energy feed

[gable]

Do you feed your horse energy feed and if so which one?

Do you feed the night before / morning of a competition or a couple of hours before a comp?

My horse needs a bit of sparkle

 

[scrumpyjackles]

i put my horse on competition mix (spillers) for weight gain not sparkle and i have to say it didnt do a lot !! he is a 7yr old chestnut warmblood ! i think different horses react to it differently so its just trial and error ! you can get those energy syringes now - cant remember who makes them i think its carl hester or the same make as the magic calmer syringes ? you just give it to them before you compete - maybe thats worth a try if its just for a comp that you need the sparkle ?

 

[pip6]

Simple Systems red bag grass nuts. On the day instant boost use nupafeed syringe.

 

[xxRachelxx]

you can get those energy syringes now - cant remember who makes them i think its carl hester or the same make as the magic calmer syringes ? you just give it to them before you compete - maybe thats worth a try if its just for a comp that you need the sparkle ?

NAF do the energy syringes. They are full of B vitamins that give energy. Def worth ago. They also do it in bottles so you can add it the feed everyday if needed.

 

[gable]

I have never heard of energy syringes before - how soon before the competition do you give it?

 

[pip6]

Used reguarly on longer distances in endurance to keep horses energy levels topped up. Can give them before or (as in endurance) during competition. Basically sloppy paste so easily digested. From 'performance equestrian' site who sell endurance stuff:

Energex Energy Booster Syringe




Maintaining blood glucose concentration during exercise is vital as an energy source for the working muscles and brain. During prolonged exercise blood glucose levels begin to deplete seriously affect performance.
Energex helps to maintain the glucose levels by providing a readily available source of carbohydrate.

Used as a recovery aid following hard work Energex is made from disaccharide a slow release type of sugar not normally found in the diet of a horse. Once digested this sugar is released and converted to gluocose to top up the levels in the bloodstream.
Suitable for any horse or pony undertaking prolonged exercise such as Endurance, Racing or Eventing, Energex can also be used prior to short bouts of exercise such as Showing and Show Jumping where exercise is repeated over several days of competition.



Energex can be given at any time during competition but for best results it should be administered 30 minutes prior to the start.

For Endurance horses a minimum of half syringe should be orally injected at each early Vet Gate and a full syringe per Vet Gate later in the race

http://www.performance-equestrian.com/cat/catitem.asp?pc=SSEG60&d=2&s=7

As an example. Nupafeed one also very popular.