Unmollassed, low/no alfalfa chaff?

[BlairandAzria]

Tonitot... that's what I would do if if were me, if she's otherwise doing well on her feed and not currently footy, I'd bring her into ridden work and see how she goes, you can always re-assess and change at a later date if you feel it needs adjusting.

There are some way more knowledgable barefoot people on here who may be able to give you more helpful information regarding an overall barefoot diet...Oberon and cptrayes off the top of my head. I just happen to have a barefoot horse and am a mega geek (not even kidding I have made nutritional breakfown spreadsheets) but I am definitely no expert!

 

[caitlineloise]

Oit get your own thread caitlineloise






I joke

Haha! I do apologise!

Every thing confuses me since joining this forum! Haha!

 

[tonitot]

Dizzle that's good to hear, Ethels full TB too, thank you

Thanks TNE, I'll keep her on the Alfa A Oil for now. She will be in ridden work once I'm allowed to ride again which should be in the next few weeks I'll try to keep this thread on the first page and no doubt some of the barefoot boffs will wander in tomorrow in the more sociable hours

 

[tonitot]

Caitlineloise bless you, it is a scary place on here when you first start You probably are better off making your own thread though, you'll get a lot more responses and will find the answer to your question quicker

 

[bumblelion]

really does feel odd saying that - maybe its because its still in the bag where my friend has it, i tip it into a feed bin and could see it getting denser and denser, changed to dengie's healthy hooves, the same happened to that hence changed to greengold -lasts more than twice as long

Yeah my two love greengold, was a bit anxious at first as its unmollassed and thought they'd refuse to eat it as they'd want their sugar fix! But had no probs, they scoff it down! Yeah it does seem to last ages! A bag lasts 4 weeks for my two, they don't have huge amounts though, ones a porker on a diet and the tb has adlib haylage, so really I use it to bind their joint supp and balancer, and also to top up their treat balls (attempting to slow them down!!).

 

[tonitot]

Caitlineloise I think I.misread your post so ignore me .. I'm very tired!

 

[BlairandAzria]

Caitlinelouise hifi lite is alfalfa chopped with straw which sounds great except it's actually mollassed as far as I know... The dengie website does not provide a nutritional breakdown, if you are already feeding it, it may say on the bag? Otherwise I'd say ring the helpline and ask dengie.how much sugar is in it? That is if you are worried about sugar content.

Again it's a case of researching what's in the feeds and whats best for your individual horse, but hifi lite is probably just fine for a good doer as its mostly straw chopped with a bit of alfalfa and mixed with something to make it palletable... I wouldn't worry too much

 

[caitlineloise]

Caitlineloise bless you, it is a scary place on here when you first start You probably are better off making your own thread though, you'll get a lot more responses and will find the answer to your question quicker

Caitlineloise I think I.misread your post so ignore me .. I'm very tired!

No don't worry, you're actually right I should of started my own thread, it was only this that made me realise though!

I've been here for about a year or so, just dont post all too often! Cos as you can see I really have nothing to add!

 

[caitlineloise]

Caitlinelouise hifi lite is alfalfa chopped with straw which sounds great except it's actually mollassed as far as I know... The dengie website does not provide a nutritional breakdown, if you are already feeding it, it may say on the bag? Otherwise I'd say ring the helpline and ask dengie.how much sugar is in it? That is if you are worried about sugar content.

Again it's a case of researching what's in the feeds and whats best for your individual horse, but hifi lite is probably just fine for a good doer as its mostly straw chopped with a bit of alfalfa and mixed with something to make it palletable... I wouldn't worry too much

Thank you, he only get's one scoop every day split into two feeds so I hope that'll be okay, I'll still research into it a bit more, have a proper look on the bag!

He's never had lami, and wears a muzzle when needed, again thanks alot, I'll go away now I promise!

 

[Ladylina83]

Hi I feed the highfi mol free and really like it , I swapped in the summer as kept finding big clumps in the hifi lite, if I was you though I'd stick to what you are one as it has low sugar, also lots of trimmers advise simple systems feed and that pretty much is just alfalfa !

 

[Chellebean]

Hasn't Happy Hoof got a lot of sugar in it? Think I read somewhere it did ..

Sorry if this has been said before doing a semi quick reply Happy Hoof does have mollasses in it and so does Dengie's equivalent Healthy Hooves (think that is what it's called)!
I currently have my boyo on the unmollassed alfalfa but will be swapping to hifi when the back has been finished. It works really well for us. I did have Sailor on hifi lite and he went mental within 3 days However, I still haven't figured out the trigger that caused that because Dengie haven't just removed the molassess they have also removed the mould inhibitors, which could also be an issue for him.

Anyway, I'll stop wittering and I hope it helps

 

[AngieandBen]

You could try Fast Fibre, only 2% sugar and alfalfa free

 

[TGM]

I was told by an equine nutritionist that happy hoof is full of molasses. She said they buy the right to display the laminitis trust approved logo! No idea if it's right or not! Just what she said!

That is rather a distortion of the real facts! Happy Hoof IS lightly molassed and contains 4% sugar, which doesn't classify as 'full of sugar' or 'full of molasses' in my book. That said, you can get lower sugar feeds and if your horse is particularly sensitive then those would be a better option.

As regards the Laminitis Trust, it is true that manufacturers pay to be part of the scheme, with the money going towards laminitis research. However, that does not give them carte blanche to put the Laminitis Trust logo on any product regardless of the sugar content. Any product carrying the logo has to have a soluble carbohydrate content lower than a certain threshold (think it is about 10%).

Hope this clarifies the matter!

 

[MotherOfChickens]

Badminton Easy Rider is unmolested with no alfalfa.

 

[AngieandBen]

Badminton Easy Rider is unmolested with no alfalfa.

"unmolested?! I hope so" lol

 

[MotherOfChickens]

"unmolested?! I hope so" lol

lmao-damned auto correct!

 

[DipseyDeb]

What about trying Simple Systems? either green gold or Timothy chop.

 

[DipseyDeb]

Yeah my two love greengold, was a bit anxious at first as its unmollassed and thought they'd refuse to eat it as they'd want their sugar fix! But had no probs, they scoff it down! Yeah it does seem to last ages! A bag lasts 4 weeks for my two, they don't have huge amounts though, ones a porker on a diet and the tb has adlib haylage, so really I use it to bind their joint supp and balancer, and also to top up their treat balls (attempting to slow them down!!).

Another vote for GreenGold!!