Progressive Earth

I don't use them because I read the list of ingredients. I don't want to feed my horses soya because the vast majority of the world's soya is GM and i would NEVER give my horses onion.
 
Onion, huh. I use the pro balance and sometimes pro hoof, mag ox and brewers yeast. My horses hooves have improved so much since using the pro balance.
 
Nice to deal with and the stuff arrives quickly I buy my mag ox from them.
I used pro hoof for a while but it not work for us I have seen differences from using farriers formula and the forage plus balancers , however I do believe that what supps work will vary according to the land you live on so I don't think you can hold that agaisnt them.
 
Very reliable and easy to deal with. I buy some straight minerals from them where their prices are best.(also use equimins and forageplus and taycrest for magox in bulk.)

Goldenstar I did a speadsheet comparing all the forageplus and progressive earth balancers and the proportions of the main minerals is roughly the same however the recommended dose is very different so with forageplus you feed roughly twice the levels.
This is reflected in the prices.
 
After having my grass analysed Pro Balance covers most that I need . My horses feet have improved and they are all seem more chilled.
 
Follysmum said:
After having my grass analysed Pro Balance covers most that I need . My horses feet have improved and they are all seem more chilled.
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Very nice to deal with :) I have used them for a few years. I did feed ProHoof and ProBalance but changed to ForagePlus because horse seemed to need the big guns in terms of minerals. At the same time, I still bought my YeaSacc etc from Mel at ProEarth. However now we've had the grass tested and there are ingredients in the ForagePlus we don't need - so I have priced buying the individual ingredients we DO need from Progressive Earth and it's going to be half the price - plus complimentary sweetie ;)

I've never noticed onion on the list of ingredients of anything I bought from them?
 
Yes it is well worth having your grass analysed as you then know exactly what you need. I was wasting money before on feed their diet did not need.
 
Brightbay said:
However now we've had the grass tested and there are ingredients in the ForagePlus we don't need - so I have priced buying the individual ingredients we DO need from Progressive Earth and it's going to be half the price - plus complimentary sweetie ;)
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Depending on what you need, might be worth checking out the Equimins straight minerals. They don't do the Bioplex copper and Zinc but do virtually everything else and you get free postage after £25 so that helps.

That was page 2 on the spreadsheet - comparing prices of straights from different suppliers taking postage into account. Yes I'm deeply sad.
 
criso said:
Depending on what you need, might be worth checking out the Equimins straight minerals. They don't do the Bioplex copper and Zinc but do virtually everything else and you get free postage after £25 so that helps.

That was page 2 on the spreadsheet - comparing prices of straights from different suppliers taking postage into account. Yes I'm deeply sad.
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Well that makes me sad too, as I spent my Saturday morning making a similar spreadsheet :o I never thought of Equimins... used to use Hoofmender and they were good to use and reliable.
 
NooNoo59 said:
How do you go about getting grazing analysed?
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There a few options. I think e.g Simple Systems does it, and I think possibly Dodson & Horrell. But not all of them analyse all the minerals you need analysed... You need to check. I used ForagePlus because I'd already been using their balancer (very successfully), and because the lab they use covers everything. You can get grass (and hay or haylage depending on what your horse eats most of) analysed for mineral content but also for sugar content. I didn't bother with the sugar - horse in question is not particularly sugar sensitive - but I did need to know about minerals. Once you have the analysis done, ForagePlus (and, I think, the others?) will do a calculation for you where you put in everything your horse eats in terms of mineral composition, and then work out how much of each specific mineral you need to add to get a balanced profile. I did this bit myself with the help of a knowledgeable friend.
 
I use their magnesium oxide & pro balance + . Pete's coat & feet are looking better then ever.

I really rate them - good prices, good customer & fast delivery ... with the added bonus of a free chocolate bar! x
 
criso said:
Goldenstar I did a speadsheet comparing all the forageplus and progressive earth balancers and the proportions of the main minerals is roughly the same however the recommended dose is very different so with forageplus you feed roughly twice the levels.
This is reflected in the prices.
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sorry to resurrect but hope criso is about to clarify if possible? Am I right in thinking the proearth balancer is cheaper and you also need to feed half the amount?
 
If you feed either pro earth or forage plus balancers at the recommended dose the FP has roughly twice the levels per serving
e.g. Zinc pro hoof has 575mg, Forageplus 1200 magnesium 6 and 10 and so on.

There are other differences and both companies offer basic and premium products.


This difference in mineral levels is reflected in the price with forageplus being more expensive so imo they offer the same value for money.
 
criso said:
If you feed either pro earth or forage plus balancers at the recommended dose the FP has roughly twice the levels per serving
e.g. Zinc pro hoof has 575mg, Forageplus 1200 magnesium 6 and 10 and so on.

There are other differences and both companies offer basic and premium products.


This difference in mineral levels is reflected in the price with forageplus being more expensive so imo they offer the same value for money.
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thank you !
 
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