Lo Cal Balancer

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russianhorse

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Afternoon all,

I was just wondering if anyone has had problems with their horses on Lo Cal Balancer?

Just before Xmas, I contacted baileys feeds to discuss my horses' diet, as i wanted to make sure that he was getting the right stuff being he is now 23 (and has EMND). My friends horse, who was the same age as Dizzy, recently died, so I started to worry that my man was getting on a bit and wanted what was best for him.

Well, I had him on care n Condition mix, Chaff, N0.4 topline & sugarbeet, with soya oil for good measure as his coat was a little scurfy. This has him in good nick and he looked healthy, but Baileys advised just to feed him Topline and lo-cal balancer, with a little chaff.

So......based on this advice I changed it to what they recommended, changing it slowly and steadily since before Xmas to just over 2 weeks ago. However Tuesday just gone, he came down with terrible colic. Luckily overnight, he managed to clear it all through and is all okay now.

But now I'm worried about what to feed him. Vet said stick to lo-cal balancer as would be good for him, but Im unsure what to do.

That'll teach me not to trust my own instincts :(
 
This is the time of year they get colic more often!

If they were to colic at this time of year it is more likely to be down to hay impaction, or rapid changes of feed (like a sudden bran mash), or worm burden, than feed changes from 2 weeks ago (IME).

Our vet used to tell us that no matter what you do, you can't make them any younger.
 
My horse has been on low cal for years (had a go at top spec which was fab but he held a little too much weight on it) my horse is in good condition, shiny coat, good feet and plenty of energy. He is only fed a little alfa a lite alongside this, currently with soaked hay.
 
thank you for replying :)

No, I know - just wanted to make sure he had the right nutrients etc (I think it just threw me that my friends horse died and i realised my lad was getting more vulnerable, although he neither acts nor looks like a 23 year old and the farmer thinks he'll outlive us all lol

maybe it was just down to Hay impaction then. Vet seemed to think taking out the sugarbeet may have contributed, as it releases alot of water once in gut. Weirdly I couldn't find anything different at all that would have caused this onset, and he's not suffered colic before so could only put it down to change in feed. It certainly wasn't a "textbook" example of colic, so I don't know
 
I put my mare on it last year for about 6-8 weeks and was told by my farrier to take her off it. Not only did she get quite fizzed up but while she was on it the quality of her feet deteriorated dramatically. When I took her off it within and within the next visit her feet where almost back to normal.
 
My baby highland lost weight recently due to a virus and with poor grazing, has been struglling to catch up. On the advice of his breeder I have been adding lo-cal to his feed and he is great on it. We've had no problems and he is catching up in the weight stakes.
 
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