Who feed their horse garlic and who doesn't?

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I was wondering how many of you fed your horses garlic and if so why you do, what benefits do you think it gives your horse?

Those of you who don't feed it, do you just think it's not necessary or is their a specific reason why you don't?

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I did try feeding garlic at one point as it is meant to help repel flies but I didn't notice any benefit in that area so no longer feed it!
 
Fed garlic until I stopped his feed - it is good for the blood system, coat and slight rebel against flies - must add though - not seen any change since stopping feeding it !!!
 
Used to feed garlic for many years but noticed no difference with or without. I only tend to use it now to disguise nasty medicines
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One of mine has to start a course of Trimed this morning due to awful mud fever, so out comes the garlic and sugar beet
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i fed it all last year and was told as my fields have wild garlic, if they want it they will get it out there so stopped it and like the others havnt noticed any difference tbh
 
I feed garlic flakes (Not garlic powder as this is not normally real garlic just flavoured and has no effect) his coat and blood haveimproved dramatically. He was ill and the vet suggested freeding some so kept him on it. I plan to keep him on it.
 
I won't feed garlic as it strips the gut flora and causes scouring. I did feed it but found it had absolutely no effect on the flies and discussing loose droppings with a vet was informed of the seriously detrimental effect on the gut
 
Used to feed it to Castle last summer, it did help repel flies a bit but stopped using it (I chopped up cloves very very finely and chucked it in his feed) as I didn't see any other real benefits...
 
I fed it last summer mainly as a fly repellent and respiratory aid when my horses got a little cough. However I then read that feeding garlic can cause some horses skin to be overly-sensitive so I took them off it because one of mine has sweet itch and already has very sensitive skin! I also would never feed it long term as I understand its detremental.
 
No - won't feed it as it sensitizes the skin which not something you want when it's fly season!
 
No, I wont feed it. Its too powerful for the digstive system to cope with and can make horses very sensitive. I would certainly never feed it to anything remotely sweetitchy.
 
I tried to feed garlic but Josh refused point blank to eat it
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It was meant to repel flies and improve general all-round condition I thought......and I am a complete sheep and saw that WFP fed his horses garlic, so thought if it was good enough for him
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I feed garlic for about 3-4 months of the year to repel flies. It does work for Baron, possibly because hes quite a sweaty horse?

I do not feed it all the time because I remember reading it is bad for them - something to do with digestive system.
 
I feed it because I heard it was good for the immune system and also can help with keeping flies away. As my horse can get sweet itch, it seemed sensible to add it to her diet as it is not particularly expensive and she appears to enjoy it.
 
I tried feeding it once to help repel flies. There was no difference so I gave up. Just as well by the sounds of it, as the two concerned both have sweetitch.
 
I feed it in the summer. Would never feed it more than 3 months as I believe it can effect the gut if feed for too long. I feed it for flies and breathing. Both seem improved.
 
Can be good but can also be bad depending on your horses digestive system.I dont give it to mine, but at my yard we have top event horses and they win HOYS! must be doing something!
 
No, I don't feed it, I was once advised by Liverpool University of the toxins it builds up, it is apparently related to the onion family so not very good for horses.
 
On a tour of the ILPH the manager said all their sweetitch horses are fed 2 scoops of pure garlic powder everyday from March - she reckoned it really helps.

I used to feed my boy a bulb a day and he does like it but TBH the flies don't seem to bother him anyway.
 
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