making speedibeet more tasty?!?

If he really does not like it can you give him something else instead, most horses seem to eat speedibeet but one of mine would only eat a very small amount never eating enough to have any benefit so I stopped giving him any.

If you are still trying to get weight on him without using anything high in starch there are many other things you can use, fast fibre, soaked grass nuts, a quality chaff with oil in it or linseed would be a few suggestions that he may prefer.
 
Horses are sugarholics, if they have been getting feed laced with molasses for long periods it can be hard to get them eating proper horse food.
My solution is to not pander to their refusal to eat a bucket. I'd rather throw stuff away for a week or two rather than keep trying to tempt them.
None I've put on a proper diet have lasted more than a week, especially when they see others eating.
 
Grate an apple into it? Mine eat it fine, but there again it has more sugar than the Simple System we used to use so maybe they are grateful!
 
Mine have no issues with it but they've been used to very little sugar and fillers for awhile now. Mine are mixed with oats depending on horse. Some get a token handful, others get more. I also add a chop, their vits&mins, salt, mag, and flax.

Terri
 
My mare will only eat it hot, she absolutley wolfs it plus whatever its mixed with. She'll try and pick through it if its cold and end up wasting it all.

Worth mixing it with warm water if you can :)
 
I think you have to be careful about adding things like apple juice. If you've chosen to use Speedibeet instead of molassed sugarbeet it defeats the purpose to add the sugar back in the form of flavouring.

There are two things I would consider

1) Is it a texture thing, some horses don't like wet feeds in which case it might be better drained and mixed with a plain straw chaff.
2) Are you using it to carry alot of supplements in which case I would take these out initially and add them back gradually once he is eating the base feed. You can try things like fenugreek, mint or liquorice powder as flavourings as well as some other herbs or spices to see if it helps.
 
Thanks guys, ill try pereserve for a bit longer. My issue is that he cannot afford to lose any weight at all! But ill try it warm especially now its cold, it may tempt him.

No its not hiding much just pink powder and he's always had sugarbeet which is obviously wet and never had a problem.
 
I grow a big pot of fresh mint in a flowerpot by the feed room door and pick a few fresh leaves, chop them up to nothing so the juice is released and mix them in the feed. Worked for bute and danilon.
 
I find with Handy garlic works well :) also when visiting Sir Michael Stoute's yard, they have honey in their feeds, so that might be worth a try. Will try it with Handy at some point :)
 
He doesn't like honey anyway :( tonight I cut it down to half a scoop and mixed it with soaked barley rings and then added his chaff and unsoaked barley rings and he seemed to tuck in a bit more - we'll see how empty his bucket is tomorrow! Iv found some mint rather cheap in a small tub so that will be my next step, oh and the warm water - I like the peppermint tea idea too. He had peppermint tea when he was in his worst grass sickness days and refused to drink.
 
I'd second trying warm water. I add it to speedibeet & fast fibre, mine love it. Especially now it's colder, bit like cold soup/hot soup for humans I know which I'd prefer!
 
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