Is a powder supplement enough?

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almrc

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Well, my lovely good do-er has been on topspec lite all winter. It did her good as she was lacking energy so it gave her that bit more. However, I can see her weight creeping up again. Topspec nutritional advice people say not to half the TS Lite as the grass doesn't provide all the nutrients needed for the feet etc. TS recommended feeding TS antilam as it does the same as Topspec Lite, but has much less calories. However, its £10 more expensive per bag!!!!!

A couple of years back over summer, her feet got very bad and cracked a lot loosing shoes as she wasn't on a supplement. What can I give her as an alternative, will a powder supplement be enough? I do of course worry about her feet, else I would feed her nothing!

Thank you :)
 
How about swapping to a good allround vit / min supplement like Benevit, Equivite or the one I'm currently raving about: Equine Answers 365 complete. Economical and very very impressive results.

Just needs a teeny handful of chaff - smells lovely and mine go nuts for it as it smells divine!
 
Thank you, they sound good. What is the main difference between a balancer and the powder? will she get enough from a powder to keep her feet in tip top shape?
 
Go to your local feed merchants and read the labels! For feet the horse needs a minimum of 15mg biotin per day. Plus zinc and methionine help the feet too. Some supplements you need to feed at a much higher amount to get this- so look at the dose and work out the cost per dose to see value for money.

A balancer contains vits/mins and sometimes yeast/probiotics in a pellet form with varying bases- the base will affect the protein and energy content. However you only feed small amounts (cupfuls), so the overall additional energy and protein you are feeding is still small. A powder supplement can be just as good and often cheaper but you do have to do your homework as the contents and levels vary enormously and with many you are just paying for the marketing and advertising!
 
I am going somewhere today - thank you for your advice on what to look for, very helpful and I will write those down and look. I have heard that pink powder is good but can cause weight gain. As you said though, now I know what to look for for healthy feet I can do that
 
There are much more cost effective supplements than pink powder if you read the labels! It may cause weight gain because it contains yeast, which makes conditions in the gut favourable for digestion and so optimises the digestive process (particularly digstion of fibre), making it more efficient.
 
ok, thank you for that, will def have a good look. I doubt though that any powder supplement will make her gain as much weight as topspec lite, so it will be worth a go.
 
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