What oil to feed ???

[Olivia16]

Just wondering whats the best oil to feed horses cod liver oil, linseed, or just plain vegetable or sunflower oil that you can buy in the shop?

And how much should be given to a 14.3hh ?

 

[Ali2]

I'd go with linseed but micronised not as oil.

 

[Kokopelli]

I go for sunflower oil from Tesco much cheaper than linseed but works just as well. I also feed micronised linseed to one horse though.

I don't think vegetable is as good as it has more things in it. I don't really measure out a certain amount just poor a bit in everyday in each feed.

 

[TheSylv007]

Another vote for sunflower oil. You can feed more than you think - I give mine a really good glug

 

[Kokopelli]

Lol thesylv that's how I was going to describe how much I put in but was worries no one would understand. :L

 

[Ali2]

Tesco sunflower oil costs 4.6 p per MJ while micronised linseed (20 kg sack delivered from farmandperplace.co.uk) costs 5.8 p per MJ. So linseed, on an energy basis, is about 25 % more expensive than sunflower oil. However the omega 6:3 ratio in linseed is much better than sunflower Sunflower is high in pro-inflammatory omega 6s. That's why I'd always choose micronised linseed.

 

[monkeybum13]

I feed a small amount of corn oil

 

[Slightly Foxed]

I feed a small amount of corn oil

Studies have shown corn oil to be the most palatable for horses.

 

[Kat]

I have fed sunflower oil in the past, but use micronised linseed now as it has benefits over and above sunflower oil.

 

[SNORKEY]

Are you feeding it for weight gain? I'm interested in this post as my boy needs a bit of extra condition. Does sunflower oil fizz them up?