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I ordered bulk quantities of rosemary, thyme and oregano for the cobs which are now sitting waiting for me in the hallway to take action plus some spearmint. How much should I be feeding them? I was going to mix equal quantities of the first 3 in tubs to keep in the yard and then sprinkle some spearmint. 15hh cob, 14.3hh cob, 14hh highland x but now not sure how much I should be building up to. Thank you in advance.
 
I give mine a 60ml scoop twice a day. Sorry not sure what that is in weight.
Ones a 14.2 and the other is a generous 16.1 😂
 
Dave's Mam said:
There was a really good thread, but damned if I can find it now.
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Feeding Oily Herbs - pros and cons

I've read a lot about feeding Oily herbs (oregano, thyme and rosemary mainly) I just wondered what the benefits are to this that people have noticed......and if there any cons.....ie horse becoming fizzy etc. Interested to know people's experiences ☺️
forums.horseandhound.co.uk forums.horseandhound.co.uk

ETA wow that worked. 😂
 
Nothing scientific how I feed mine, I just mix the three bags into three containers and give them a scoop plus some spearmint.

I would add that I ran out a few weeks ago and changed to Equimins vitamins for their feet and their coats don’t look nearly as shiny. Once it’s runs out I will be back to the oily herbs.
 
I do recommend trying them each separately first. Small cob won't touch it and I could do with knowing which one she objects to but I mixed 6kg in one go so waiting for the others to finish that.

In general herbs are fed at around 30-50g per day for a horse. This is pretty much any herb and stays constant, so if you fed one herb you'd feed 30g but if you fed 3 it'd be 10g of each.

This is according to my ancient book which Hilton herbs seems to be based on. I am no expert herbalist!
 
Jambarissa said:
I do recommend trying them each separately first. Small cob won't touch it and I could do with knowing which one she objects to but I mixed 6kg in one go so waiting for the others to finish that.

In general herbs are fed at around 30-50g per day for a horse. This is pretty much any herb and stays constant, so if you fed one herb you'd feed 30g but if you fed 3 it'd be 10g of each.

This is according to my ancient book which Hilton herbs seems to be based on. I am no expert herbalist!
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Mine only ate it in small amounts first but I think adding mint helps.
 
Peglo said:
Oh I never said on the other thread, never thought until HHD mentioned their coats but Tali, my haffie is covered in dapples this year.
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Interesting my chestnut is very dapply at the moment she usually doesnt get them till the coat changes and only for a few weeks. Been feeding oily herbs about 6 months
 
Peglo said:
I do but I don’t actually know if you need to. I was feeding a gut balancer before I started on the herbs.
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Thanks Peglo. Please could I ask which gut balancer do you use. I have been looking at the new one from Horse Herbs called Microbiome Boost or Science Supplements Gut Balancer which is quite expensive. At the moment I am feeding brewers yeast.
 
onemoretime said:
Thanks Peglo. Please could I ask which gut balancer do you use. I have been looking at the new one from Horse Herbs called Microbiome Boost or Science Supplements Gut Balancer which is quite expensive. At the moment I am feeding brewers yeast.
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I use the Protexin one. I work in a feed store so the lasses order in a big bucket for me to save a bit of money but they give me a bit of a discount too so works out quite good.
 
Peglo said:
I do but I don’t actually know if you need to. I was feeding a gut balancer before I started on the herbs.
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not sure about the meaning of gut balancer as a specific term

You can feed prebiotics / probiotics / things to modify gut pH / things to support gut lining

My understanding is the following

- Prebiotics - a good food source for gut microbes - oily herbs, speedibeet, commercial prebiotics, (Protexin "gut balancer" includes prebiotics), diverse meadow grasses and plant species. hedgerow herbs etc
- Probiotics - are live microorganisms that are good microbes, aimed to increase the population of good microbes in the gut. Stomach acid will kill most, unless are a protected format (the main ingredient of Protexin "gut balancer" is the protected probiotic, though other companies sell it too)
- things to modify pH - aiming to reduce acidity - antacids e.g. equishure - encapsulated sodium bicarbonate to protect from stomach acid to reach hind gut, lots of products aimed to lower stomach acidity but limited as horse produces stomach acid continually, and bucket feeds only a short time in stomach
- things to support gut lining - micronised linseed increases mucilage production, products with pectin in support gut lining, e.g. ulcer supplements, speedibeet etc.
 
Fieldlife said:
not sure about the meaning of gut balancer as a specific term

You can feed prebiotics / probiotics / things to modify gut pH / things to support gut lining

My understanding is the following

- Prebiotics - a good food source for gut microbes - oily herbs, speedibeet, commercial prebiotics, (Protexin "gut balancer" includes prebiotics), diverse meadow grasses and plant species. hedgerow herbs etc
- Probiotics - are live microorganisms that are good microbes, aimed to increase the population of good microbes in the gut. Stomach acid will kill most, unless are a protected format (the main ingredient of Protexin "gut balancer" is the protected probiotic, though other companies sell it too)
- things to modify pH - aiming to reduce acidity - antacids e.g. equishure - encapsulated sodium bicarbonate to protect from stomach acid to reach hind gut, lots of products aimed to lower stomach acidity but limited as horse produces stomach acid continually, and bucket feeds only a short time in stomach
- things to support gut lining - micronised linseed increases mucilage production, products with pectin in support gut lining, e.g. ulcer supplements, speedibeet etc.
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Thank you for that @Fieldlife. Very informative. 😊
 
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