straights vs competion cubes please could u advice which straigh

[Gryfiss]

Hi my 4yr old when is currently on 3kg of comp cubes 500g of oars and 1kg of dengi hi fi .

He looks well on this but I'm thinking of going on to straights would it be more cost effective or not I know I would need to feed a balancer and lime stone .

Hes extremely laid back and lazy.

he won't eat Alfa and sugar beet.

Please tell me what would recommend he loves oats could I just feed oats hifi balancer and limestone and maybe a bit of mixed flakes .

Thanks in advance x x

 

[Gryfiss]

Anyone

 

[AM Gal]

Hi Gryfiss,

Im no expert but wow your feeding a lot of heated feed...does he not explode?Im a great believer if it works then why change? unless it is expense. Mine do not like Alfa a, However they do like Alfa a oil, which is less coarse. Why competiton cubes and oats? is he in very hard work? Does he need the added condition? Straights are great for many reasons...one being you know what exactly your giving them, however for cost affectiveness a mix or balancer would be better. To get all the answers you need i would recommend you get hold of a Feed specialist or merchant as they can advise you in the correct way, just remember they are trying to sell too. Sorry not much help, but i really did get my answers off here aswell as Spillers....They got back to my emails within the day. good luck

 

[Gryfiss]

Hello I've been feeding the correct amount of comp cubes im in e regular contact with dorsal and horrell all I'm wanting to know really is if I fed straights it would work out cheaper.

The comp cubes don't really have that much in them they have weathered targeted sugar beet wheat grain wheat Alfa a then minerals so I was thinking it's quite a lot of fillers so was thinking maybe I wouldn't have to feed as much straights.

Like I said he's very laid back and I suppose along with his age struggles with energy.

Thanks for your reply x

 

[Tnavas]

Good on you for wanting to go to straights - you'll certainly notice a change in your bank balance and 3½kg of hard feed isn't much really. Is this split over several feeds?


Oats are naturally high fibre so make an excellent feed for most horses and are not as heating as we have been led to believe - think that was a scare tactic used by Pony Club to stop kids stuffing their ponies with hard feed - Barley has higher energy levels than oats!.

My school horses worked hard and their feeds were mainly Meadow Chaff, Whole Oats, Crushed Barley and Fresh Ground Linseed. Minerals were supplied through the use of Multi Mineral blocks.

Whatever you decide to feed the chaff should be at least three times the volume of the concentrates to ensure that the food moves through the horse slowly. Don't over damp as it is important for the horse to produce the saliva to start the digestive process.

 

[Gryfiss]

Good on you for wanting to go to straights - you'll certainly notice a change in your bank balance and 3½kg of hard feed isn't much really. Is this split over several feeds?


Oats are naturally high fibre so make an excellent feed for most horses and are not as heating as we have been led to believe - think that was a scare tactic used by Pony Club to stop kids stuffing their ponies with hard feed - Barley has higher energy levels than oats!.

My school horses worked hard and their feeds were mainly Meadow Chaff, Whole Oats, Crushed Barley and Fresh Ground Linseed. Minerals were supplied through the use of Multi Mineral blocks.

Whatever you decide to feed the chaff should be at least three times the volume of the concentrates to ensure that the food moves through the horse slowly. Don't over damp as it is important for the horse to produce the saliva to start the digestive process.

Thanks for the reply how much did you feed of the oats weight wise x

 

[Tnavas]

Thanks for the reply how much did you feed of the oats weight wise x

It depended on so many factors
The temperement of the pony
Its condition
Work load

Initially its a trial and error thing

Oats will provide energy without a massive increase in weight, for that you add some barley.

Linseed will provide some of the Lysine you need - a cupfull freshly ground will provide Lysine, Omega Oils for healthy joints and coat.

 

[amandaco2]

I feed mine straights. Mostly as the mixes are full of additives I dont want.
the adv dr horse who needs to put on weight gets a level stubbs scoop 3x day soaked whole oats. Linseed meal 2 mugs split in the 3 feeds. Grass nuts soaked. Copra cool. In winter alfa a oil (cant use in summer gets sunburn).
Energy levels excellent