Simple system

I used it about 5 yrs ago for my last horse who kept getting colic (turned out to be a suger intolerance) and I thought it was fab. I fed him two diffrent sorts one was in nut form and the other in flat cakes sorry can't remember what they were called, and you just soak it in water, my boy loved it really sloppy, I also used a addative of there's as well. He looked great on it and he hunted and competed while on it and I never had any probs while he was fed it. The kind lady also delivered it to my door
the black in my sig is him
 
I use it all the time. No sugar and no molasses and helpful friendly people when you speak to them. I would never feed the recommended amounts, but they are suggested as a hay replacer in all fairness.

We use LucieNuts which are soaked, LucieStalks which are fibre and also Pura Beet in the winter. Total Eclipse supplement at coat change times and that is it. We have several horses so delivery is free and its great having it delivered to the door.
 
I use their blue grass nuts for my TB who is hard to keep weight on but reacts to anything even remotely conditioning. He has been on these for over a year and is the most chilled out I have ever seen him while also looking the best he ever has. I would highly recommend.
 
You'll find it cheaper to feed the items you really need.

If you are considering Simple Systems ask your questions on the UKNHCP forum

I have 4 so it is simply too expensive.

The Charnwood Mills Linseed is about 1/2 the price of the SS linseed and is always much fresher.

Alfalfa is suspect in my opinion for horses with metabolic issues (that's same as Lucerne)

I buy these from muyy local Agri store:
Brewers yeast
Magnesium Oxide
Linseed
Seaweed
Unmollassed beet

The other thing to consider is that they use Magnesium Sulphate in some feeds (such as the metaslim) and that's not really the best form, maybe not ideal.
 
I seem to remember a nutritionist saying that seaweed isn't a very good supplement for horses. Something to do with iodine? And it is lacking in other minerals.
 
Ok, thanks for your replies...I rang the help line and they reccommended Total Eclipse and green gold. He's a 4 year old ish, good doer, really chilled i don't want him to change but want to give him a small feed through the winter so he can get all the extra vitamins etc. He's not getting fed at the mo, just plenty of grazing and hay. he is in light work, but that will increase gradually as the months go on!! Any ideas of what else would be suitable??
 
I used it in the past.

Now I buy Dengie Alfalfa Pellets and Speedibeet - much easier to obtain and equal in price.

Their main supplement Total Eclipse - as Brucea says, you can buy the ingredients cheaper and make it yourself.

I also don't feed seaweed anymore but do like the mixes from Equinatural.
 
DipseyDeb said:
Ok, thanks for your replies...I rang the help line and they reccommended Total Eclipse and green gold. He's a 4 year old ish, good doer, really chilled i don't want him to change but want to give him a small feed through the winter so he can get all the extra vitamins etc. He's not getting fed at the mo, just plenty of grazing and hay. he is in light work, but that will increase gradually as the months go on!! Any ideas of what else would be suitable??
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Fast Fibre or Speedibeet or Dengie Alfalfa or Dengie HiFi as a base with a vit and min balancer. Pink Powder is popular (although ridiculously expensive for what it is).

Or you could make it yourself from micronised linseed, brewers yeast, magnesium oxide/cal mag and selected herbs.
 
I feed Lucie Nuts and Purabeet to 10 horses, I find it quite economical compared to sweet feeds, and the Purabeet is is better value and equal quality to speedibeet, although it takes longer to soak. I use Feedmark's Benevit as a general supplement.
 
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