Does anyone feed "full fat" sugar beet anymore??

[Alfiem]

I get some weird looks when soaking my molassed, old fashioned sugar beet! Personally it suits my lot just fine as a tasty nutritious winter feed, yet people seem terrified of it? I can't be the only one using it surely? speedibeet is good but I don't need to pay £2 more for 5kg less as my lot thrive on the normal stuff, yet I'm sure people think I'm trying to kill my horses

 

[AmyMay]

I feed it, as do most of my friends.

 

[*hic*]

Fantastic feed - I have to say I'll use unmolassed if I can get it at the same price though nowadays.

 

[stencilface]

I think ours is the full fat version - we do get speedibeet sometimes, but atm have sugarbeet nuts.

 

[sheep]

Yes, my YO uses it for his showjumpers, and most of the full liveries (inc. mine). Three friends at the yard also use it. Just out of interest, how much do you pay for a 25kg bag? Local feed shop is selling it for a tenner a bag, seems a bit steep!

 

[Spot_the_Risk]

We sell loads of it, and I always recommend it to poor doers. I think it has fallen out of fashion! I fed it last Christmas, my lot were living out on just haylage and I figured they needed a bit more - they all piled the weight on, with our (then) 3.5 year old filly gaining a whopping great crest almost overnight, no more sugarbeet for them, the fatties!

 

[smiggy]

have used speedibeet for last few years but noticed at feed merchants last time that full fat was £4 cheaper for 5kg more so swopped.
dont have any nutters anyway and it certainly seems popular-just i need to be more organised!

 

[JenHunt]

not currently, but that's only because Ron is mega sensitive to sugar and Tom is a fatty!

but up until we've had these two we have, and I would again.

 

[JenTaz]

i used to use it taz done really well on it seemed to like it and didnt put on too much weight, i only swapped to speedi beet for the convienience of it being so quick that i could make it up that day rather than it freezing overnight in the winter

 

[M_G]

I do, but the un-mollased version

 

[0ldmare]

Yes, its the only thing that gets old mare to eat her cushings pills. I'd feed her caviar if it would get her to eat her pills. Thankfully good old fashioned sugar beet is as cheap as chips so we are both happy

 

[Alphamare]

I plan on swapping back too it from speedibeat, as you say huge difference in price! But I'll only use the unmollassed version.

 

[miller]

Yes - all 4 of ours are on it ranging from 2.5 yos to 22yo and all look great - can't get unmollassed near us for the life of me and I'm certainly not paying speedibeet prices (esp as oldie wont eat it!) - payed £9.25 for 25kgs on monday

 

[wiglet]

The 'full fat' sugar beet does seem to of fallen out of fashion at the moment. I now feed Speedibeet - mainly for the convenience - I make it up with warm water when I arrive at yard, bring horses in, ride and by the time they go in their stables for the night, the beet is ready to serve.

Last year I did have some mollassed (long soak) beet to use up BUT, it was forever freezing in the cold weather we had.

 

[4x4]

Err, who makes ordinary but unmolassed Sugar Beet apart from Simple Systems (cheapest I've found)?

 

[jesterfaerie]

Yes, not all year round just if my TB drops condition in winter.

 

[9tails]

I feed full fat, but it has fallen out of fashion. My mare much prefers full fat and is a lively ride which I like.

 

[Tnavas]

I feed the mollased version with no problems but I also feed straights as I don't like all the processed feeds.

I've used it for 40+ years for all types of horses & ponies with no problems.

 

[paddy555]

I feed it from an economy point of view but I rinse it many times to get all the molasses out of it.

 

[Mince Pie]

Only reason I don't is because I am way too disorganised to soak it in advance! At least with speedibeet I can make it up in the morning and by the time I've changed rugs, picked feet out and made up the rest of the feed it's ready to use.

 

[Llanali]

Excuse my ignorance- what is tr issue with molasses? I have always fed mine full fat sugar beet, never used a quick bery product.

 

[Mince Pie]

Molasses does send some horses loopy as it is basically sugar (pure molasses looks like black treacle), also the fatties can put on weight with it.

 

[cptrayes]

I do and my horses are barefooters too. I have no problems with it, there really is hardly any sugar in it, I've tasted it! It is a by-product of sugar production so they are hardly going to leave much in the residue if they can help it, are they?

 

[Tiaan]

I feed mine "full fat" beet and he is barefoot

I paid £6.10 last week in surrey for 25Kg

 

[Llanali]

Ah thanks mince pie!

With the way the word molasses is bandied around these days, I was beginning to wonder if it had been discovered as poisonous!

 

[Llanali]

Not sure I understand why you would feed sugar beet without molasses though? Surely the sugar and fat is the main point?

Oh dear, I'm feeling very dumb today!

 

[Mince Pie]

Not necessarily, sugarbeet is a great source of fibre!

 

[Alphamare]

Sugarbeat without the molasses is basically speedibeat but takes longer to soak. Also costs less

 

[whisp&willow]

i always use good old fashioned molassed sugarbeet! pellets whebever i can, shreds when they are not available.

never had a problem with heating/fattening/feet.

i think unmolassed beet looks like maggots!

 

[Doncella]

I do and my horses are barefooters too. I have no problems with it, there really is hardly any sugar in it, I've tasted it! It is a by-product of sugar production so they are hardly going to leave much in the residue if they can help it, are they?

Thanks for this, mine are all unshod from 9 months to 21 years, daughter and mother and the two in work, 8 years and 20 years and all have fab hard feet.