speedibeet

[spooks]

whats the life span once its made up ? if i was to make it up for the horse night feed would it be ok to also use the next morning , approx 15 hours. or do i need to make fresh each feed ? currently make fresh each time but never get it right and always end up chucking a load out!

 

[meandmyself]

I've made it the day before and used it. Works alright if you keep it nice and cool.

 

[leanne123]

i normally make a bucket full at a time and that does my 18.3hh gelding 4 feeds, which at 2 per day takes 2 days to use.
when the weather gets colder though i will make it with hot water, so when its ready it will be warm rather than cold. my horse also prefers it warm on a nippy morning.

 

[the watcher]

36hours is fine, maybe less in high summer, if I have any extra then i always cover it to keep the midges off as they seem to like it

 

[MillionDollar]

Sorry to butt in on your thread, but what is this like? Is it really good? And how much do you pay per bag? And last one i promise- how long does a bag last?
Thanks, Claire

 

[YorksG]

It is excellent especially if like me you tend to forget to put your sugarbeet to soak the night before! Seems to keep for ages if in a dry bin.

 

[spooks]

its very convienent! 10 minute soak and your done. im feeding two and the bag lasted about a month but i never get the amount right and have been chucking the leftovers out until now as ive been informed that it will last up to a couple of days! i think its around £4 a bag , not sure really as dont look at prices for stuff i have to have for the neds lol.. horses seem to like it to..can send you some to try if you want ? PM me if you want some

 

[Toby_Zaphod]

It should ceratinly keep for a couple of days however it definately depends on the weather. When the weather is hot it seems to ferment. It starts to smell like stale beer? a bit rancid, then you must sling it.

I remember it first coming on the market, everyone was a bit dubious of it because ordinary sugarbeet took hours tro soak & no one truisted Speedibeet claims. Now we use it without giving it a second thought.

 

[WishfulThinker]

God!! I'm terrible then!! Beau LOVES it if it is about 3 days old!! ....................but then when i was younger the lady I helped out kept a bucket for abouta week and her horselived well into his 20's!!

 

[Dogbetty141]

Sorry to butt in but does speedy beat or sugar beat make a horse excitable or is it like giving a horse a treat.

I have heard that is good to give them for that extra ummmph when riding?? is this true?

 

[charlottenicol]

Its about £7ish a bag and we find it really good, we make up a small tub for 6 horses they get a scoop each am/pm and the tub we uses lasts about 3 feeds, in the summer we were only feed 2 horses and it was still lasting about 3-4 days.

 

[the watcher]

dogbetty, speedibeet is molasses free and adds fibre, sugar beet has some residual sugar and can fire up some horses or add weight

 

[vicm2509]

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Sorry to butt in but does speedy beat or sugar beat make a horse excitable or is it like giving a horse a treat.

I have heard that is good to give them for that extra ummmph when riding?? is this true?

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My horse is on bog standard sugar beet, and yes he has a lot more energy in him, which for me is a good thing as he is quite lazy. I think its the molasses that heats them up and from what I understand the speedibeet is unmolassed.

 

[riotgirl]

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Sorry to butt in but does speedy beat or sugar beat make a horse excitable or is it like giving a horse a treat.

I have heard that is good to give them for that extra ummmph when riding?? is this true?

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I wish it had this effect on my Welshie

 

[MillionDollar]

Feed cannot produce fizziness or umph! Its a myth invented by feed companies. Heres my lecture notes to explain-

 

[MillionDollar]

Thanks, it sounds great much better than noral sugerbeet, think i'll be buying some!