Sugar Beet / Fibre Beet / Speedi Beet

[_jetset_]

I am having difficulty keeping the condition on Grace at the moment with the work she is doing and the fact she is not really a foody as such.

She is on TopSpec Balancer, their Super Conditioning Flakes and their Cool and Condition cubes, along with Healthy Hoof and Fibre Beet.

I am trying to swap the Healthy Hoof for Alfa A, but that has to be a really gradual process because she is not that keen on the Alfa (although has been eating the bits I give her) and it also brings her up in a rash when I first put her on it (although this goes in 2-3 days).

However, I am wondering whether the Fibre Beet is actually doing anything or whether bog standard sugar beet would do a better job (or even the Speedi Beet)???

(Also in Comp area)

 

[scotsmare]

I really dislike fibre beet - looks like cowpats when it's soaked! However, I'm unconvinced that it actually does anything useful - particularly if you're already a chaff anyway! My 4yr old can be quite fussy, but she'll happily eat speedi beet or normal sugar beet - for me the speedi beet is just more convenient.

What about Alfa oil? It looks more like happy hoof in consistency - might be worth seeing if you can borrow a handful so you can see if she'll eat it. That would increase her calories a good bit.

 

[angiebaby]

I agree with scotsmare, try Alpha Oil; smells devine too!

 

[CrazyMare]

OH was feeding AlfaBeet to his horse, but changed to SpeediBeet, with TS balancer, TS Super conditioning flakes, and oil. Has had a fantastic effect on his horse.

Previously he was on AlfaA Oil, AlfaBeet & TopSpec.

 

[Maggie2]

You can soak normal or fast soaking sugar beet and feed alongside soaked Alfa nuts too, that way you can control the amounts in each feed if you want to.

 

[maggiesmum]

Copra is fantastic for putting condition on, it has to be soaked so you'd still get the wet bit, none of mine have ever turned their noses up at it.