Want Would Replace Fast Fiber ?

[ShowJumperBeckii]

Sorry for Two Posts In One Day!
anyway ebs wont eat fast fiber and the only way i can get her to eat it is by adding apple squash and you cant put more than 3/4 scoop in a feed so after this bag is gone im thinking of changing it
any recommedtions? i need something either like speedy beet or fast fiber but not them
shes a tbx and drops weight very easily and shes cant NOT have sugery foods she go mader

i want to replace the fast fiber nothing else!

Thanks alot

ps. shes also getting alfa a oils and a livery mix

 

[sidesaddlegirl]

How about Fibrebeet? I had a poor doer TB on loan once and fattened her up nicely with Fibrebeet and Alpha-A Oil.

 

[thatsmygirl]

Alphabeet is very good ( google it)

 

[ShowJumperBeckii]

Are they any thing like fast fiber or speedy beet cause she wont touch it, unless i flavor it ? thanks

 

[LadyRascasse]

veteran vitality? similar to fast fibre but the horses seem to enjoy it more. and if you go on the allen and page website you can get a £5 voucher off it.

 

[sidesaddlegirl]

Fibrebeet doesn't have molasses in it. The TB I licked the bowl dry so she liked it. It had a kind of sweet smell to it, not unpleasant at all!

 

[ShowJumperBeckii]

so feed molasses to replace it or add it too my feed?
and LR shes only 12

 

[sidesaddlegirl]

You can always ring the feed companies who do Fibrebeet, etc too and ask them to send you samples to see if your horse will eat it.

 

[Sandstone1]

Rowan barbury do simalar feeds to fast fibre. They might have something suitable.

 

[ShowJumperBeckii]

ha thats not a bad idea really
and ill look thanks x

 

[sidesaddlegirl]

so feed molasses to replace it or add it too my feed?
and LR shes only 12

I didn't feed molasses with my TB as she would have gone wappy which is why Fibrebeet was recommended to me. I didn't get a free sample from Your Horse Live of it or else I would have sent it to you to try but I'd ring up British Horse Feeds and see if they will send you a sample to try:
http://www.britishhorsefeeds.com/fibre-beet

 

[LadyRascasse]

so feed molasses to replace it or add it too my feed?
and LR shes only 12

you can still feed it to her, age isn't important its safe for all horses and i have feed veteran feeds to a 4 yr old before.

read this

http://www.allenandpage.com/Products/Older-Horses-and-Conditioning/Veteran-Vitality-Info.aspx

 

[michellev123]

When i had the same problem I swapped to equibeet. Low suger and fab for weight gain.

 

[ShowJumperBeckii]

Thank You guys ill go have a read all about them then choose one
someone said to me theres a feed and its purely just FAT? thats all but i cant remender the name x

 

[TGM]

Agree with Veteran Vitality (you can feed it to younger horses too) or Spillers Response Slow Release Energy Cubes - both are relatively low sugar/starch and more calories than Fast Fibre, Fibre Cubes or normal H&P Cubes. Our horse wasn't too keen on the Fast Fibre but adores the Slow Release Energy Cubes.

 

[ShowJumperBeckii]

oh right, thats great for tellng me thanks x

 

[LadyRascasse]

yer my lad wasn't keen on fast fibre this year (wonder if the weather has effected the quality of this years crop??) but he loves the veteran vitality, and he has put on and maintained his weight nicely although not eating much haylage