Happy Hoof?

[sleepingdragon10]

Right....I was rather bored earlier on so went net surfing and happened upon another equine forum. Now don't worry guys and gals,I was no traitor...I stayed loyal to HHO and declined to join.

BUT,I did read a few of the feed related posts,and the vast majority of people who commented were staunchly anti-Happy Hoof

Their reasoning for this was based upon the assumptions that it's heavily molassed(

), AND that it makes horses fizzy(

)

Now,I was under the impression that it's neither molassed, nor is it particularly calorific,and has little in it that would cause "fizzy" behaviour.

So my question is,am I wrong?

Cheers

Bethxx

 

[Deefa]

My boys are both on it, never had any problems. And its about the only thing that doesn't make my welshy fizzy.

 

[Lucy_Ally]

Happy Hoof has a coating of Soya oil, no molasses as it is approved by the laminitis trust and especially for good doers. People should get their facts straight before bad mouthing things!

As a staunch Hapy Hoof lover and probably spillers best customer I think it should be a compulsory feedstuff for all fatties

http://www.spillers-feeds.com/en-gb/unit...res/happy-hoof/

 

[sleepingdragon10]

Exactly my point.One girl commented about a pony who was banged up 24/7 and complained about it's fizzy behaviour.She attributed it to the Happy Hoof

WTF!?!?!

 

[Lucy_Ally]

Hehe! Sounds like a quality forum *snigger*

 

[TGM]

Has never made any of mine fizzy and don't believe it is heavily molassed. I *think*, dredging back in my unreliable memory, that it may contain molasses extract, but not molasses itself. And because it is Laminitis Trust approved there is a limit to how much soluble carbohydrate it can contain.

 

[eekmon]

Well our little laminitic pony at our yard is on it ( vet recommended) So God knows how its 'heavily molassed' plus I think it's approved by the laminitis trust, ( could be wrong

) Silly people....

 

[fairhill]

I wish it made mine fizzy - I've had to add a working mix to try and get some energy out of her - she's been on it without any problems for the last 2 years. I can't remember seeing molasses in the ingredients - its quite dry in texture.

 

[Sooty]

We feed Happy Hoof in the belief that it is a low sugar feed. We'd feed plain chaff if we could find it, but HH seems fine. It does seem unlikely that it would make a horse fizzy, but some horses can react differently to feeds. Toffee can eat unlimited carrots, Beano gets hyper after more than three! As HH is approved by the Laminitis Trust I would think you could feel pretty confident in feeding it. So no, you are not wrong!

 

[sleepingdragon10]

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We feed Happy Hoof in the belief that it is a low sugar feed. We'd feed plain chaff if we could find it, but HH seems fine. It does seem unlikely that it would make a horse fizzy, but some horses can react differently to feeds. Toffee can eat unlimited carrots, Beano gets hyper after more than three! As HH is approved by the Laminitis Trust I would think you could feel pretty confident in feeding it. So no, you are not wrong!

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Thank god for that!!Thought I was going mad for a minute there

I could understand it if just a few seemed abit off with the Happy Hoof,but the way itvwas being talked about you'd think Satan himself had created it!!

 

[MagicMelon]

I think they're being muppets and not getting their facts right! Happy Hoof is very good for fatties or lami's. Although my lami pony prefers Safe & Sound