Feed advice :-)

[peanutsmumma]

I have 2 young natives (rising 5 New Forest & rising 6 Dartmoor),currently they are on Pure Easy with some fast fibre and I add some salt

I have been advised by many people that the Pure range of feed isn't great because it contains a lot of rubbish!

So.....im after some advice on the best feed / balancers to feed without sugar or adding any fizz to them. They are also both barefoot and i want to keep them this way

 

[teddy_]

TopSpec Lite Balancer has always been great for young stock IME. Fed in conjunction with their Fibre Plus Cubes and ad-lib forage.

 

[peanutsmumma]

TopSpec Lite Balancer has always been great for young stock IME. Fed in conjunction with their Fibre Plus Cubes and ad-lib forage.

They were fed TopSpec Lite previously but my Dartmoor went loopy on it so took them off it

 

[teddy_]

They were fed TopSpec Lite previously but my Dartmoor went loopy on it so took them off it

How strange!

The Dodson & Horrell Everyday Balancer might be worth considering, it is economical and I know a lady who has had success with it.

 

[SO1]

I feed my elderly new forest blue chip native. Seems good but a bit pricey compared to others.

 

[windand rain]

Suregrow at a lower level if not fed exclusively mine all have it regardless of age which range from rising 4 to 26. You can use veteran vitality lite too should you prefer a bucket feed.
Staple diet for mine is grass, grassnuts and grassnuts with 250 grms of suregrow
Welsh a a little tubby but wont be getting fed anytime soon as still on foggage
4 year old highland owned since 6 months

She is very slim but has a good 5 inches of fur easily felt ribs and is fed and is on foggage. No hay used this year it has been mild and relatively dry

 

[HeyMich]

I'm a big fan of Pure feeds (they really aren't full of rubbish!), so I say if the ponies are looking fit and healthy, then don't change anything.

 

[PinkvSantaboots]

I wouldn't say pure feeds are rubbish I have fed it in the past and my Arab's can be reactive to a lot of feeds, they can't have anything from top spec it sends them nuts as well.