Garlic

[SDH]

Do you feed it? Why? and in what form?

and also where do you usually find it is cheapest?

 

[ForeverBroke_]

BEST form of it, - ever - is Global Herbs. It has all the parts of the bulb as often these get left out and it lasts a lifetime!! It costs me £5.75 and i feed it with a 25ml scoop in each feed for flies, but its good for respiration i heard too, and also i think their coat .

 

[Divasmum]

I feed granules. Garlic is supposed to be good for circulation and also to ward off flies.

 

[VioletStripe]

I go with Global Herbs, I use it all year round for good coat condition, flies and respiration. Be warned though, never use it on foals or horses and ponies who have very sensitive digestion.

 

[Cuffey]

No I no longer feed garlic
Some studies have shown that garlic can damage microflora in the gut of sensitive horses and actually make skin conditions worse.

 

[kellyeaton]

ya i use it naf garlic granuals i use it for the fly purpose and for the natural antifungal propities!

 

[SDH]

I always used to feed garlic, can't remember why i stopped? anyway have just started feeding it again but i now have 2 horses and the bag seems to have gone down rather quickly, hence i was thinking about a large quantity of maybe eBay or somewhere?

p.s. Nag number 1 def doesn't have sensitive guts, he broke a leadrope last week in order to reach the bin and ate all the moudly carrots in it and apparently had no ill effects!!!!

 

[ForeverBroke_]

somewhere do the biggest barrels of the stuff, i think it may be 60kg im not sure ..and it lasts for about 6-8 months ! Stays in seemingly good condition too. Cant for the life of me remember the name / where its from though ..but definitly keep your eyes out

 

[lochpearl]

D_L are you talking about Feedmark??? That's where I buy the vats of it from!!!

 

[fingers_crossed]

Feedmark definately do 457(?) day bags

 

[MagicMelon]

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No I no longer feed garlic
Some studies have shown that garlic can damage microflora in the gut of sensitive horses and actually make skin conditions worse.

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This is the reason I stopped feeding it to mine, especially to one who has allergies and therefore already has super sensitive skin!

 

[devilinajar]

We feed garlic to help with the flies and also for circulation!!!

 

[SARAHJH]

I always used to feed garlic granules to all our horses for respiration & fly prevention but now have stopped using it on one as he suffers with a sensitive digestion. It can affect horses the same way it can affect humans - like onions! You can buy granules in big tubs from places like Countrywide.

 

[Coffee_Bean]

I feed garlic granules for all the above reasons, bought 20kg in bulk off eBay, for about £45 and its lasting me agesss!

 

[happyhack]

we feed garlic. One clove chopped and mixed in with their feed and they all love it!

 

[JoBo]

I feed garlic granules. Bodey gets irritated by the rape pollen (head shakes) and believe it or not it really helps, don’t ask me how but it does.