega force. It has molasses , wheat middlings and some other processed ingredients that can irritate and cause ulcers. How is it a good thing?
I prefer it because it is low starch/high fat and also is formulated with pre and probiotics right in the feed. It is also made to be fed in smaller amounts which is helpful for ulcer prone horses as well.
Blue Bonnet also makes a low starch X factor, but I’ve had great results with the Omega Force so that is usually what I stick with. If I have any horses with additional muscle issues (PSSM etc) the X Factor is generally what I go with.
In all honesty, free choice alfalfa is the BEST feed program for ulcer prone horses. Also not do-able by a majority of the people in my area due to decreased availability.
I love these feeds, and when I have a question about any of it I call Bluebonnet.. BlueBonnet and Triple Crown is all I ever feed.
Yes they are great about answering any questions, or making recommendations about what feed would best fit your program. I have been ESPECIALLY impressed with the Intensify line. I fed BB before, the Equilene and it was an okay feed but never wowed me. Then it got harder to get in my area so I went to another brand. I started back about 2 years ago and tried the Omega Force on an off the track gelding I got that was ulcer prone. Being a vet I am always a skeptic... this feed absolutely impressed me and it has helped a ton of horses I work on. I’m a big fan of the Intensify line. |
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Location: Texas | I feed Renew Gold, alfalfa pellets and coastal. My show horses receive Purina's Gastric Outlast. Alfalfa hay is hard to find consistently in our area, so I feed local alfalfa pellets. My horses did not do well on Bluebonnet at all and I tried it for almost a year. I noticed a huge difference in three of my horses after stopping it. |
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Location: North Dakota | Alfalfa pellets (I board, so this is just easier to feed my horses than trying to get good alfalfa hay) Purina Outlast Purina Ultium with Gastric Support (I like feeding a little bit of both b/c the Ultium has more vitamines/minerals in it, yet the Outlast is "high concentration" to help with ulcers) T.H.E. Muscle Mass custom blend with inflammatory and ulcer support Pasture 24/7 Hay in front of them in a slow feed net any time they are tied at the trailer |
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| KoolSpeed feed. I love it and so do my horses. http://www.koolspeed.com/ |
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Location: GODS country | Free choice pasture/grass hay (depending on time of year), alfalfa and Triple Crown Complete. |
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Location: OH | As someone stated---Purina Outlast. This stuff is a game changer---the research and development that went into it is amazing. |
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Location: Kansas / South Dakota | Not to get off topic, but from what I've been reading on PSSM diets, they seem almost identical to ulcer prone diets. Am I correct in that assumption? Are they essentially the same, or what is the main difference(s)? |
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Location: Got Lobsta? | Renew Gold, free choice timothy hay and alfafa pellets. |
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| I started feeding everyone aloe vera juice a few years ago and noticed a huge difference in my ulcer prone horse since then. Coincidence? Maybe, but I'll take it. Their coats look amazing too!  |
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