TB- Food advice needed please

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I've had my ex-racer a year and I've never felt entirely happy with his food regime as I try to change it as little as possible but in the summer I had a horse that needed a lot of leg and was so laid back he was almost horizontal and now I've got an animal that is starting to get quite fizzy.

I don't compete him yet but he is fit and well muscled. I hack him for approx 1.5- 2 hrs twice a week and try to school him for 30-45 mins 3 times a week. He is out at night in the summer and in for the night during the winter.

He has between 1- 1.5 slices of haylage per day as he won't eat hay at all.

In the summer
1 scoop of alpha-a
top spec lite (following instructions for quantities)
a couple of chopped apples
half a scoop of slow energy release pony cubes

Now because of the cold he has added to that a scoop of dobson & horell sugarbeet pulp.

He looks absolutely fabulous and certainly enjoying his work more but I don't want to get him any sharper than what he is now so do I need to adjust anything?

He is 10 and is 15.3.hh
 
I would switch to speedi-beet which is unmolassed.

You might also want to try Hi-Fi instead of Alfa as Alfa can send them a bit skywards, its quite high in energy.

I hunt my horse on Hi-Fi Original with apple, Top Spec balancer, Top Spec Cool Condition Cubes and Speedi-Beet. All fibre, really low starch - works well for my fizzy TB x WB.
 
I have a tb that got fizzy on Easibeet which is unmolassed beet never mind the unmolassed version so agree look at that.

Also check how much sugar you are giving, Alfa A has molasses so maybe try the new molasses free option that Dengie have brought out, Top Chop Alfa or if he needs extra weight Alfa A oil. There are other makes that are sugar free which hopefully someone can recommend so you have a choice.
 
My TB gets fast fibre and alfalfa pellets, he looks great and manages to keep his head - which he was inclined to lose at a moments notice! LOL
Sugar is a big no no, so i'd have a read of the labels and see if you can cut it out anywhere.
 
You could also try adding a tablespoon Magnesium Oxide. It does seem to calm some horses and worked wonders on my fizzy little Connemara pony.
 
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