balancer to put weight on but stay calm

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Hi all. My boy is 5yr old and is ridden 3 times a week (school) and has 1 lesson a week and a hack at the weekends. At the mo he is has 2 cups of Bailey lo cal balancer and a scoop of Dengie Hi-Fi Molasses free. He has lost a bit of weight over the lastg week so thought about changing the lo cal balancer to another balancer. H can be a bit sparky at times so need a balancer which will not send him loopy. Can anyone recommend one please.xx
 
Horses do naturally drop a bit of condition at this time of year.

You might do better upping his hay or haylage ration. But any additional calories to gain weight will give him extra energy which will give him space to get a bit excitable.

If you need something more long term it might be worth thinking about switching from balencer to something like Cool & Collected or Fast Fibre. Both non heating but a bit more bulky than just balencer.
 
I currently feed top spec cool balancer to our pony. I feel it has helped a lot with her and calmness. She is no longer as spooky and just all round more chilled. It isn't a low calorie balancer as far as I am aware either. It has worked well for us and although a pony she isn't a particularly good doer just average really if there is such a thing.
Maybe call up one of the feed company's for there advice, if you want to stick to the baileys low cal give baileys a call and I would think they would be able to recommend what to feed along side it.
 
A balancer just ensures your horse gets the right amount of vitamins and minerals, and doesn't give weight gain.

Maybe swap the hifi got the Alfa Oil, and see if that helps, if not maybe add some cubes.
 
ApacheWarlord said:
A balancer just ensures your horse gets the right amount of vitamins and minerals, and doesn't give weight gain.
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I agree.

Is the weight loss a problem? Losing at this time of year is not unusual and so long as it isn't too much I wouldn't be overly worried. Horses have seasonal variations in their weight naturally. If it is a problem then the first step is to increase his hay especially if the grass is poor. I would feed micronised linseed rather than a pure oil myself.
 
Thanks guys. He also gets ad lid haylage. Taking on board your comments, I may just add a splash of sunflower oil to his feed. What do you think. His weight loss isnt a problem I just noticed he had lost a bit and wanted to make sure he didnt lose anymore. Spring is coming and he will be turned out then so I suppose I dont want him too big.xx
 
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