Can linseed oil hype a horse up?

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I have been feeding 150 ml of linseed oil for about a week...... rode my normally very quiet horse for the first time today and she was super hyped.:o

I am just thinking if the linseed oil might have any bearing on this, or it could be another issue altogether. I'm just wondering if anyone else might have found this?
 
I recently started feeding it to my mare and did have a very uncharactaristically spooky schooling session about a week after switching from linseed oil to micronised linseed (she had been on the oil for about 3 weeks at that point). i did wonder if it might have been the linseed but she had also started to have some haylage the week before too so am not really sure. Will be interesting to see what other peoples experiences are.
 
grumpyoldmare said:
I have been feeding 150 ml of linseed oil for about a week...... rode my normally very quiet horse for the first time today and she was super hyped.:o

I am just thinking if the linseed oil might have any bearing on this, or it could be another issue altogether. I'm just wondering if anyone else might have found this?
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All mine are on this one in particular I am trying to fatten up. I would love to know.
 
I am feeding it for hoof health and sweet itch, I cant get micronised here so had to settle for the oil. Within just the one week her coat is no longer dandruffy etc....but she does seem a little full of herself to say the least! Help!:o:p

I wonder how much I can lower the quantity before it becomes of no use to her hooves or her sweet itch?
 
Can't comment on spookiness as my horse is off work at the moment. However I'm feeding less than you (1 tbsp morning and night) and I'm seeing the benefits in her coat. So you could cut the amount you feed and see if that makes yours less spooky.
 
My 5 up year old was put on linseed when we got him back in April. He isn't on anything else exciting feed wise ( nuts,,chaff, multivitamin and Haylage imixed with soaked hay) he is in work 5 - 6 times a week and is absolutely fine on it.
 
grumpyoldmare said:
I am feeding it for hoof health and sweet itch, I cant get micronised here so had to settle for the oil. Within just the one week her coat is no longer dandruffy etc....but she does seem a little full of herself to say the least! Help!:o:p

I wonder how much I can lower the quantity before it becomes of no use to her hooves or her sweet itch?
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I'm just off to buy some for our newly barefoot warmblood, also been told it will help keep weight on the oldie

As both of them are pretty hyped up regardless of what they are fed it could be interesting :D :D

Will let you know what happens
 
joeanne said:
If I read that right you had not ridden her in a week since starting the linseed?
I'd say that's more likely to be the cause than the linseed.
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Oh you read me right and thank you for your input. But this horse is one you can put down for a month and pick up again without a single issue. That is the very reason I bought her 18 months ago, as I have health issues that I don't want to go into on here, that mean sometimes I can ride every day, and other times I cant ride for a few weeks.

But I do see how you might have jumped to that conclusion, I probably would have thought the same myself if someone else had posted that without explanation.

You mention feeding the linseed biscuits, I have been told these are held together with molasses so they aren't something I would want to be feeding her would I? Or is that incorrect that they contain a high percentage of molasses?
 
Have to agree with Grumpyoldmare here.
I have a horse who I could not ride for a month but he'd be the same when I got back on and I'd wonder what was wrong if he was suddenly hyped up. A week certainly wouldn't make the slightest bit of difference.
In my case I'd put it down to the hunt having been around or shooting...could this have been a possibility?
If you search linseed the lozenges are made out of the less useful bits of linseed (don't remember the details sorry) but there is a place that sells micronised linseed online for delivery. I think it's about £25 ish delivered and lasts ages so might be worth a try. I don't know the name of the place but I heard about it on this forum so maybe if you search it?
 
I had to stop using linseed oil as it was making my horse a bit too loopy for me. Took him of it and after a couple of weeks he started to calm down again. I wouldn't use the lozenges as they are quite high in sugar and if they are high of mollases then they are a no for my boy as that is no good for him, makes him nasty.
 
joeanne said:
you can buy micronised as lozenges or just "as it is".
Lozenges can be fed like a treat, the "as it is" stuff is generally mixed into a feed.
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The lozenges are what is left after the beneficial oil has been taken out mixed with molasses so I would steer clear of these.

The micronised (which is the whole linseed but cooked) can be fed on its own, mine loves it and I've even used it to hide medicine in but every horse is difference
 
criso said:
The lozenges are what is left after the beneficial oil has been taken out mixed with molasses so I would steer clear of these.

The micronised (which is the whole linseed but cooked) can be fed on its own, mine loves it and I've even used it to hide medicine in but every horse is difference
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Thanks. Mine don't get hard feed so I expect they might think its better than nothing in that case. :o
 
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