Feed For Thoroughbred

[Lucycharlton_01]

Can anyone recomend feed for my thoroughbred with out making her fizzy.
Shes an ex racehorse so is quite lean (not skinny) and now in light work schooling and hacking.
So need something to keep her in good condition without making her fizzy.
I've heard Baileys No. 4 is good?

 

[ImmyS]

Baileys no.4 has been a god send to our ex racer who came to us like a hat rack! Brilliant stuff and hasnt heated her up .. Would also recommend Alfa-a oil

 

[zoon]

Both of those would send mine absolutely loopy. I feed pure feeds to them - started off with pure working and now only feed pure fibre balance as they look a little too well on it! Very low starch, molasses and alfalfa free, and smells wonderful!

 

[ImmyS]

Both of those would send mine absolutely loopy. I feed pure feeds to them - started off with pure working and now only feed pure fibre balance as they look a little too well on it! Very low starch, molasses and alfalfa free, and smells wonderful!

Just shows how every horse different! It's just trial and error in finding what works for you horse

 

[LynH]

I feed mine Hifi molasses free and speedi beet. When she needs extra feed when her work load is higher I like Dodson and Horrell Staypower Museli but in light work the Hifi molasses free is good and has pellets in it, mint, soya oil and fenugreek so she prefers it to normal hifi.

 

[fatponee]

Another vote for Pure Feeds. I feed my ex-racer Pure Working and it suits him down to the ground.

 

[xxcharlottexx]

Mines not an ex racer but a fine TB all the same. He's on a scoop of happy hoof, 1/2 scoop (full scoop in winter) of conditioning cubes (feed merchants own brand equivalent of baileys no4- which he was on before I changed him over) and a scoop of speedi-beet.

Not had a problem with baileys cubes making him fizzy. alpha a oil I tried as a recommendation to help gain some weight but he wouldn't eat it. he's not fussed over anything alpha based!

 

[Trot_On_Dressage]

If you need condition with out fizz you need to check starch levels of feeds as that's what causes excitability.

Choose feeds which use fibre and oil as the energy source not cereal starch.

 

[Holly Hocks]

Agree with Trot on Dressage - I have an ex-racer and I manage her with Fast Fibre - very high fibre, low sugar and low starch. It's recommended as a hay replacer for good doers,, but my mare looks absolutely fabulous on it. Micronised linseed is also good when added to the feed. She was a complete hatrack when I bought her.

 

[TallulahBright]

Mine is on Pure Easy and it suits her very well. Oh, and no need for the huge array of supplements I used to feed!!

 

[CBFan]

Hay.

 

[Pinkatc]

Top Spec Cool Balancer for top line mixed with Top Chop Alfalfa. No molasses or anything else in it to send my boy crazy!

 

[Firewell]

My TB is fat pretty much just on grass! He is usually worked a good 6 days a week and competed at weekends as well.
Mine also has soaked hay when he is in during the day and a handful of chaff with pink powder morning and night.
Fibre is definitly the best for them, good grass and hay, you will fight a loosing battle otherwise. No hard feed will make up for a lack of decent forage.
Hard feed wise for mine again its just chaff with pink powder and I add a good quality fibre cube or pony cube in the winter or if he drops off. If he needs any extra on top of that then I add oil.
Mine blooms on that. He has never needed anything more and I prefer to keep feeding simple. It keeps him nice and level headed as well . Hay, Grass, Nuts and Chaff easy peasy

 

[belle31]

Havens Slobbermash my TB been on it two years and looks fantastic

 

[EMC]

Pure Feeds Pure Easy or Condition. My ex racer nearly 8 weeks out of training is calm as anything, he is shining and looking in great health. He also has Horsehage Blue High Fibre haylage and daily turnout.

He's been on it for four weeks and we noticed a difference as soon as within the first week, I couldn't recommend them enough.

It's expensive but I'd rather pay more for a calm, healthy horse than pay less and have a bolshy full-of-himself Freddy.

 

[Lucycharlton_01]

Havens Slobbermash my TB been on it two years and looks fantastic

Sounds like she might like this as it is soft (she's not keen on chaff and stuff) Ive tried looking for it on the internet but can't seem to find it, where abouts do you get yours from?

 

[Lucycharlton_01]

Thanks for all the replies I think I might try her Bailies No 4 with Mollichaff as shes not hyper to start with and just plenty hay as like any horse its just trial and error and every horse is different so you cant realy say which feed will work for some and not for others. As she was on alot of protein she was more muscle than fat but with abit more weight I think she will be ok

 

[moodymare_1993]

My TB is fat pretty much just on grass! He is usually worked a good 6 days a week and competed at weekends as well.
Mine also has soaked hay when he is in during the day and a handful of chaff with pink powder morning and night.
Fibre is definitly the best for them, good grass and hay, you will fight a loosing battle otherwise. No hard feed will make up for a lack of decent forage.
Hard feed wise for mine again its just chaff with pink powder and I add a good quality fibre cube or pony cube in the winter or if he drops off. If he needs any extra on top of that then I add oil.
Mine blooms on that. He has never needed anything more and I prefer to keep feeding simple. It keeps him nice and level headed as well . Hay, Grass, Nuts and Chaff easy peasy

exactrly the same as mine nice and cheap...aslong as they have good roughage, the feed is just to help with the little extras that arent in the ground through winter

 

[Ladydragon]

Fast Fibre with some micronised linseed and pro hoof... Adlib haylage if he's in the stable to keep our weight watcher mare company when she's off the grass...

When he was underweight I added Calm & Condition but the FF alone does the trick to maintain him...

 

[Nocturnal]

Baileys no 4 and mollichaff? And people complain about 'crap TB feet'... I wonder why, lol!

 

[Slightlyconfused]

We give our exracer calm and condition in winter with hifi lite amwd that keeps him non fizzy

 

[PolarSkye]

Baileys no 4 and mollichaff? And people complain about 'crap TB feet'... I wonder why, lol!

So, what do you think she should be feeding then?

P

 

[PolarSkye]

Can anyone recomend feed for my thoroughbred with out making her fizzy.
Shes an ex racehorse so is quite lean (not skinny) and now in light work schooling and hacking.
So need something to keep her in good condition without making her fizzy.
I've heard Baileys No. 4 is good?

Hi . . . good, high quality forage goes a long way so take a look at her pasture and perhaps consider giving her some good quality haylage. Horses are individuals and there's rarely a one-size-fits-all answer to these types of questions . . . however TB types rarely tolerate molasses or high sugar levels well so I'd be steering clear of feeds containing either of those. Once my boy (sport horse) is in proper work he gets Alfa A Molasses Free and Blue Chip Original . . . as he's currently not working he's getting ad lib (soaked) hay and a handful of chaff as a carrier for his bute.

Good luck - I hope you find something that suits your mare.

P

 

[Nocturnal]

So, what do you think she should be feeding then?

P

Ad lib forage, and for hard feed - low sugar, low starch, high fibre. If calories are needed then oil, not sugar and starch.

 

[PolarSkye]

Ad lib forage, and for hard feed - low sugar, low starch, high fibre. If calories are needed then oil, not sugar and starch.

Thanks . And being specific about what makes of feed to avoid/give - just to help OP as she did ask . . .

P

 

[Nocturnal]

Thanks . And being specific about what makes of feed to avoid/give - just to help OP as she did ask . . .

P

Is that a question to me? If so...

I would give unmollassed beet with either an unmollassed chaff or a small amount of fibre cubes, and up to 500g of micronised linseed.

I would also give a mineral supplement and salt.

 

[Lucycharlton_01]

Baileys no 4 and mollichaff? And people complain about 'crap TB feet'... I wonder why, lol!

She doesnt have crap feet... so what do you suggest then?

 

[Lucycharlton_01]

Hi . . . good, high quality forage goes a long way so take a look at her pasture and perhaps consider giving her some good quality haylage. Horses are individuals and there's rarely a one-size-fits-all answer to these types of questions . . . however TB types rarely tolerate molasses or high sugar levels well so I'd be steering clear of feeds containing either of those. Once my boy (sport horse) is in proper work he gets Alfa A Molasses Free and Blue Chip Original . . . as he's currently not working he's getting ad lib (soaked) hay and a handful of chaff as a carrier for his bute.

Good luck - I hope you find something that suits your mare.

P

Thanks we did have her on nice pasture but she's not to keen on grass... dont think she's used to going out much half an hour and she wants in. So she gets Silver Moor haylage at the moment and for tea she gets barley rings soaked, mollichaff, pony nuts and course mix and she has been OK, but was trying to see if there was a feed where we are only giving her one or two things and keep her in nice shape and make her a bit fatter too.

 

[Ginger Bear]

I feed mine: scoop of hifi original, scoop of Saracens livery pencils, 365 complete vitamin/balancer, speedi beet, and then their individual supplements x

 

[emma.is]

my very very fizzy horse (tb x) has flourished on pegasus mix (spillers make it I think), vitamin supplement, adlib haylage and grass he's barefoot and sound as anything. He is ridden or hacked six days a week and is up for anything