Adding oil for glossy coat

[vicm2509]

I know this has been done to death but im so forgetful I cant remember what was said.

Baron is on soaked oats, alfa oil and speedibeet with pink powder. His coat is glossy ish but would like him to have a little more 'sparkle' for the coming show season. His summer coat is coming through quickly now. As he already has alfa oil im not sure if I should be adding more. He has kept weight well thoughout the winter but could do with a little more on him (no doubt he will get that when grass comes through). He has been in quite a bit recently as grass is so poor I feel he is better in with a haynet but last few weeks hes been out for 8hrs a day with adlib hay at night.

What is the best oil to feed him, cheaper the better. I think i remember reading about corn oil, soya and something else. Or is it perhaps best to try the ready cooked linseed? Oh and in your replies can you please state how much I should feed him, he gets 2 feeds per day.

This is him now

 

[Stinkbomb]

I am not sure on the amounts but CastleMouse has posted in the new lounge about how she is happy with the results after feeding her horse vegetable oil. Maybe she can give you recomendations on amounts to feed?
Your horse looks fine to me. Very shiney!!

 

[vicm2509]

Before I started using alfa oil I did feed vegetable oil but didnt really notice a difference, I did only add 1/2 cupfull between 2 feeds though so perhaps that wasnt enough? Or was it sunflower oil...It was one or the other, I cant remember now

 

[CastleMouse]

I give Castle a cup a day (half a cup per feed) of vegetable oil, you can also feed sunflower oil but thats slightly pricier. As your lad is much bigger than Castle, I'd put slightly more in his feed

I have noticed the difference, he is slowly gaining weight, and it gives his coat a lovely sparkle, along with some enhanced energy

I would also like to add Barons a lovely looking horse!

I have never fed ready cooked linseed so can't advise you on that sorry, hope I helped a bit though

 

[CastleMouse]

Oh - and I read somewhere (I think it was Your Horse) that it sometimes might take up to 10 weeks for it to take effect

 

[vicm2509]

Aww thanks, I think hes lovely too but only because hes mine

I may give that a go and see how we get on then, do you think I should feed a bit more than a cupfull? he is 16.3

 

[CastleMouse]

I'd start with a cup and see how things go, and then gradually add a bit more

 

[Lucy_Ally]

Spring is on a "splash" of NAF Omega oils once a day and Happy Hoof. And she is pretty shiny!

 

[vicm2509]

OMG, now that is one shiney horse

 

[fizz-tally]

jay is shiny on sunflower seeds

 

[Lucy_Ally]

Hehe! She does get pretty shiny but I think being black helps. She is only on the Omega oils to make her shiny and there is also some research that suggests Omega oils help maintain cartilage so may lessen the chance of her developing arthritis (although I probably don't feeed her enough of it, but as you can see she is a good doer!).

Linseed is fab for putting weight on them and making them shiny, I wouldn't bother cooking it just buy the oil - its not that expensive.

 

[ACMissy]

know how u feel we have a youngster that we are trying to get ready for balmoral....have been mixing soya oil wif her feed! has done super job have noticed a real difference in her coat this past few weeks ...... get the sunglasses out!!!!!

 

[piebaldsparkle]

Are you and ColleenISHMissy the same person?

 

[PapaFrita]

Sunflower seeds!! I use regular striped ones, but the black ones are better. HOWEVER horses like Antifaz are just ridiculously glossy on oats and alfalfa alone...

 

[CastleMouse]

Now that's a shiny horse!

 

[sleepingdragon10]

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Sunflower seeds!! I use regular striped ones, but the black ones are better. HOWEVER horses like Antifaz are just ridiculously glossy on oats and alfalfa alone...

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W.O.W!!!

 

[PapaFrita]

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W.O.W!!!

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I know!!! And that was before I groomed him!!!

 

[sleepingdragon10]

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W.O.W!!!

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I know!!! And that was before I groomed him!!!

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And that's just on oats and alfalfa?

 

[PapaFrita]

Yep!

 

[sleepingdragon10]

Well he looks bl00dy good on it! What ratio of alfalfa to oats do you feed then?, just out of curiosity

 

[PapaFrita]

Ratios, eh? Ummm... weeeeeell... he gets 3kg of oats a day and 2 slices of alfalfa...
Sometimes I chuck in a bit of salt.

 

[sleepingdragon10]

Oh yes, ratios

So, that would be abit more alfalfa than oats

 

[PapaFrita]

Well, it sort of depends on the bale of alfalfa; the stuff we've got now is quite stalky and weedy so less alfalfa leaf, but other times the quality is better. Alpha A is much greener and smells much better than the stuff we get much of the time here!

 

[claire1976]

I use either sunflower oil or soya oil, I have a grey mare and it's hard to tell if she's shiny or not but her coat is soooo soft and silky so I know it works. Would personally avoid cod liver oil as I don't like the idea of giving fish oil to vegetarian horses!