Balancer for a horse in hard work but is also very fizzy/sharp??

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My mare is fit at the mo and will be doing quite a bit this summer (hopefully) she is a fussy feeder and doesn't keep weight on that well but looks good at the mo as she's moved to good grass recently. Now at the mo she on Alfa A lite (A is to sugary!) Calm and Condition and sugar beet. Now i'm going to be putting her on Alpha beet to save on storage and i'm looking to give her a balancer with that.She has a vit and min supplement to so will get the daily requirements.My other mare is on baileys lo cal and looks fab on it the only thing is is that enough for my other mare? Can anyone recommend one thats good for a horse in decent work but is quite quirky!?
Any help appreciated.
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Saracen came out and did diet plans for all my horses, the one I was most worried about had just come back from training livery and needed more condition. He can be extremely sharp so my main concern was safety. I was advised to use Stamm 30 (which is like a balancer) Equi Jewel -amount of this given can be varied according to his condition, Alfa A (or similar) and sugar beet.

He has steadily put on condition, his coat has never looked better and he has not put a hoof wrong in the last couple of months that we have had him back home.

My youngsters also have stamm and my husbands horse who is a laid back Hanoverian and a very good doer also has a combination of the Stamm and EJ (just a different ratio to control the calories) which makes it easier as I don't have to have hundreds of different feeds.
 
I use Redmills. I have found it much cheaper than other balancers but my horse is looking tremendous on it.

It's actually a stud balancer.....
 
I have just put my horse on top spec balancer but I noticed they made two different types which might be beneficial if your horse is very sharp.I spoke to them yesterday morning and they were very helpful,I also recd full literature pack this morning.If she is on low sugar feed there is one for laminitic ponies /horses.
 
Would imagine it will be enough for a horse in hard work, personally think the name Lo-Cal is misleading. Karen Dixon used to event one of her horses at 4* level on Lo-Cal. If you are feeding the balancer you will not need the vitamin/mineral suppliment.
 
I feed a balancer by equifeast called daily maintanance, it is designed to be fed with a low starch feed.. i.e to be low energy.
I feed all my horses high fibre feeds whatever work they are in (obviously relating to the amount of work they do) and even those in medium to high work are still fed high fibre feeds plus the supplement.
 
Lo-Cal will be fine, this basically provides all the nutrients the horse needs within a low energy feed, hense the name lo-cal, this along with the design of being in a small nut shape, means that it can be fed on its own to good doers, however there is nothing to stop it being fed alongside higher energy feeds for horses that need extra weight as the basic principles of it supplying all the nutrients required will still be there
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I feed my sharp, spooky, fizzy TB mare who doesnt hold her weight on...

Top Spec Balancer
Alfa A Oil
SS Instant Linseed
Alfa Alfa pellets (soaked instead of sugarbeet as this makes her even worse)
Top Spec Calmer

This winter she has wintered better than ever
 
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