Horses with ulcers! How do you feed and manage yours?

[Charmin]

She's on working nuts, dengie hi-fi and oats in the summer for an added sparkle. She's out 24/7 anyway and has access to haylage in the winter.

I'm completely new to this and not sure what to change her to. No cereal I understand, and little starch? But she holds her weight very well (perhaps a little too well) so nothing that would cause too much weight gain.

She gets a net of haylage before being ridden anyway.

Just not sure what to feed that won't break the bank. Any supplements that people would recommend?

 

[ecrozier]

Mine just has fast fibre and hifi molasses free - supplement wise I am just about to try the EquineScience one as read good reviews and he doesn't like the taste of the one from the vet - leaves bits of feed if he can tell where it is! Also lots of high fibre forage, preferably ad lib, and I know some people give a small chaff feed before riding too. Has she been scoped/had a course of gastroguard?

 

[kinnygirl1]

Mine was treated with gastrogard for ulcers last year and has since been scoped clear. I maintain on hifi molasses free and fast fibre and I used feedmark gastric comfort. I would also recommend protexin acid ease. The biggest thing I changed tho is that he now lives out 24/7 on good but scrubby grazing. This seems to be really helping him.

 

[fusspot]

Mine cannot live out but I make sure he has access to hay at all times,feed he is on Hi Fi Molasses Free,Hi Fibre Nuts,Lo Cal Balancer with a splash of Oil which the vet was pretty adamant he should have.I do make sure he has half a scoop of chaff about 30mins before I exercise and this does def help.

 

[ecrozier]

Interesting we all feed hifi molasses free!