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onemoretime

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Basically does anyone feed this. Do you find it helps your horse, if so, how much do you feed and where do you buy it from please. I am thinking of giving my 20 year old companion pony some and also my competition mare as apparently it is very good for their joints. Does it make them fat? My competition mare has the oily herbs and loves it, just wondered about rose hips. Thanks
 
I feed them alongside seaweed, they're high in vit C, although I haven't heard of them being used for joints before. I can't imagine you would be feeding enough to make a difference weight wise, I feed a large supplement scoop (50ml) of the seaweed/rosehip mix per day.
I don't know if they help or not, but I was told they inprove the digestion of the seaweed and they're not going to do any harm.
 
I used to, and now feed a handful here and there of the fresh ones in winter from our native rose bush. They like them. They have more vitamin C than an orange apparently, so good for the immune system.
I’m not sure about joint health affects, maybe would help inflammatory conditions due to the vit C?
 
PurBee said:
I used to, and now feed a handful here and there of the fresh ones in winter from our native rose bush. They like them. They have more vitamin C than an orange apparently, so good for the immune system.
I’m not sure about joint health affects, maybe would help inflammatory conditions due to the vit C?
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Many thanks both of you. Apparently Vitamin C is good for inflammation hence the recommendation for animals and people. Would be interested if anyone else has fed them or where you buy them from.
 
onemoretime said:
Many thanks both of you. Apparently Vitamin C is good for inflammation hence the recommendation for animals and people. Would be interested if anyone else has fed them or where you buy them from.
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Like speedypony said, the batch i bought came mixed 50/50 with seaweed. Uk company but cant remember the name. You likely can buy bulk rosehips alone now if preferred.
 
I pick them from bushes when in season, my horses love them but I don't give them for any reason other than a treat. Having seen this, I'm going to try crushing them as quite a few pass through the horses unscathed.
 
Horseherbs do rosehips on their own and are pretty reasonably priced. I have fed them previously to help boost the immune system. No idea of their effects on joints though
 
I swear by rosehips for my lads ( 2 year old and retired 20 year old)! I've found it improves their hoof health and growth, helps the older one be more supple and is generally a nice healthy treat to pop into their feed buckets x
 
nutjob said:
I pick them from bushes when in season, my horses love them but I don't give them for any reason other than a treat. Having seen this, I'm going to try crushing them as quite a few pass through the horses unscathed.
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I have wondered if this would happen hence my asking about crushed Rosehips. There isa place on Ebay that sell them. I want to try a small amount first to see if they will eat them although I cant imagine the companion pony will refuse as she seems to eat anything 🤣
 
SpotsandBays said:
Horseherbs do rosehips on their own and are pretty reasonably priced. I have fed them previously to help boost the immune system. No idea of their effects on joints though
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Thanks Spots&bay. The Horse Herbs ones are whole and Im not sure if they would eat them or if they do they may pass through the horse whole.
 
AppyLover1996 said:
I swear by rosehips for my lads ( 2 year old and retired 20 year old)! I've found it improves their hoof health and growth, helps the older one be more supple and is generally a nice healthy treat to pop into their feed buckets x
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That sounds really good Appylover. The companion is 20 and the competition mare is 14 both are in good nick so I want to keep them that way.
 
onemoretime said:
That sounds really good Appylover. The companion is 20 and the competition mare is 14 both are in good nick so I want to keep them that way.
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You can either feed them whole in treat form (I sometimes do this and hide them for my boys to find in their feed buckets/ haynets/ hay balls when they're in during the day), or you can get it in powder form x I also feed brewers yeast, some oily herbs and some garlic (controversial but my guys are regularly seen by the vet for health checks including bloods and I've not come across any issues with feeding garlic to them). Another good one that I used to feed is boswellia as that does gut, joints and a few other things all in one - but it can be quite powdery and stick to the bucket rather than the feed x
 
AppyLover1996 said:
You can either feed them whole in treat form (I sometimes do this and hide them for my boys to find in their feed buckets/ haynets/ hay balls when they're in during the day), or you can get it in powder form x I also feed brewers yeast, some oily herbs and some garlic (controversial but my guys are regularly seen by the vet for health checks including bloods and I've not come across any issues with feeding garlic to them). Another good one that I used to feed is boswellia as that does gut, joints and a few other things all in one - but it can be quite powdery and stick to the bucket rather than the feed x
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I think I will try the crushed one from Horse Health Solutions and see how it goes down. Many thanks for your help.
 
I guess it really does depend on the horse! Some seem to love trying new things, others turn their nose up straight away. I’m thinking of trying the crushed version to mix in gradually and see if it goes unnoticed in their usual feed, might be a bit easier than the whole ones for picky eaters. Anyone else had issues with horses refusing them, or does it help to soak them first maybe?
 
I’ve seen i5 billed as an arthritis supplement. I used to pick buckets of the things for Beau and freeze a handful in bags to give as treats/in his feed. I was never scientific about it, he was on 2xdanilon a day💁‍♀️
 
Those who feed them fresh, can I literally just feed them straight off my wild rose bushes when they go to the rosehip stage?
 
My two are having a level 20mil scoop once a day in evening feed. No problem eating it. Horse Health Solitions are the only place that I could find that sells them crushed.
 
I remember seeing a post once from someone who had foraged a huge amount of wild rose hips from the hedgerow, then carefully frozen them to feed her horse throughout the year. I did think at the time that it would be better to leave them on the bushes for the wild birds and animals that depended on them to eat over the winter months than using as a treat her horse.
 
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