Feeding a horse that tyes up

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My horse started tying up at the end of the Summer, so on the vets advice he was turned out in a field for a few months to 'sort himself out'. He has just come back from his holidays and been blood tested, everything is back to normal and am wondering what to feed him. The vet has said high fibre/oil and no cereal. So I think we are left with Dodson and Horrell ERS pellets or Saracen Re-leve. Has anyone had any good/bad experiences with either of these. He has also lost condition and so needs to put some weight back on, but I don't want to blow his mind and I am a bit concerned that initialy whilst he is coming back into work and not getting to much in the way of feed, other than fibre that I may need to feed some sort of balancer/supplement, anyone any suggestions please.
 
How about Allen and Page fast fibre and alfa a oil? That's what I feed mine as he is prone to gastric ulcers and has to be kept on a high fibre diet. Although fast fibre is low calorie, the alpha a oil helps with energy and keeping the weight on.
Also fast fibre is totally balanced so no need for additional balancers or supplements, and therefore an economical option too.
 
I use ERS pellets on my event mare who ties up. She does really on them, but she is a very laid back TB. D&H class the ERS pellets in their racehorse range, so may not be suitable if your horse can get a bit 'hot headed'.
 
My mare that tied up did well on Alfalfa Blend, LoCal Balancer and Outshine.

Important thing is lots of fibre and oil.
 
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