Which Type of Sugar Beet?

[3Beasties]

Just trying decide what food to get in for the Winter. It's for a 16 year old TB who does drop weight over the Winter.

I usually feed him speedy/quick beet but am wondering if normal Sugar beet might be better for condition. Is there much difference between them?

 

[TGM]

Speedibeet actually contains a similar amount of calories to normal molasses sugar beet so no difference in terms of conditioning power.

 

[ThePony]

I'd go for speedi beet, the extra sugar in the molassed stuff will do you no good! How about adding oil if more cals are needed and adlib hay/haylge isn't doing the trick?

 

[3Beasties]

Great thanks, will stick to speedy beet then as it's much easier and it means he can have nice warm feeds!

He will get Ad-lib haylage and get 3 feeds a day through the dead of Winter. He did hold his weight better last Winter but I was having to feed him a lot!