feeding a horse prone to colic

[TarantuLove]

My boy is quite prone to colic

(gastric).

He was out 24/7 but there is hardly any grass, so Im guessing it may not help?

How else would it help to manage him?

 

[MerryMaker]

Probably quite predictably, I would go for winergy every time. It's been amazing for my girl who's had ulcers in the past and has generally been very prone to colic. Definately worth looking in to.

 

[lachlanandmarcus]

Pink powder for my boy, cheap, they will actually eat it and its just pre and probiotic plus vits and mins. Also make sure horsie has fibre all the time, even if you end up throwing some away, still cheaper than colic surgery. Mine wont eat hay consistently so has haylege overnight. If there wasnt grass in the field I would have hay in there for sure or if thats not allowed, a big bucket of Hifi Lite or similar.

 

[vetsbestfriend]

I feed my horse Dengie good doer and high fibre cubes with some unmolassed sugar beet in winter months. Supplement wise he gets Pink powder, nice and cheap, to help keep the gut balance right and also give him Clear Out by Global Herbs to prevent impactions (had impaction colics which touch wood have not happened again since feeding this for last 2 years). I also have some Coligone to use when we have had a growth spurt of grass. He has ad-lib hay as well. Unfortunately as he is also prone to gassy and/or spasmodic colic if he eats too much grass, he only goes out in the field for about 7 hours a day. I have tried out for longer periods but ended up with vets bills.

The above suits my boy and agreed by my vets. Although it sounds like a lot of supplements, works out less than £1 a day cost wise which is a lot cheaper than vets bills and colic surgery as OP mentions (I went through that last year with him and the operation alone was £5.8K which was not covered by insurance as colic excluded)

Have you had a chat with your vet to see what they recommend or rung any of the feed companies for advice? They are normally more than willing to help.

Hope you find a feeding regime that suits your horse.