Barley Rings

I feed them to my oldie. He gets a large scoop twice a day soaked into a mush. That goes with his molassed sugar beet, conditioning nuts and bran mash.

Its kept weight on him all winter without colic (touch wood)

Probably not much help as he is 37 and has very few teeth left. Still bouncing round the field though :D

However he does not have cushings and has never been laminitic. Wouldn't feed them if he was.
 
I feed them to hubby's hunter. He was already on a barley based feed when we got him, and we have found that these are the best way of keeping weight on him. He is a bit of a fussy boy and doesn't like things like Speedibeet, micronised linseed or grass nuts. He is also a messy eater and the large size of the rings mean he can still Hoover them up if he chucks them out of the bowl.

Wouldn't dream of feeding them to our other horse though as he doesn't tolerate high starch levels. They would not be my first choice of weight gain feed but they do seem right for this individual.
 
I won't touch them due to the fact that the send most horses loopy!
Have you considered trying baileys No.1? The cooked cereal meal?

I know of a few people that have you it with great success for building up there horses as well as those who are locking topline and condition. Plus I know a few TB owners who use it and it doesn't heat them up.
 
I have experimented with them this year for my oldie companion who has teeth problems and isn't holding weight as much as I'd like. He really doesn't like linseed but does seem to eat these. He's 14hh and in no work and gets 1/2 a stubbs scoop twice a day with speedibeet and alpha A oil.
TBH tho I've not seem much impact and he's been having them for 2 months now.
 
The advantage of Barley Rings over straight flaked barley is that Barley Rings are fully balanced for vitamins and minerals whereas straight flaked barley has nothing added.
 
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