Whats the best oil??

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Hi All,

Hope to find you all well this fabulous 2nd 3 day week!!

Just been thinking about feeding my yearling this winter. Thanks to all your help and advice on here I am finally happy with what I am feeding her and she is looking and growing great on it!

She is on a good handfull of chaff, surelimb, and to make it interesting cus she is a really fussy eater she has a sprinkle (and i mean a sprinkle) of homeopathic no cereal mix (Primero) and a small scoop of mint and a carrot.

I am just thinking for the winter I really dont want to change this too much or swap feeds (as she is now used to it and eating it well) other than stuffing her to bursting point with hay but obviously she may need some extra calories so I thought maybe when its needed I should be adding a little oil to help her? What do you all think?

If you think this is a good idea, which oil would you suggest? and why?

Thanks All.


Aimee xxxxx
 
The only oil i would ever feed to a horse would be linseed oil. I guess its just personal preference, but i feel its a good healthy oil, and i even take it myself.
 
Linseed oil is good (but more expensive than the others)... Soya oil is good... as is sunflower oil (From asda!)

If she needs more bulk you could also add Speedi Beet to her feed. Most love it and it does help with the weight without overloading youngsters with protein etc.
 
micro linseed oil from simple systems or charnwood mill. works out alot cheaper to buy 20kg sack.
 
I used to think that feeding oil for condition was all the same, and used to feed sunflower or vegetable... but now I would rather provide extra calories with fibre i.e. allfa A oil etc. I also feed micronised linseed.

You might find this link useful, it explains about different oils...

http://www.simplesystemhorsefeeds.co.uk/whattofeedmyhorse/faq.asp#1[/URL]://www.simplesystemhorsefeeds.co.uk/whattofeedmyhorse/faq.asp#1
 
One thing to consider with linseed is the strong flavour out of all the oils this is the only one my boy has turned his nose up at and he is NOT a fussy eater!! Introduce very slowly and be prepared to disguise the taste with mint or garlic...
 
CBFan said:
One thing to consider with linseed is the strong flavour out of all the oils this is the only one my boy has turned his nose up at and he is NOT a fussy eater!! Introduce very slowly and be prepared to disguise the taste with mint or garlic...
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Thats suprising, my super fussy mare absolutly loves it when the microionized linseed goes in her feed (I can even use it to disguise 'yucky' supplements!). Takes all sorts doesn't it, fussy beggers!!
 
Hi Everyone,

Thanks very much for all replies, will check out all of those then.

I would like to keep her feed as close as possible to what she eats already as she is a very fussy eater, its taken six months to get her eating Hi-Fi Apple (thats the only one she would touch - I had samples of them all!!) and I have to put mint in that with her surelimb to make it interesting enough to eat! LOL Fussy girl!

It would certainly have to be a drip at a time to introduce anything to her!!!

I may not need to give anything else, I am very happy to just stuff her with hay to keep her condition but just want to be prepared and know what I am doing if she does need extra calories, I'm a bit of a worrier and it will take me months to decide on one!

Thanks again all! xxxxxxx
 
I feed a dollop of corn oil from supermarket in each feed after reading on here it was better digested than other oils (used to feed veg oil). He looks great and feet are great.
 
I too use Corn Oil (you can get big bottle from S'burys for about £4) and find it easy to feed as it is almost odourless/tasteless but seems to work wonders on coats and condition. I also use it to brush on my horses' hooves and the farrier has been really impressed with how much it has improved their condition!
 
Foxy girl said:
I too use Corn Oil (you can get big bottle from S'burys for about £4) and find it easy to feed as it is almost odourless/tasteless but seems to work wonders on coats and condition. I also use it to brush on my horses' hooves and the farrier has been really impressed with how much it has improved their condition!
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I certainly used corn oil myself, I had a big WB who would struggle to keep condition on himself going into winter, we dosed him our TB mare and Welsh mountain pony all with a cupfull in their feeds, they seemed to thrive on it.
 
Linseed Oil is by far the best oil to feed to horses and ponies, it has so many benefits. It is also the safest oil to feed to those prone to laminitis.
 
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