Does this feed exist...

[wench]

Horses diet is not overly great at the minute... Currently consists of a scoop of sugar beet twice a day with some added powdered balancer. Horse likes its feed but doesn't really seem to think that a feed consistenting entirely of SB is overly exciting.

What I would really like to find is something that is sugar and oil free, mid range energy 10-12 DE, and has plenty of protein in it.

Horse doesn't need masses of hard feed, and is currently doing well, not thin. I want something with protein in it so will help with muscle development, better than what's she's on at the minute.

All suggestions welcone

 

[Archiepoo]

What about alphabeet? Its really digestable and good protein levels without being heating

 

[TGM]

Could you change to non molassed beet, so low sugar, and add a conventional pelleted balancer which will add plenty of protein?

 

[wench]

Thanks for the suggestions so far! The sugar beet used is unmollased. (Or it should be anyway this is what I've been told.)

I've got about a three months supply of powdered balancer that I would like to use up, hence asking for suggestions!

 

[Orangehorse]

Oats, grass pellets, lucerne, cooked linseed.

Pros and cons with these but might be appropriate for you. Have you looked at the Simple System website?

 

[Kallibear]

Alfalfa is high protein and low sugar. You can get it with or without oil and in chaff form or in a soakable pellet. A mix of sugarbeet and alfalfa is usually yummy for most horses and what I feed my old girl (with a powdered supplement). I'd feed it to the youngster too if he could tolerate alfalfa (makes his nuts! )

 

[Busybusybusy]

Cool stance copra is great - good protein profile, low sugar, high fibre and most horses love it. My boy who is barefoot is on it & was very underweight, he now looks great with a very shiny coat and decent muscle. I also feed micronised linseed which again is great.

 

[wench]

Thanks for the suggestions. I have to admit I'm not a fan of linseed, I've used it before, and not had anything from it really!

 

[Nugget La Poneh]

depending on what the balancer is, maybe add Lysine or similar?

 

[BlackRider]

What about adding in some high fibre cubes?

 

[Sparkly Snowdrop]

I feed Simple Systems Luci Nuts and sugar beet. You can soak the two together and the Luci nuts are high in protein and low in sugar. My horse loves them.

 

[Leo Walker]

depending on what the balancer is, maybe add Lysine or similar?

Thats what I would do

 

[wench]

Is there anywhere else apart from forage plus that sells lysine?

 

[Scarlett]

I get my lysine from progressive earth on eBay. Just search it on there - under a tennet for 3 months supply iirc.

If I were you I'd look to add lucerne, its high protein and I've found it bulks horses up without the fizz etc.