does cool cubes heat your horse up

[thinlizzy]

I have recently added cool cubes to my horses diet as his work has upped ,i hacked him out and thought he was quite spooked out a something he dosnt usually bother with ,i know they are called cool cubes but i have to ask.....
Thank-you

 

[true forever]

I fed my TB cool and condition cubes last winter as he was looking a bit light, and they definitely made him more spooky. I took him off them after a week as they weren't really helping to keep weight on him as he was worrying about things more.

 

[TGM]

What make of cool cubes are they? They are meant to be low in starch and sugar so shouldn't make horses spooky, but some brands have higher starch/sugar levels than others!

 

[thinlizzy]

baileys , felt a numpty question to ask due to name but he really was spooky !He can jump and say, whats that but nothing really and its the only thing thats different and i gave him one and a haf scoops <ouch?>
So maybe he just needs a sprinkle of cool cubes , im only hacking and mainly trotting with a little canter for now, appreciate any more advice

 

[TGM]

Are you sure they are called Cool Cubes? I can't see them on the Bailey's product list? However, if your horse is keeping his condition well, then you probably don't need to give him any cubes at all - if you are worried about vit/mins then give a vit/min supplement such as Equivite, Benevit, Equibites etc.