Cheapest way to feed garlic?

[Kub]

As above, want to add this to my boy's diet but what's the cheapest form to get it in and where do you get it? (apart from local tack shop etc)

Thanks

 

[pastie2]

I wasnt aware that garlic was expensive in the first place.

 

[Gluttonforpunishment]

Lincoln garlic powder is about £20 for 5 KG - that should last you ages.

Just stick it in google & you should get online stockists.

 

[Divasmum]

I get a refill bag at the saddlers. It is about £4.50 a kilo and lasts quite a while.

 

[Kub]

Maybe I am not clued up on the quantity to feed... I'm guessing it's not much going from comments? :S lol

 

[Lilyhead]

Whenever I have had a horse I can either give an oil to or that is already on some form of oil e.g. vegetable oil, I have popped a few garlic gloves in the bottom of the bottle.....making garlic oil! You need to do it in small bottles though, otherwise you will end up with rotting garlic in the bottom of your oil! very cheap way to get garlic into your horse...the oil does make some horses fizzy though!!

 

[Gluttonforpunishment]

Usually get a small measuring scoop in the tub - something like 30 or 50ml one.

Average horse will have 1 scoop twice a day.

 

[Daisy11]

normal garlic cloves

 

[curio]

falcon equestrian on ebay cheapest i found especially in bulk

 

[Shay]

Curiously- the local chinese hypermarket!

If you live near a chinese hypermarket - like Wing Yip in Croydon - their garlic powder or granules for human consumption are about 1/3 to 1/2 the price of equine garlic. I think Wing Yip does it on line too.

I did think twice about using a supplement not designed for horses but garlic is garlic. I prefer the granules to the powder simply because the powder disperses more quickly and I tend to end up with the feed room stinking of garlic! It is cheaper than granules though and might be more acceptable to a fussy horse.

 

[charleysummer]

i feed mine crushed up garlic cloves mixed in the feed- cheap to buy

 

[Kub]

Great, thanks peeps Wasn't sure if you could feed fresh garlic but clearly some people do, I geuss garlic is garlic at the end of the day lol.

How many cloves do you feed a day if using fresh garlic? And can you easily get the scoops for garlic if you don't buy a big tub?

Thanks