Coming off Blue Chip Pro for oats/something cheaper

[Wendles]

Hello,

I have recently taken on a 16.3 KWPN mare, she is currently on half measure of Blu Chip Pro, full measure of Blue Chip Dynamic (for joints), garlic, mint, pink powder and corsequin (from vets as has spavins). She is on working livery, so does up to 2 hours work a day, her feeds are still from when she was doing more work than this, I have been asked to cut her feeds down by the riding school so has bit less energy, also, using two lots of Blus Chip makes it rather pricy.

I have spoken to a very helpful lady at Blue chip who said that Blue Chip Pro and Original already have garlic, mint and pink powder in, she suggested that I drop those and change the Pro for the Original, which would cut the energy but make the cost worst. It had been suggested to cut the Pro down to half again but the Blue Chip lady said no point in feeding them less than a full measure. Can I keep the supplements and change her on to oats or something cheaper instead?

Thank you for your help

 

[HollyP]

You seem to be feeding the same supplements a few times.....blue chip is a complete balancer so you dont need the extra garlic/pinkpowder etc. also you are feeding 2 joint supplements....

feed a good quality chaff, blue chip orignal (to amount they suggest) and some sugarbeet and the corsequin supplement your vets have suggested.

 

[piebaldsparkle]

Drop both the Blue chips and keep the Pink Powder (they are both a balancer, but I'm pretty sure the PP will work out cheaper). You don't need the dynamic as you are feeding Corsequin (joint supp.). Keep the garlic & Mint (if you like), then just feed straights (oats/barley) and sugarbeet as her energy levels/weight dictates.

 

[teddyt]

The amounts of the balancers will not be giving your horse that much energy, as you are only feeding cupfuls.

Agree with the others though, you are duplicating ingredients uneccesarily.

What you feed would depend on your horses condition but oats are not a substitute for a feed balancer. You are better off starting with a good quality chaff as a base, such as alfalfa or D&H fibergy then feeding the pink powder, cosequin and if you want to garlic and mint. Drop the blue chips.