Slober Mash

[flowersgirl]

Hey everyone

I've just bought my 31 year old gelding some Slober Mash, which he loves. I'm just wondering if anyone has used this and what their views are on it. Also I'm wondering whether I can feed this on its own or whether to add chaff/mix to it.

Any help would be appreciated

Liz

 

[Bettyboo222]

Hey everyone

I've just bought my 31 year old gelding some Slober Mash, which he loves. I'm just wondering if anyone has used this and what their views are on it. Also I'm wondering whether I can feed this on its own or whether to add chaff/mix to it.

Any help would be appreciated

Liz

I used it B (44) loved it, but I found it gave her the runs. I swapped to ready mash instead

 

[flowersgirl]

Thanks Christmas-Fairy

I did feed him Ready Mash last winter but for some reason this year he won't eat it. He's getting really fussy with his feed at the moment and not eating much hence putting him on Slober Mash.

He's only had 3 feeds of Slober Mash and so far no squits.

 

[Oberon]

Sugar + Starch 44,2% on website? Surely that's a typo?

Flaked cereals and corn (really not good for the digestion and can get better calories from other, more easily digestible sources)

Linseed, alfalfa and wheat bran - likely cheaper to buy separately to feed.

 

[Oberon]

However - at 31, if he likes it then he can have whatever he wants

 

[sillygillyhorse]

Sugar + Starch at 44.2% is indeed a typo. I have the Havens information sheet with the full nutrient content in front of me and the sugar + starch is 29.5%. The Energy level is 10.5.

It is a feed that contains toasted linseedmeal which has a purifying action hence some horses seeming loose on it to begin with, it is also rich in oil.

I use it as a base feed for all the horses on my yard, from colicky retired TB eventer, showjumpers competing affiliated, a childs hunting pony to a growing 3yo warmblood. I feed it soaked at a ratio of scoop feed to scoop of water. I no longer buy chaff, despite the slobbermash being soaked they still have to chew. It keeps the condition on them without blowing their brains. Whilst you may be able to buy all the ingredients separately the overall cost of doing so would not stack up.

Overall I am extremely impressed with this feed, I was first introduced to it whilst out in Belgium, could not believe the difference it made to one of mine that had not travelled so well. The colicky horse I have has never been able to eat full rations of any hard feed without having colic attacks, he has now been fed on slobbermash for the last six months with no problems at all. I did try the readymash and all of mine, without exception, turned their noses up at it, I also thought it had a strange smell which may have been due to the high milk powder content it has.

 

[frozzy]

I dont have personal experience as I have never fed it but a lady I sold two to used it to feed them after they had a dreadful influenza virus that went round the barn like wildfire. The two boys looked like skin and bone! It was fed to them whilst recovering and they quickly put on weight they had lost.

 

[Allover]

I fed it to an oldie (36) i was looking after and really liked the feed, he kept his weight well and looked good.

 

[Nocturnal]

Am I the only one really put off by the name? Don't think I could ever feed my horses something with Slobber in the title...

 

[sillygillyhorse]

dont let the name put you off! When mixed with water this feed goes like a thick stodgy porridge. The horses love it and make real slobbery noise to eat it, just don't let them wipe their mouth on you!

I wondered what on earth it was when I was first introduced to it as "slobber" but after seeing how well it worked and how much the horses loved it (especially mixed with warm water) I was more than happy to feed my gang on it.

 

[Oberon]

Sugar + Starch at 44.2% is indeed a typo. I have the Havens information sheet with the full nutrient content in front of me and the sugar + starch is 29.5%. The Energy level is 10.5.

It is a feed that contains toasted linseedmeal which has a purifying action hence some horses seeming loose on it to begin with, it is also rich in oil.

I use it as a base feed for all the horses on my yard, from colicky retired TB eventer, showjumpers competing affiliated, a childs hunting pony to a growing 3yo warmblood. I feed it soaked at a ratio of scoop feed to scoop of water. I no longer buy chaff, despite the slobbermash being soaked they still have to chew. It keeps the condition on them without blowing their brains. Whilst you may be able to buy all the ingredients separately the overall cost of doing so would not stack up.

Overall I am extremely impressed with this feed, I was first introduced to it whilst out in Belgium, could not believe the difference it made to one of mine that had not travelled so well. The colicky horse I have has never been able to eat full rations of any hard feed without having colic attacks, he has now been fed on slobbermash for the last six months with no problems at all. I did try the readymash and all of mine, without exception, turned their noses up at it, I also thought it had a strange smell which may have been due to the high milk powder content it has.

29.5% not much better.

I've been feeding linseed for years - I've never heard of it making horses loose?

I'd consider the grain would be doing that by messing with the gut flora?

Glad your horses do well on it. I'll stick with my boring feeds or my old boy

 

[sillygillyhorse]

Oberon have you actually fed slobbermash? I suspect not. The OP was asking for opinions from those that had used the product and their view of it. Unless you have used the product in question IMO this leaves you rather unqualified to comment let alone make patronising or condescending statements

 

[pastel]

I manage a retirement home so many 30 pluses with no teeth.........we soak our conditioning mix with a bit of high fibre nuts , this gives them the calories with the fibre and some sugar beet added.

 

[flowersgirl]

Thanks everyone for your replies

My old boy (31) seems to be really enjoying it and leaving his other feed to eat the slobber mash first.

He's currently fed on verteran chaff, senior conditioning mix, barley and hi fibre cubes but has started to leave his feed. He'd lost alot of weight last year so don't want to have another winter of worrying about whether he's having enough to eat as he's not a gutsy horse.

I've cut out the chaff, cubes and all supplements as he just wasn't eating anything, well that was until my feed supplier gave me a free sample of the slobber mash.

I'm going to continue to feed the slobber mash as my old boy totally loves it.

Just wondering if any of you would add anything to the slober mash or would you contine to give normal feed and give the slobber mash as an extra