Baileys Stud Balancer!

[rosebud]

Have been feeding Baileys Stud Balancer for a while now(about 4months)and this morning our 9months colt has had really hot feet, Although the vet didn’t visit he explained that it was more than likely to do with the floor being so hard with all the snow we have had. Due to the fact he was showing no signs of laminitis.

The only thing that was done differently last night, was he had free supply of hay. Could this have anything to do with it?

Now it has come to my attention that this could also be due to the balancer we are using as the soya can induce laminitis in some horses.

Has anyone else had any problems using this feed?

 

[air78]

I've fed Baileys stud balancer consistantly for a couple of years to TB youngstock; along with alf alfa, speedi beet, good grass and as much haylage as they can eat (if it's been needed). I've had zero growth related problems or lami type problems.

Do you feel your colts feet dialy? The heat a unshod horses foot produces often suprises me; but it's perfectly natural..... especially if they've been hooning around having fun and games, or the ''surface'' they are on is stimulating the foot more than normal i.e hard and rutted, it's just increased circulation

I think that when the weather is cold, any bit of the body with a good blood supply can be a shock, as the rest of the body feels so cold in comparison.

I'm also of the opinion that as a rule, growing (TB/hot blooded) youngstock use sooooo many colories for growth etc that laminitus is not a common problem.

 

[Maggie2]

I had a foal that was near TB who went very footy on the Baileys, and it was only introduced at the right age, as indicated on the bag, and fed at correct quantity. He started to be short striding coming out in the morning, then I realised what may be the trouble, which the vet confirmed.

 

[JavaJaneW]

How is he today Karen?

I can't answer the question about the stud balancer, but the stud from where H came from advised me not feed foal/youngstock mix as they had had problems with previous foals.. I didn't look into it, just took their word for it.

I did a search for the one you use, but didn't come up with any problems like yours, so maybe it was that he stuffed himself full of hay and hopefully has found his level of how much now.
If that makes sense