Patches
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Anyone fed this to their horses? I assume it's very similar to the more well known "Fibre Pencils" they do.
Patches had been on it for about a week and I started finding she was rather sharp, for her, on hacks. She got quite excitable and we found hidden dressage moves when fruity. She wasn't dangerous, just a bit lively for her. She was quite enjoyable to ride when she started skipping sideways etc.
She's also on Red Cell, but had been on that for over a month. I stopped the Fast Fibre, but continued with the Red Cell and over the course of a few days she returned to her usual quiet self on the roads and in the school.
Anyone else experienced a horse change in behaviour when on Fibre Pencils? I can't tell if there's sugar beet in them as it doesn't list ingredients on the sack or their website.
The next question here is.....would it be wrong of me to continue to feed it to enjoy the lively hacks and more oomph from her when schooling? She strides out so much more forward going naturally, trot and canter work are better. She seems to generally use herself better when she's that bit "fresher". Or, on the other hand, am I likely talking tosh and it's all just a coincidence?
Patches had been on it for about a week and I started finding she was rather sharp, for her, on hacks. She got quite excitable and we found hidden dressage moves when fruity. She wasn't dangerous, just a bit lively for her. She was quite enjoyable to ride when she started skipping sideways etc.
She's also on Red Cell, but had been on that for over a month. I stopped the Fast Fibre, but continued with the Red Cell and over the course of a few days she returned to her usual quiet self on the roads and in the school.
Anyone else experienced a horse change in behaviour when on Fibre Pencils? I can't tell if there's sugar beet in them as it doesn't list ingredients on the sack or their website.
The next question here is.....would it be wrong of me to continue to feed it to enjoy the lively hacks and more oomph from her when schooling? She strides out so much more forward going naturally, trot and canter work are better. She seems to generally use herself better when she's that bit "fresher". Or, on the other hand, am I likely talking tosh and it's all just a coincidence?
