Does anyone feed barley rings only?

[kit279]

As title really.

I'd like to try mine on barley rings this winter instead of Speedibeet. Does anyone feed this on its own? They contain barley, linseed, a few added minerals/vitamins and biotin.

Would be good to hear other people's experiences - I have two TBs - one skinny and one fatty.

 

[tallyho!]

Never heard of them tbh... barley... hmmmmmmmmmmm. It's a grain so would avoid if a good-doer I guess.

 

[JenHunt]

they're pretty good for putting condition on, but are very different to speedibeet. They don't have so much fibre in, and tbh fibre will keep your horse warmer than the starches in the barley rings.

 

[s4sugar]

I feed them with speedibeet and use them year round as treats/in treatballs.

 

[Llewellyn]

Yes but only to a youngster who needed condition and a bit of extra weight in the winter. He had ad lib forage at the same time but wouldn't eat sugarbeet and was a poor doer, which he grew out of. But he never found them very palatable whatever we put with them. Picky pony. Can you see if he likes them first as a lot of my friends said horses didn't find them very edible? (and its a pain if you are stuck with a bag of the stuff.)

 

[HollyWoozle]

I tried barley rings with mine once but they wouldn't eat them (they'd generally all eat anything).

 

[pastie2]

Fed it to a welsh cob stallion we had, wanted to put condition on for the showing season. Big mistake as we nearly lost him to colic, I would never feed barley rings again. Mind you I didnt want to feed them in the first place, but my ex husbund new best ........ hence he is EX!!

 

[LoopyLouise]

All my herd get them. I soak them in hot water for about 30 mins. My herd love them.