Feeding a low cal balancer - yes/no?

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Horse - m/w ISH, exceptionally good doer, currently fed on haylage (yard doesn't soak hay and he coughs on dry). Hard feed is just chaff and pony nuts with pink powder and a garlic/linseed syrup. He is in the process of being moved over to competition feed split with nuts now but really does not get a lot - think small scoop chaff, 1 scoop nuts x 2 per day. He is quite backward thinking so we have, over the years, played with feeding higher protein/energy (barley, oats) but became a major handful on too much energy feed and a total pain in the derriere. TBH, think he would need to be out hunting full time to justify feeding such high protein!

Work load - I would call it light to medium, as ridden 5 to 6 times a week, jumps most weekends (lesson or competively), hacks and schools in the week. Light to medium is comparing the fitness needed on previous horses when I wanted to event.

Might just be a sucker for good advertising, but really liked the sound of the Baileys low cal balancer to help give him a little bit more oomph without going OTT. Who has fed this? had good results.

Horse looks spot on right now, fit and not heavy so I do not want any weight gain!
 
I used to have the same problem at my old yard, once my horse moved to on hay I saw a massive reducation in weight, but I know its hard when you dont have much of a choice. I feed low cal to my good doer with hi fi light or good doer. I have also fed red cell for energy and a boost as oats and competition mix just piled on the weight. Very difficult with the good doers so good luck.
 
I feed Lo Cal Balancer to all my lot From a little 12.2hh 21 year old New Forest mare to my 4 Arabs 2x 14 yr olds 1 x 16 yrs old and 1 x 20 years old

The Forester is a brood mare and the Arabs are advanced level Endurance horses.

My Endurance horses compete up to 160km in a day. At the moment they are fed Alfa oil , Baileys Lo cal Balancer and Speedy Beet during competitions I add Baileys Endurance mix.

I have used Top Spec in the past but found that it sent my lot a bit over the top.
 
Thanks all - much appreciated. I am a big fan of red cell as used to keep my old mare on it but that also sends his lordship over the top. When he goes over the top it means he suddenly becomes pyschic and sees a lot of ghosts that I can't - and with no improvement on his actual performance!
 
feed my boy on it now, he was on it when i bought him, but i changed him to pony nuts now back on bailys lo-cal and wouldnt go back more expensive than pony nuts but much better for him and a bag lasts me ages, he looks well and he can be quite a hot head but this doesnt effect him
 
I started feeding my 23 year old ISH on Baileys Low Cal about 2 months ago to make sure he's getting all that he needs. He's a very good doer and lives on next to nothing concentrate-wise and has haylege because of a dust allergy. He's thriving on it. He's a forward going, active type but has certainly had even more umph (without being stupid!) and is looking very, very well on it.
 
Spot_the_Risk said:
Before you decide on the Baileys lo cal, check out the Topspec range, you may find a better product ie more vits and mins. We find in our shop that most people who use Topspec stick with the brand.
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We feed Top Spec Anti Lam to our good doers. Time and again Top Spec comes out top in independent tests. Although Lo Cal is also a good less expensive alternative.
 
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