Baileys number 6

[alisonk99]

Hi there! Need a little advice, my horse is a 16.1 irish sport horse, quite a chunky boy! He has been hunting all season and has lost a bit of condition, put him on baileys number 17 but it has fried his head and he is a complete nightmare to work with! It has but condition back on him but I can't ride him because he is completely mad!!
I have been advised to try baileys number 6 and just wondered has anyone here used it and what kind of results have you had?

 

[TwoStroke]

Personally I wouldn't feed any feed which does not have a nutritional analysis readily available. Baileys doesn't even mention levels of sugar and starch on the website, so I gather that it's probably a lot!

How about unmolassed sugarbeet (DE 13 Mj/Kg), micronised linseed or oats?

 

[ellie11987]

I don't really rate the topline mix, the topline cubes (no4) is much better IMO and didn't send my TB looney. I wouldn't go for the No6 either really. For condition, I prefer some speedibeet, micronised linseed and either alfa a oil or no4 cubes. I usually feed the alfa a oil in summer and the no4 in winter, just suits my mare better and she'd pack on way too much with the no4 cubes.

 

[ruth83]

I used to work at a yard where the majority of horses were fed Baileys number 6. I really rate it. The horses looked very well on it and we never had a problem with it blowing brains.

ETA I wouldn't be too worried about a little loss in condition at this time of year. In a few weeks the spring grass will come through and we'll all be asking each other for horse diet plans!!

 

[Kacey88]

Any of the Bailey's range made mine too loopy to ride, she's sensitive to sugar and starch and I'm pretty sure those levels are quite high! No. 4 was probably the worst. Changing her to Bluegrass releve as it has no cereals low starch and low sugar, is high in oil and contains equijewel for condition.