ALPHA-A

[kimky]

Any one use alpha-a , what did it do for you, what does it contain, and just wondered how old was your horses or pony when youo put them on it...?

 

[Tinkerbee]

we use it at the yard

im not sure why though, i just do what the feed lists say so not mcuh help

just looks like gras type stuff to me

all our horses are on it from 4-10 yrs and the foal gets some that she steals from mummy

lil madam that she is

 

[hotellie]

i used it but changed to hi-fi!! i used it to bulk up the feed so that they didnt rush eating and therefore could rick getting colic. it provides extra forage but i dont know anything else.

 

[Guinness]

high in protein so doesnt suit all horses-why are you wanting to feed it?

 

[Faithkat]

I've always fed it to my youngsters and in-foal mare; it's high in calcium.

 

[kimky]

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high in protein so doesnt suit all horses-why are you wanting to feed it?

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My friends tb drops alot of weight in winter dispight (sp?) the fact she is on two daily feeds, and got suggested she put her on this, only doesnt know alot about it and thought it was for elderly horses.

 

[Guinness]

well i always thought it was good for young horses that are still growing, not sure about older horses and im no feed expert sorry!

 

[TGM]

Alfa A is a dried alfafa chaff with added molasses. Alfafa is a very useful feed being high in protein and a good source of calcium, and it is a fibre feed rather than a cereal one. You can use it for horses of any age - I had my youngster on it at one point, but my veteran has also been fed it.

You can find more information on the Dengie website:

http://www.dengie.com/pages/products/fibre-feed/alfa-a-original.php

 

[Nuttymanxmare]

I used Alpha A oil for my warmblood when she dropped weight. I found this really good.

 

[harmony_]

does this fizz them up?
im the one with the tb BTW lol

 

[Paint it Lucky]

No, alfalfa is a good source of slow release energy (from fibre) so non-fizzing.

 

[Shilasdair]

My mare says alfalfa is devil's poison and cannot be eaten in any of its many forms!
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[Nuttymanxmare]

It didnt fizz mine up at all..

I also had her on speedi beet.

 

[Gorgeous George]

I started feeding George hi-fi but he wasn't quite holding his weight so he now has alfa-a and he is doing really well on it and loves it. He is a leisure horse so I'd much rather he had a fibre diet, I do add a balancer to it though as it doesn't have ant added vits and mins.

 

[custard]

Alfalfa is a conditioning feed but also high in protein and calcium. Willsy's fed about 2 level scoops a day on the vets advice in preference to expensive hoof supplements. He's 15 and had it for several years, doesn't send him loopy, think that's a myth

 

[jumpthemoon]

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does this fizz them up?

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It fizzed my TB x mare up - had to take her off it in the end as it sent her nuts. I think she was an exception though!

 

[Halfstep]

Can't feed it to my gelding - gives him terrible diarrhoea.

 

[harmony_]

oh dear

Do you think its worth trying it?

 

[TGM]

Different horses react differently to various feeds - I suspect there is not one feed going that some horse or other has reacted to!

I've had all of mine on Alfa A at some point, and none have fizzed up on it, got diarrhoea or had any other undesirable reaction!

 

[MurphysMinder]

Murph is fed on Alpha A. He can't have anything that fizzes him up cos he becomes a lunatic. He competes and has hunted on Alpha A. Doesn't put too much weight on him, and he is a chunky Irish type who gets fat quite easily.

 

[izzyxxx]

mine is on alpha a its sposed to stop them rushing eating and gives the healthy feet and coat i prefer feeding them that then normal chaff as ponio starts coughing on it