PINK POWDER - what is it/does it do exactly?

[EquestrianFairy]

As above? Im confused.. what is it?
A balancer? A pick me up? Weight gain?

My boy is currently on Codlivine vit and mins supp and i was looking at pink powder but im not sure if its what im supposed to be looking at?

 

[ladyt25]

All I know is it aids and improves digestion. We used it many years ago on an old pony who scoured very badly and we struggled to keep weight on him.

I'm sure someone on here will know exactly what it is / how it works though!

 

[fairyclare]

If you phone the NAF hotline they will be able to tell you exactaly what it does and what it should be used for.

It gives you a brief summery here http://www.naf-uk.com/pinkpowder.html

I gave it to my mare after she had Colic, she had colidone then when that was finished i changed her on to pink powder.

 

[SilverSkye]

I feed it as a balancer as skye is a fussy beast and wont eat topspec, blue chip or any of the other balancers so i feed pink powder as i can just add it to her normal feed. I feed it all year round as through the winter it helps me keep her weight on and previously she has had a couple of very mild colic attacks ( bought on if she thinks she is going hunting and gets anxious) and through the summer she often gets very loose when on new grass and it seems to stop that as well.
I never feed any additional vits or minerals ( although do feed a glucosamine supplement for joints) as the pink powder has everything she needs.
Friend gives her horse a 30 day course every few months as a bit of a pick me up if he is in hard work as well.
Not sure if that is any help.

 

[TGM]

It contains yeast, probiotics and vitamins and minerals and therefore is a balancer in the sense that it supplies these. However, it does not contain the same amount of protein as standard balancers like Blue Chip Original or Top Spec Comprehensive Balancer (but similar levels of protein to Blue Chip Lami Light and Top Spec Anti Lam).

It is a pick-me-up because the yeast and probiotics are meant to repopulate the friendly bacteria in the gut, which can be adversely affected by stress, antibiotic treatment etc.

As for weight gain, it is not a weight gain feed in the sense that it contains a lot of calories, however, by encouraging the friendly gut bacteria it can optimise the horse's digestion of fibre foods, therefore increase weight gain in the long run.

 

[Flibble]

I was recommended to use it when I bought Drifter to help him settle when he moved home. He started chewing wood the day he arrived. I rang NAF and they said this was a common reaction to a change of management as acid builds up in the Gut and it is what often sets of the wood chewing habit in young horses. A friend had already suggested I try it.
The lady at NAf could not have been more helpful. I bought one tub as she said he would not need it permanently. He stopped the wood chewing after two days and has never done it since and thats now 3.5 months and he only had it for 28 days.