Baileys Vs Pure feeds

[BAAR]

Hi

I have been feeding my Cob Pure Feeds Condition Mix. Unfortunately, it is becoming too expensive to maintain due to shipping charges being in the ROI and only one stockist being in NI.
I really do like it but it is working out at nearly £30 a bag with shipping and then with the exchange rate it is about €35 a bag. Whereas we have a Baileys stockist 20mins over the road.
He is a poor doer and fizzy. I have narrowed the Baileys alternative to Ease and Excel I think. I am just worried that by switching him over he will be losing something that is in the Pure Feeds and not in the Bailey's. I have contacted Baileys to ask but thought I'd ask for unbiased opinions as well He's been on Pure for a year now but it is just no longer financially possible.

Would anyone know?

Thanks

 

[AppyLover1996]

Hiya,

I switched a while ago from Pure to Bailey's for a short stint of time for different reasons.

I found my lad (14.1 alright-ish doer but can drop weight very fast, stressy, prone to gastric ulcers) was better on the Bailey's horse feed. I used Ease and Excel (both No 21 and No 24) and LOVED them! Didn't hot my lad up but kept him looking fab. I didn't always feed the recommended rate but did top up with a powder vitamin and mineral balancer.

I will always pick Bailey's over Pure Feed - I'm not sponsored or anything by them, but I do love Baileys.

I've also fed TopSpec, Dengie and Simple Systems horse feed

 

[BAAR]

Hiya,

I switched a while ago from Pure to Bailey's for a short stint of time for different reasons.

I found my lad (14.1 alright-ish doer but can drop weight very fast, stressy, prone to gastric ulcers) was better on the Bailey's horse feed. I used Ease and Excel (both No 21 and No 24) and LOVED them! Didn't hot my lad up but kept him looking fab. I didn't always feed the recommended rate but did top up with a powder vitamin and mineral balancer.

I will always pick Bailey's over Pure Feed - I'm not sponsored or anything by them, but I do love Baileys.

I've also fed TopSpec, Dengie and Simple Systems horse feed

Thank you! I've previously always been baileys as well but he was such a fussy eater at the time pure was all he decided to eat!! No idea why. He has now apparently gotten over this as he is devouring the other boys' feed (baileys) when they are turned out whereas previously he would have turned his nose up at it. So I'm hoping I can switch back! I was just concerned as he is looking and acting fab on the pure! What balancer did you feed alongside it?

Thank you!

 

[ihatework]

The vast majority do brilliantly on the Baileys as long as they aren’t one of the minority who are Alfa intolerant.

 

[BAAR]

The vast majority do brilliantly on the Baileys as long as they aren’t one of the minority who are Alfa intolerant.

Thank you I have always previously been Baileys and the other horse is on it. He was just sooo Picky at the beginning. He was traumatised by anything and even hay and haylage were hard work to get to a supplier he'd eat. He's now learnt to eat I think he was just grass for so long of his life he didn't know what to do

 

[nikkimariet]

I’d always pick baileys over pure. Pure feeds are far too expensive for the quantities required, total false economy and imho not that conditioning either.

I have looked at baileys no17 and no20 before. It’s very similar to Saracen’s condition mix (and therefore the cubes) so if soya and Alfa are ok ingredients for your horse it should work. I really like the rowan Barbary range too and wouldn’t hesitate to use them.

 

[BAAR]

I’d always pick baileys over pure. Pure feeds are far too expensive for the quantities required, total false economy and imho not that conditioning either.

I have looked at baileys no17 and no20 before. It’s very similar to Saracen’s condition mix (and therefore the cubes) so if soya and Alfa are ok ingredients for your horse it should work. I really like the rowan Barbary range too and wouldn’t hesitate to use them.

Thank you very much appreciated! Ridiculously expensive! I also think they have changed something it doesn't seem the same as before they were purchased

 

[little_critter]

I used to feed Ease and Excel and I wouldn’t class it was a conditioning feed. When my (good doer) dropped a bit over winter I added a good amount of linseed to his Ease and Excel. I was feeding the E&E at the recommended amount too.