Alfa Beet?

[rforsyth1984]

Anyone use it?

My horse (15.2hh arab gelding, 14 years young!) is currently on alfa a and speedi beet, but wondered if this would do the same thing in one bag?

He is currently on box rest with a foot problem, and has had laminitis in the past, resulting in slight pedal bone rotation in one hoof - I see this has the laminitis trust label so should be ok?

When he's back in work I will probably re-introduce D + H Ultimate balancer, but for the moment it would just be AB?

 

[TGM]

I use it on my horses and they all love it. I use it in small quantities on the good doers and in larger quantities for those that need a few more calories. It is low in soluble carbohydrates so good for laminitics too. It is probably even better for laminitics than the combination of Speedibeet and Alfa A Original, as Alfa Beet is not molassed at all, whereas Alfa A Original is.

 

[rforsyth1984]

Thanks TGM, do you feed anything else with it or do all your horses just get AB? I was wondering if he would even need the Ultimate Balancer if I'm feeding the reccommended amount of AB, and I could always add some oil if he needed a bit more condition (as he sometimes does in winter)?

 

[TGM]

Three of them get AlfaBeet on its own, whilst the oldest one has veg oil and micronized barley added for extra calories. Obviously the barley won't be appropriate for your horse.

In theory you should feed a balancer or vit/min supplement with it, as it is unsupplemented, but I must admit I don't bother!

 

[madhector]

I have just started my horse on this, along with Alfa oil, but he needs more condition. I also feed topspec balancer on top of this

 

[JaneSteventon]

I sort of use it. Mix my own with speedi beet and dengie alfalfa nuts, bit cheaper than alfabeet and I can give one who is good doer less sugarbeet/more alfalfa and my mare 50/50. Mine do great on this diet and I really like that it is adjustable, handful in summer to mix supplements and loads in winter to keep weight on mare.

 

[Nats_uk]

I use it alongside Alfa A Oil, Baileys Topline Cubes (no 4) and Bailys Outshine. It has worked really well on keeping weight on my horse who normally drops quite quickly over the winter and it has not made him sharper at all.

 

[SAL66]

This sounds really thick, but was is the difference between speedi beet and alfa beet, I have seen it mentioned on various posts.
Also the difference between Alfa a and alfa oil, the benefits of feeding with each would also be great to know.

 

[Nats_uk]

ALFA-A ORIGINAL is the highly digestible fibre feed for working horses and ponies - providing approximately 10MJ/kg of slow-release energy. On a kg for kg basis, ALFA-A ORIGINAL provides the same energy levels as a pasture or cool mix/cube.
Typical analysis (%) ‘as fed’
Protein 14
Oil 2.5
Fibre 27
Ash (mineral) 10
Digestible Energy 10 MJ/k

ALFA-A OIL is the conditioning fibre feed for horses and ponies providing approximately 12.5MJ/kg of slow-release energy. The addition of oil makes this product excellent for adding condition on horses and ponies needing a bit more weight, but without the fizziness often associated with cereal based products. On a kg for kg basis it provides as much energy as a conditioning or competition mix/nut.

Typical analysis (%) ‘as fed’
Protein 14
Oil 12
Fibre 27
Ash (mineral) 10
Vitamin E (as Alpha tocopherol acetate) 200 iu/kg
Digestible Energy 12.5MJ/kg

 

[Nats_uk]

Dengie Alfa-Beet is a low sugar conditioning feed for horses and ponies. A blend of alfalfa and sugar beet, Alfa-Beet is ideal for extra condition or energy for work, for fizzy horses and ponies as well as older horses who are having difficulties chewing. The combination of alfalfa and unmolassed sugar beet pulp provides 'slow releasing' energy in the form of highly digestible fibre. Alfa-Beet is therefore ideal for weight gain without over-exuberance.

Typical analysis (%) ‘as fed’
Protein 15
Oil 3
Crude Fibre 21
Ash (Minerals) 10
Digestible Energy 10.5 MJ/kg

Typical Nutritional Analysis of Speedi-Beet

Protein 10.0%
Oil 0.7%
Fibre 16.0%
Ash 9.0%

DE Horse mj/kg 12.4

Hope that helps!