Scarlett
Well-Known Member
Just reading the various feeding threads on here and it's got me wondering.
So many people now are more aware of what they are feeding, especially with the seeming rise in barefoot horses, gastric ulcers, Cushings etc, so why do we still have such a lack of information from the feed companies on whats in their feeds and the nutritional values.
I enquired about a 'low starch' feed a few years ago after starting my horse on it and him going through the roof, it had 28% starch content, the highest in their range.
When looking to change my horse - barefoot, ulcer symtom, lazy TB - feed recently it was a nightmare. Some feeds I looked at didnt even have the ingredients listed online, nevermind the sugar and starch content. I had to contact the companies and ask them specifically, yet the fibre/oil and vit/mineral content is on every manufacturers website.
Are the companies really hiding the important details on purpose? Or are the majority of people still ignorant to what they feed and why, thus giving the feed companies no reason to be honest?
So many people now are more aware of what they are feeding, especially with the seeming rise in barefoot horses, gastric ulcers, Cushings etc, so why do we still have such a lack of information from the feed companies on whats in their feeds and the nutritional values.
I enquired about a 'low starch' feed a few years ago after starting my horse on it and him going through the roof, it had 28% starch content, the highest in their range.
When looking to change my horse - barefoot, ulcer symtom, lazy TB - feed recently it was a nightmare. Some feeds I looked at didnt even have the ingredients listed online, nevermind the sugar and starch content. I had to contact the companies and ask them specifically, yet the fibre/oil and vit/mineral content is on every manufacturers website.
Are the companies really hiding the important details on purpose? Or are the majority of people still ignorant to what they feed and why, thus giving the feed companies no reason to be honest?