What do you feed to improve topline and condidion?

Depends on the horse, on some I've used Baileys no 4 topline cubes, others I've used baileys no 1 cereal meal and I've also used plain rolled barley. Depends on horsey and how much money you want to throw at it!
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Used Baileys no4 and beet and loads of fibre....

But....someone on here recently recommended Spillers Response slow release cubes...they are fibre and high oil only, as some of the cubes contains cereals which you don't know about (no4 being one of them)...so I've changed mine to that as cereals make him dippy.......at the mo he's looking really good, fairly chilled (for him) and the young one is also building up nicely and becoming less scurfy.
 
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my friend feeds bailey no 4 top line cubes and swears by them ,
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Me too, I've had excellent results with Bailey's No 4. i also do excerises with Jack to get him to strech his back...getting him to strech down for carrots near each fore neck, then each hoof, then beween his fore legs. Has worked a treat
 
I have found you can't beat Saracens Equi jewel, its rice bran though so not suitable for all. I used it when Top Spec and Blue Chip failed to put weight on my ex race horse. Now he just has a little tp maintain the condition he has. And it doesn't seem to send him off his head like so many other feeds can!!!

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When I asked this question I got so many recommendations for Baileys no 4 that I thought I had better try it (always feed D&H usually) - and blow me, it works
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I feed BOSS for general coat, skin, hoof condition. I feel vegetable oil and Alfabeet to my poor doer which is helping him hold is weight, alongside adlib, good quality hay. He gets AlfaA and F4F as well.

I don't feed a mix for topline. I just hope working him properly will do that. However, there will be horses who do not do well enough on just the Alfabeet and oil mixed in for condition and need a mix. I have heard good things about No.4 and have myself used Spillers Conditioning Cubes which did not heat him but also didn't make a jot of different to him (not that I could see anyway!).
 
i feed Saracen Releave due ot the low startch conent that teh marjority of condition feeds have at high levels, Alfa-A Oil though i have just moved D onto Saracen Minty Chaff, Saracen Equi-Jewel, Baileys digest plus (probiotic supplement) ad-lib hay, 6 hour turnout and correct schooling.
 
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