Coolstance Feed

I used to use it - was great to put weight on and gave a lovely shine. It's very high protein and low carb and I didn't find it heating on mine (who for the most part was quite laid back)
 
I found it great, but my horse didn't like the taste of it after a while but if you have got one that is a bit greedy or not too picky it would be fine I suspect.
 
I use it for both of my small ponies, its not heating for them.

I was put off a bit by someone convinced that its caused impaction colic in their horses and my husband saying it looks like wet sand so I water it down enormously and use it to dampen down the feeds as opposed to adding it in lumps (hope that makes sense)

It worked so well for adding condition to my skinny pony that I had to cut down the amount

Very pleased overall, they are both bright eyed and look great on it, the coat on my chestnut is like glass
 
I've been using it for over a year - I really soak it well to avoid the risk of impaction colic (make it quite sloppy) and my boy, who always drops condition in the winter, looks great on it. His skin and coat just shine - and he's grey. Oh, and it doesn't heat him up at all and he's a proper stress head.

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Fabulous stuff. It's not heating, and particularly good for putting condition on horses where a low sugar and starch diet is essential.

I've got two on it, both barefoot. Their feet are fantastic and their coats are literally blazing with gloss even though they rarely get brushed.
 
My greedy cob wouldn't eat it - I was amazed and thought he'd get used to it if I introduced it very, very slowly, but nope, he didn't like it. Shame as it smells wonderful and I'd heard such good things about it.
 
Fab stuff and deffinatly not heating.

It put loads of weight on my poor doer (who is fairly placid anyway) and gave a beautiful shine and condition to my super hot/sharp/difficult WB without adding any fizz whatsoever (and he was always so close to boiling over that any tiny amount of fizz would have put me in hospital)
I feed mine like sugarbeet, so a wet mush but not too runny,
 
Tried it with my old boy, he didn't like it much & it did hot him up(he is very feed sensitive). Had new youngster on it beginning of winter to get some weight on him,it worked very wel,didn't change his temperament at all & he loved it,but then he loves any food! I soaked well in same container as his speedibeet.
 
Great stuff - my oldie has been losing weight this winter (usually a good doer) so I started him on this - he's picked up within a couple of weeks. Loves it, although he will eat anything, but my other two have had to have a little added to their feed aswell, else they'll leave their own buckets and go try to pinch his! I feed dry, but add to quite wet speedibeet just before feeding, which dampens it and seems to work best for me. I did try feeding soaked to start with but it swells quite a lot so horse ended up with huge bucketful to eat when the others had small amounts and finished miles before him. Not heating either, one of the reasons I chose it.
 
I cannot tell you how fantastic I have found this feed to be putting condition on my old WB. He is a hot head and generally does 'heat up' with conditioning feeds, so I was plesantly surprised when there was very little reaction to coolstance. He is very good at turning his nose up at feed as well, put there have been no complaints so far (3 years down the line).
 
I think it is ok fed in small quantities like micronised linseed but it's 21% protein so any more than a mugfull a day is asking for trouble in my opinion.
 
SAffron I feed about 2kg (dry weight) a day. Horse is in medium work but is a poor doer and can drop weight if you look at him wrong! Coolstance helps minimise the loss.

My lad is fed 2kg cool stance, 2cup micronised linseed, a big round scoop of endurance mix (about 1 kg) every day split between 3 feeds. He also has a good suppliment in there too. When the good grass comes through I'll reduce the amount of coolstance to around 1kg.
 
SaffronWelshDragon said:
Sorry to hi jack, but those getting good results with conditioning, how much are you feeding?
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Mine's on 1 1/2kg (dry) per feed, twice a day. Mixed with 1/4 kg (dry weight) soaked speedibeet per feed. I'd feed another kilo if I could squeeze another feed in though. Although with the grass coming through and the difference it's already made within a month I'll probably lower the amout soon.
 
I was initially sceptical about the Coolstance. However, after trying a whole range of different feeds and supplements, it has turned out to be the only feed that the ClydeX in our group can eat that doesn't lead to him windsucking. Even after a full course of Gastroguard, plus soaked alfalfa pellets (suggested by vet as a good feed for horses prone to ulcers), he would still windsuck and burp after bucket feeds. His owner worked her way through all kinds of supplements - initally the ones suggested by vet, which didn't stop the windsucking, then on to a range of herbal ones - no effect.

He now gets a feed of soaked Coolstance (one of the small scoops full) plus a few handfuls of Thunderbrooks Herbal chop (or Halleys Timothy Chop) twice a day with our forage balanced minerals which contain Yea-Sacc - and he has stopped windsucking at mealtime. I am impressed. He doesn't need condition, so we will taper off the amount as spring comes, but we seem to have struck a balance where we can offer him a feed that gets the minerals/vits/amino acids that he needs, but that doesn't cause him to windsuck.

The other horses all love it too and would steal his feed given half a chance!
 
Aargh, so frustrating! I'm desperate to try this stuff on my TB who's lost a bit too much weight this winter buts it's so hard to get hold of and hearing all these good reviews isn't helping! Had a wasted 2 hr round trip to my usual feed supplier who didn't have any in stock and no one else even vaguely close by sells/supplies it. I hope there's some feed shop owners reading this thread (esp in East Riding area) - get some ordered in!
 
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Hi, brilliant stuff & one of the feeds my fussy cob will eat - sadly in very short supply as ship bringing it here ran aground earlier in the year.Don't think there will much around until mid/end of this month when new supplies arrive.
 
I started my endurance pony on it when he was a bit too thin, and it really helped. He was on 1 kg Copra + 1 kg Speedibeet, + linseed and minerals, split over 2 feeds. Now, I feed it only in the buildup to big rides, and during/after big rides.
 
Mrs G said:
Aargh, so frustrating! I'm desperate to try this stuff on my TB who's lost a bit too much weight this winter buts it's so hard to get hold of and hearing all these good reviews isn't helping! Had a wasted 2 hr round trip to my usual feed supplier who didn't have any in stock and no one else even vaguely close by sells/supplies it. I hope there's some feed shop owners reading this thread (esp in East Riding area) - get some ordered in!
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Trophy in Walkington do it. they had a supply issue when I last went and I got the last bag they had in stock so worth phoning them before doing a trip but they are the regional Agents so if anyone has any they will.
 
Love Copra, I've been feeding it for about 15 years! The Coolstance brand is excellent quality. I use it as the 'fats' portion of the horses diet, so I only feed about 400-500g dry weight. If I could use oil, I'd be looking at feeding coconut oil, bit because I mix up feeds a week in advance I don't want to risk it going rancid (the staff add the water to the feeds as they load up the feed trailer). Some horses don't like the taste, but you can try sweetening the feed at first with a small spoonful of molasses (but try and wean them off it quickly!).

It's a good fat source, but remember that anything you put on your horses mouth will be calories, or, ENERGY. If your horse is particularly sensitive, or currently has a big deficit in available energy, feeding a large quantity (of anything energy dense) can cause them to 'heat up'. Just introduce it slowly and make sure you are carefully balancing their work/feed ratio.
 
Seems a really good food for horses in proper work or who struggle to maintain weight my only issue with it is that it smells so good it makes me hungry.


conniegirl said:
Trophy in Walkington do it. they had a supply issue when I last went and I got the last bag they had in stock so worth phoning them before doing a trip but they are the regional Agents so if anyone has any they will.
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Apparently the ship bringing it over sunk so there's a nationwide shortage next ship due near the end of the month I think!
 
One of my Arabs have it and he looks great on it not found it to heat him up at all, I fed a very small amount to start with as he was sure of it but he loves it now, the dog also eats it!
 
Thanks for all those replies about quantities everyone. I have been feeding my 30 y/o 11.2hh Welsh A 600g per day (in 2 feeds) soaked with her grass nuts. I wasn't sure how well it was working, but had a good look and poke at the yard yesterday and she has definitely filled out a bit more - great result :D

Mrs G - just order it online, much easier :)
 
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