Copra Powerstance

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Any one use this supplement? Its for hind gut and condition but also good for barefooters I think because it's low sugar. It's a powder that you just feed 50gms. Not the Copra feedstuff.
 
I was going to buy is instead of feeding coolstance as my horse didnt like the quantity fed, didnt like it dry once saoked was too much for him to eat. So spoke to company who advised that the powerstance wasnt' a good alternative for me as I needed it for condition and wouldn't be cost effective for the amt I'd have to give to get the same result as coolstance. Plus he was't fussed on the coolstance so have put him on Re-Leve from Saracen which he LOVES !! He is 35
 
Interesting as I don't want to put condition just want tuse as a supplement really. Oil and flavour for barefeet.
 
As essentially dried coconut oil I'd only be adding it if I needed extra condition. I guess some might like to use it instead of linseed.
 
The powerstance is different from Coolstance.

Coolstance is in a 15kg feed sack, it's brown and gritty then soaked to a "mash". Powerstance comes in a tub and is a fine white powder of which you feed a couple of small scoops.

I love copra/Coolstance and coconut oil is the only good fat for horses. I tried powerstance for my BF TB who had ulcers coming out if racing (scoped and treated "traditionally") and I was looking for a good fat diet. It really didn't work out for us. It was too high in protein resulting in a protein rash; the feed was introduced slowly and gradually. It is VERY high in protein if you check the analysis.

If you want to try it then it would be worth trying to get a sample first.
 
TPO said:
The powerstance is different from Coolstance.

Coolstance is in a 15kg feed sack, it's brown and gritty then soaked to a "mash". Powerstance comes in a tub and is a fine white powder of which you feed a couple of small scoops.

I love copra/Coolstance and coconut oil is the only good fat for horses. I tried powerstance for my BF TB who had ulcers coming out if racing (scoped and treated "traditionally") and I was looking for a good fat diet. It really didn't work out for us. It was too high in protein resulting in a protein rash; the feed was introduced slowly and gradually. It is VERY high in protein if you check the analysis.

If you want to try it then it would be worth trying to get a sample first.
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Cocoanut oil is actually not a good fat for horses as it is one of the vegetable fats that is a saturated fat, whereas most are non saturated.

Corn oil is the best or rice oil next.
 
Tnavas said:
Cocoanut oil is actually not a good fat for horses as it is one of the vegetable fats that is a saturated fat, whereas most are non saturated.

Corn oil is the best or rice oil next.
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Take it up with the gastric ulcer specialist at Clyde Vets then as that where the info came direct from.

It was specifically a saturated fat and obviously animal fats are out.
 
isn't there a difference between naturally saturated fats though? I read that naturally saturated fats are ok
 
Saturated vegetable fats are different from saturated animal fats. Coconut oil is good because it contains medium chain triglycerides, which are metabolised fast and burned as energy, rather than being stored as fat.

Corn oil is no longer considered good, as it is extremely high in Omega 6 (pro-inflammatory) and low in Omega 3 (anti-inflammatory). The ideal ratio of Omega 6 and 3 for horses is in the region of 1:4, but corn oil can be as high as 90:1 - with 6 being the higher figure!
 
ester said:
Aus how does linseed compare to coconut?
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It's my oil of choice - higher in 3 than 6!

I feed both copra and linseed. Copra in the winter, as it's quite high volume, and linseed in the summer, as you don't have to feed much for it to have a positive effect on skin and hooves - and my lot are all good doers, so don't need a lot of feed during the summer.
 
Auslander said:
It's my oil of choice - higher in 3 than 6!

I feed both copra and linseed. Copra in the winter, as it's quite high volume, and linseed in the summer, as you don't have to feed much for it to have a positive effect on skin and hooves - and my lot are all good doers, so don't need a lot of feed during the summer.
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I do exactly the same . . . both in the winter (plus Speedibeet when he was hunting and then not eating up) and just linseed (with molasses free chaff and ERS pellets) in the summer - literally handfuls.

I love linseed - well, I don't (prefer not to eat the stuff) but love what it does to my horse.

P
 
thanks :) just wondered if any advantage apart from poss reduced volume needing to be fed between the two as am not using the linseed for condition.
 
I also feed the copra with linseed but reduce both in the summer,and only started feeding copra since the begining of the year and really noticed the extra energy my horse has, can I ask those that use copra how much you feed your horses a day jjust interested? And why do you feed it?
 
I feed copra to give my poor doer a condition boost in the winter when he is working hard - I give him a quarter scoop of dry copra meal, soaked, split between two feeds.

However, given his current injuries/broken-ness, he won't need copra this winter . . . just linseed and (maybe) speedibeet to give him some extra if he needs it/isn't holding condition living out.

P
 
Pinkvboots said:
I also feed the copra with linseed but reduce both in the summer,and only started feeding copra since the begining of the year and really noticed the extra energy my horse has, can I ask those that use copra how much you feed your horses a day jjust interested? And why do you feed it?
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During the winter, I was soaking a heaped scoop of copra, and two of fibre-beet, then splitting it between 4 - proportions varied depending on whether the recipient was fat or thin!
 
PolarSkye said:
I feed copra to give my poor doer a condition boost in the winter when he is working hard - I give him a quarter scoop of dry copra meal, soaked, split between two feeds.

However, given his current injuries/broken-ness, he won't need copra this winter . . . just linseed and (maybe) speedibeet to give him some extra if he needs it/isn't holding condition living out.

P
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This is about how much I feed in Winter and about half that in summer I could cut it out in summer as his looking fine weight wise,but I like the extra energy he has on it as when its hot he can be a bit lethargic.
 
Auslander said:
During the winter, I was soaking a heaped scoop of copra, and two of fibre-beet, then splitting it between 4 - proportions varied depending on whether the recipient was fat or thin!
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You can feed quite a bit of it then if you have a thin one, I really like it and was really glad I tried it as I nearly didnt bother.
 
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