Sunflower Oil in Feed??

[UnpaidGroom]

I went to Spain to work with horses for a month a few years ago and I seem to remember they put sunflower oil in the horses feed - has anyone ever heard of this and do you know if it is benefitial at all?

 

[Capriole]

i do it too, yes

 

[mollymurphy]

We feed it too. I think it's mainly just to give a bit of extra shine to their coat.

x

 

[UnpaidGroom]

Thank you - this site is great, I've been thinking about that for ages now!

 

[tinker512]

Oh darn, I used to do this before, went to get some from asda yesterday, got there and couldn't remember for the life of be whether it was sunflower or veg...I took a risk and got veg!Don't suppose it matters?

But yes, we did feed it just for extra condition and shine,hoping it will work on a seriously unconditioned mare.

 

[Capriole]

some of the veg oil is actually made from rape seed which some horses can have a reaction to.



have a look at this page
http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/horsecare/1370/34018.html

 

[vicm2509]

I feed it too, sometimes use veg, but mainly use soya or corn oil but our asda doesnt always have soya or corn in hence why I often end up with sunflower or veg.

 

[Sooty]

Ours have a splash, but not too much as it is very calorific and they are natives who get fat on air. It improves coats and I am sure it helps to some degree with mobility in older horses. Some people feed cod liver oil but I prefer to keep the horses' diet vegetarian.

 

[Capriole]

also this page

http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/horsecare/1370/58654.html