non heating chaff for resting horse

[UKa]

Hi, I need to give my girl a couple of months off to recover from a strain in the back. SHe is turned out 24/7 but need to keep up feeding for bulk as she is a poor doer and grass doesn't seem enough at the moment. She normally gets Alfa A Oil with high fibre nuts but as she won't be doing any work I wonder if there is a better, low energy but ;fibery' alternative chaff for her. She needs low sugar low starch as she is prone to tying up. Any thoughts? Thanks.

 

[fizzer]

http://halleysfeeds.co.uk/ocart_halleysfeeds/index.php?route=product/category&path=81_82

 

[Mince Pie]

Dengie good doer.

 

[Hen]

Agree with fizzer, or something like Saracen Slim Chaff.

 

[whizzer]

I use spillers conditioning fibre as part of a low sugar,low starch diet. My horse can't tolerate pure alfalfa chaffs & this really suits him & never hots him up.

 

[Miss L Toe]

Dengie good doer.

OP needs to keep the weight on, good doer is to keep weight off, I feed Dengie non molassed, it comes in lo alfa or with alfa, and is very tasty, it has light coating of oil, but I also feed micronised linseed meal with added minerals to keep a bit of condition on as well as to improve skin and coat.

 

[Ella19]

I'm on my phone so no idea where you are but if you are anywhere near Guildford, Surrey I have a lot of oat straw chaff to get through and you would be welcome to a bins worth if you would like it!

 

[Mince Pie]

Yes I appreciate that but this:

"low energy but ;fibery' alternative chaff for her. She needs low sugar low starch as she is prone to tying up"

Suggest that she is looking for fibre and using other low starch conditioning feeds
(you might want to look at the Rowen and Barbery Solutions Mash OP : http://www.rowenbarbary.co.uk/horse_feed_products/conditioning/36. I haven't used this one personally but their other products are very good.)
as well as the chaff.

 

[ILuvCowparsely]

Fibergy my mare is box rest it has lovely smell and low energy much nicer than Hi Fi

http://www.dodsonandhorrell.com/our-feeds/chaffsforage/chaffsforage/fibergy.html

 

[claribella]

Does it have to be chaff? My poor doer is on fast fibre which soaks within five mins and it includes essential vits and mins. It's low sugar/starch and unmolassed. I add inseed to mine for condition. Works to be cheap and does the trick.

 

[ellie_e]

I use Hi fi molasses free, also comes in a alfa a version

 

[Rebecca1988]

Alfa-a unmollased is a good one.

 

[texel]

Easy Rider by Badminton horse feeds - it is dried grass and oat straw chaff, low starch, no sugar, no alfalfa or barley, it is a hugh fibre feed with vitamins and biotin and oil. very good price too.

I switched to lt last year and have used it ever since.

 

[caramel]

I use hifi molasses free, works wonders.