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My mare was admitted as an emergency late one night last year (colic) and ended up staying there for 5 days......can't recommend them enough, she was looked after really well throughout and I got a phone call every day with an update on her condition.

I use Substi-bute for my old boy, have found it works really well. Only use when he needs it though rather than on a long-term basis.

Had the same problem with my old boy, he ate it fine for a year then suddenly going off it. He's now on Baileys No. 4 - brilliant stuff.

Agree with others, would get teeth checked. In reality at that age its possible he can no longer chew hay or haylage and may require a bucket feed instead - ie chaff / sugar beet / soaked high fibre cubes.

My mare was initially treated with a course of gastroguard and since then has been managed on a fibre only diet which touch wood seems to be working. Seahorse - her symptons were several bouts of spasmodic colic, general grumpiness & weight loss (she'd always been a pretty good do-er before)

Just a word of warning - the Lunar Eclipse isn't a feed balancer as such, so therefore not suitable as a replacement for such as Lo-Cal

I won't order from them anymore, either on web or by phone...delivery service is terrible.

I've recently changed from Lo Cal to Top Spec as going into winter my mare just needed that little bit extra. You need to feed more of the lo-cal (3 cups compared to 2 of the TS) so although a bag costs less it doesn't really work out much more economical. However have to say the Lo-Cal has...

Didn't have any effect on my mare either!

Ditto Shilasdair..my mare's suffered 4 bouts of spasmodic colic in the space of 5 months this year (had never had it before in her life). Ended up at Leahurst where it was discovered she'd got gastric ulcers.

Had an horrendous time with it last winter....only thing that worked in the end was bringing him in over night, brush off any mud next morning & apply plenty of keratex mud shield powder before turnout. Try not to wash the legs (which I made the mistake of doing initially). I also fed...

Baileys No. 4 & Linseed

Sorry Doodles - you're right, I'm thinking of the wrong one (don't think my brain was in gear yesterday!)....it was the first horse to start that I saw fall...has anyone heard how it is?

I saw Ruth's first horse fall - he slipped over on the flat, he looked pretty sore when he managed to get up...can't say I blame her for withdrawing the other...after walking round the course I wouldn't have let a horse of mine go round there thats for sure!

I use Baileys Topline Conditioning Cubes or Allen & Page Calm n Condition, also Alfa-Oil & Equus ready cooked Linseed.