Who is feeding Sugar Beet already?

[scattynuttymare]

I normally have to give it to my girlie around October time as she starts loosing condition.

I've noticed she's started dropping off a little earlier this year and I'm going to start feed sugar beet this week.

Anybody else found the horse dropping a little weight already?

 

[TGM]

I feed it to my old girl all year round!

 

[scattynuttymare]

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I feed it to my old girl all year round!

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I think I consider it from this year too

 

[the watcher]

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I feed it to my old girl all year round!

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Mine get Speedibeet all year round, very sloppy to moisten their feeds in summer, but already up to half a scoop (soaked) now and increasing.

 

[Lonesome_Dove]

My old horse has dropped weight earlier than usual - he's currently on Cool Fibre and now have to switch to something more conditioning.

 

[hellybelly6]

Nope my native is a good doer and SB gives him scour so I avoid it.

 

[sammiea]

i feed it all year round

 

[kerilli]

i don't usually feed it in summer, but i have this year to all but the fatties!

 

[runaway]

My horse has been on Kwikbeet all this summer and conditioning cubes

. Grazing is pretty poor and he is getting on in age now. First year this year that he's been fed in summer though. I've just started giving my dad's horse a bit of beet in his small feed too. Another horse we have was having some molassed beet but once he'd put some condition on he was starting to get too bolshy so he's on some hayledge now instead!

 

[eventgirl]

I am, my little mare has just started to drop off a little bit so started back on the sugar beet last week!! Shes also having to wear a stable rug at night now!!bloody TB's!!!

 

[NicolaC]

All mine are fed it all year round.

 

[Haniki]

I feed it all year round too, it helps to moisten the feed.

 

[CBAnglo]

Feed it all year round - just increase/decrease as appropriate.

 

[TheresaW]

I use Alfa-Beet which Mac has all year round. He has just started to drop a bit of weight, so have increased the amount now.

 

[scotsmare]

I haven't started it yet - horses are looking fine without it but they are all stabled at night with rugs on if necessary. Will probably start it at the beginning of September.....

 

[Sooty]

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Nope my native is a good doer and SB gives him scour so I avoid it.

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I don't know about scour, but ours certainly don't need the calories! Awful stuff, messy and faffy. I use water to moisten the feeds...

 

[hellybelly6]

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Nope my native is a good doer and SB gives him scour so I avoid it.

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I don't know about scour, but ours certainly don't need the calories! Awful stuff, messy and faffy. I use water to moisten the feeds...

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Poor Jake has a sugar intolerance, including grass. Makes him itch and fidget too.

 

[Hettie]

just started feeding alfabeet to my youngsters this week as condition starting to drop. Grass seems to have stopped growing.

 

[lucym]

my 5yo is on it all year round, along with alfa a and conditioning cubes, his ration will be upped in the winter

 

[happihorse]

I given it to my boy all year round - mainly to make the feed more appetising in the summer but for condition in the winter.

 

[only_me]

i feed speediebeat to my boy all year round, it just gets upped in the wintertime. but he looses weight faster than he gains it

 

[CastleMouse]

I feed it all year round to Ali.

 

[measles]

We feed it all year round in small quantities to moisten feeds. We feed so much hay that nothing every needs bulking up! In fact, rest of family members are unloading 6t of hay as I type..

 

[parsley]

I feed it all year round - it makes a bit of chaff and supplements into a yummy dinner as far as my two are concerned

 

[merlinsquest]

I feed it all year round as I need to mix merlins suppliments into it..... if I dont he leaves them at the bottom of the feed bowl!!!

 

[Happy2Hack]

I feed it all year round!

 

[pocket]

I'll start feeding it again in October, its my winter wonder, I feed it as a slosh