Baileys Lo-cal

[Jemayni]

My conne has had the summer off and is now somewhat spherical in shape, (my instructor refers to him as the fluffy white seal!!!)

He is now back in work and stabled (at night), so I feel like he needs some hard feed; but he is still not hunting or competing so I am mega struggling to get the weight off. So has anyone used baileys lo-cal? Does it work? And is it heating? Any other suggestions?

 

[twisteddiamond]

i feed my laminitic pony on lo cal he has lost loads of weight and is the picture of health, he seems much calmer on it than the hanful of pony cubes he used to get. you only feed a little bit so the bag lasts forever

 

[Louby]

Im feeding it to my overweight boy. He is a spooky type and it hasnt affected him at all and he looks a picture of health. I cant say hes lost weight but then it doesnt claim to make your horse lose weight, its a feed that you give to ensure they get all the vitamins etc without the calories.

 

[cosmo_sam]

All my George has is Hi Fi light, lo - cal and garlic, and I couldn't praise it enough.

He is a VERY good doer, but this diet means he gets the right ratios of vitamins without the calories, and he loves the taste! It works out very reasonable price wise too

He's a picture of health, if I do say so myself

 

[AmyMay]

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He is now back in work and stabled (at night), so I feel like he needs some hard feed

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Why - unless he needs the energy for work??

If it's fat - don't feed it - simple.

 

[cosmo_sam]

Do you not think a balanced supplement like lo-cal is good for use when the quality of grass etc has deteriorated? Also, lo-cal has a yeast culture to promote hind gut health.

When a horse may have to be stabled and move about less surely a bit of gut help is a good thing?

 

[AmyMay]

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Do you not think a balanced supplement like lo-cal is good for use when the quality of grass etc has deteriorated? Also, lo-cal has a yeast culture to promote hind gut health.

When a horse may have to be stabled and move about less surely a bit of gut help is a good thing?

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I think if you are seriously worried that your horse may not be getting the nutritional requirements (and I speak of horses on diets here) then a handful of something like hifi lite with a good vitamin suppliment is sufficient.

I think we all get terribly wrapped up in thinking that our horses need hard feeds - when in fact so many of them don't. Providing they are getting good quality hay/haylage - then that should be sufficient.

Again - I am speaking of a horse that is overweight in this particular instance.

 

[cosmo_sam]

I do agree

I did consider the vitamin supplement route, and then as George has a bit of a lazy gut (well lazy everything really

) some sort of pre-probiotic.

The lo-cal seemed to cover both, and works out quite cheap as he only has a couple of cups a day - an extra one or two if he's worked. It's easy to leave instructions for hubby too without blowing his mind!!!

too many potions and he gets brain drain!

 

[AmyMay]

I suspect that your George is a bit like my little mare - looks at a bucket of feed and puts weight on.

ID's are notoriously good doers.

 

[cosmo_sam]

Yep!

he'd live on fresh air I'm sure of it!

I have managed to keep him level this year though which I'm pleased about. He's just had his saddle checked and has only put on 2 kilo's since December last

*beams*

 

[tabithakat64]

I use Lo-cal with my fizzy but overweight pony and it suits her very well, it's non-heating and provides them with all the vitamins etc that they need

 

[aldato_daz]

i was advised to use it by a baileys rep but im not so sure if i like it anymore...

i use it on my WB xTB who can be very fizzy and i found that since iv been using it for a month now he has absolutely no energy anymore and is very hard to work! i have found myself wrecked after a schooling him as he is just so lazy/lethargic/unenergetic. i bought 2 bags of it at £20 thinking that it would help a great deal but it just hasnt worked out for my horse at all.

my gelding also used to have great topline, lovely coat etc when i was feeding him on just cool mix and conditioning cubes and now he has pretty much lost all that. im now going to try a feed that a local feed company has just brought out...if i dont like that i am just going to go back to cool mix and cond cubes but less of the cool mix until i find just the right amount that he needs.

im finding it so hard to find the right feed for my guy...trial and error really!

Carrie

 

[Jemayni]

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He is now back in work and stabled (at night), so I feel like he needs some hard feed

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Why - unless he needs the energy for work??

If it's fat - don't feed it - simple.

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You have a point, however
1) He won't eat supplement on its own.
2) He is on a vet prescribed supplement which he has to have.
3) He is as lazy as hell. (If hell was that lazy.)
4) When the other 30 horses on our yard are fed at the same time he would chuck a mild paddy kicking his stable walls if he was not fed - and that is not an exaggeration.

Thankyou for all your comments though guys!

 

[lilym]

what about meeting micro nutrient requirements? most modern pasture is deficient in certain trace elements, so a broad spec vit/min supplement is needed to top up.

 

[Vicki1986]

i feed baileys local to my chubby mare who is prone to weight gain adn fizzing up. shes doing alright on it and she looks fantastic (although she in on other supplements aswell)