Taliesan
Well-Known Member
I was wondering if anyone on here feeds their horses Flourish horse feeds? (They used to be called TOTAL Horse Feed.)
My horses would not be getting the full amount, just a small scoop to carry their supplements in.
At the moment I feed:
Speedibeet
Grass nuts
Wheat bran
Rolled oats
Micronised linseed
My mum's older horse is also on the above and gets copra as a addition to his feed.
My two pretty much have a sprinkle of everything and that is it. My mum's old horse has about double to triple the amount my boys do. He does exceptionally well on this and has come through winter looking the best he ever has.
Looking at the ingredients in the Flourish feed they seem very similar to what I feed now. Only all in one bag. I know of one person who does feed this and hers get a couple of scoops of the flourish feed mixed in with speedibeet and linseed.
What are people's experiences of it? Would it be worth swapping mine over? The only reason I'd be considering it is ease and cost (it might be cheaper, it might not, I'd need to work out how long a bag lasts and price it up). My mum's old horse would go onto it as well but he'd have his feed beefed up with copra and linseed to increase the calories for him.
My horses do look well on what I feed now, too well perhaps, but I'm always open to the idea that there is a better alternative out there so would be keen to hear people's views on this particular feed.
My horses would not be getting the full amount, just a small scoop to carry their supplements in.
At the moment I feed:
Speedibeet
Grass nuts
Wheat bran
Rolled oats
Micronised linseed
My mum's older horse is also on the above and gets copra as a addition to his feed.
My two pretty much have a sprinkle of everything and that is it. My mum's old horse has about double to triple the amount my boys do. He does exceptionally well on this and has come through winter looking the best he ever has.
Looking at the ingredients in the Flourish feed they seem very similar to what I feed now. Only all in one bag. I know of one person who does feed this and hers get a couple of scoops of the flourish feed mixed in with speedibeet and linseed.
What are people's experiences of it? Would it be worth swapping mine over? The only reason I'd be considering it is ease and cost (it might be cheaper, it might not, I'd need to work out how long a bag lasts and price it up). My mum's old horse would go onto it as well but he'd have his feed beefed up with copra and linseed to increase the calories for him.
My horses do look well on what I feed now, too well perhaps, but I'm always open to the idea that there is a better alternative out there so would be keen to hear people's views on this particular feed.
I listened to a podcast (Mark Johnson) in which they interviewed the creator and owner of Flourish, and it does sound interesting but, like you, I’d want to do the maths first and preferably hear others’ real life experiences/reviews.