Dodson and Horrell Build Up Cubes

[emmiec12]

Ok - so my boy has been on the D&H Build Up cubes now for 2 weeks and he has become quite fizzy. he is not allowed to turn out yet, so am not sure if it is due to the cubes or because he is enjoying being back in work.
Does anyone have any thoughts on this?

 

[Cluny]

I had my lad on these and unfortunately they did rather seem to 'blow his mind' (he's out during the day), so I put him back on D&H Hi-Fibre nuts, Dengie Hi-Fi, Speedibeet and linseed oil which he seems to do well on and with regular work he's building up nicely.

 

[emmiec12]

how long did it take you to wean back off them?

 

[Overgrown Pony]

I found these heating on my lad too. I would't bother weaning him off them if they're blowing his brains. Just take him straight off them.

 

[Cluny]

I'm afraid I just stopped feeding them Emmiec, I was combining them with Hi Fibre cubes so cut out the Build Up mix straight away and continued with the HF Cubes and then slowly introduced the Speedibeet.

 

[emmiec12]

ok - thanks for all your help.
i shall take him off them straight away, and slowly introduce the pony nuts again.
Glad it was not just my horse this affected as i was told they were non-heating. But i suppose all horses are different.

 

[TGM]

I think the term non-heating, when used about horse feeds, is one of the vaguest ever! Build Up contains barley, which does have an 'exciting' effect on some horses and personally I wouldn't call any feed that contains barley, or significant levels of any of the other cereals - oats, maize or wheat - non-heating. However, having said that lots of horses don't heat up on cereal feeds - they are all individuals. However, there is usually more chance of them heating up on cereals (due to the starch content) than there is on purely fibre based feeds.

If you want a half way house between the Build Up and the standard pony nuts, you could investigate Spillers Slow Response Cubes, which have low starch levels and are higher in calories than pony nuts, although not as high as the Build Up.

 

[Pep12]

This particular brand of conditioning cubes do seem to send a lot of horses a bit loopy. Which is strange as the rest of their products do what they say on the tin!!?? If you feel that you need a conditioning cube then try the Spillers conditioning cube they seem to work really well and as yet I haven't seen them cause any fizziness in a broad range of horses. Just another perhaps easier option

 

[volatis]

we' ve just bought the Build Up mix for one of the mares that is really strruggling with her condition this winter. She's a daft old bat at the best of times so I doubt we'll notice if the build up changes that!

 

[HayleyandBob]

ditto for spillers

only 1 of my ponios doesnt go loopy on D&H conditioning cubes, but hes specialll nothing makes him fizzy ...nothing

 

[suzyseymour]

I used to use the Spillers, they were fine for my mare too!!

 

[Roasted Chestnuts]

Highly recommend spillers conditioning cubes!!

Never heated up my boy and he's cereal intolerant so everything tends to heat him up lol!!!

Also found them to be palatable to a fussy beggar!!

If in doubt just add oil to your horses diet. No fizz just calories

Nikki xxx

 

[suzie1495]

Dodson & Horrell is a great brand but have definately found that their products can be quite heating - used to hunt 2 days a week on Pasture Mix! Baileys Topline cubes seem to do a good job without heating up any of my horses