Would any of these feedstuff cause fizziness?

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20 year old placid type!

One scoop good doer, half scoop speedibeet, 25mls naf superflex, 1 small cup of summer shine/winter glow and 25 mls of hilton herbs calm and collected.

She is turned out in the day (some grass in field) with pony in same paddock. In at night with plenty of hay.

Shes had 7 months boxrest this year and has been moved 2 weeks ago to a new yard, hence the calmer, just in case! Shes normally so so quiet, but i cant work out whether shes still unsettled (generally settles quickly, within hours!) the weather, feed needs tweaking or shes just feeling very very well!

Basically if i thought amy of what im feeding is fizzing her up then i would cut it out!

Thankyou :)
 
Assume you mean the Dengie Good Doer in which case it contains both Alfalfa and Molasses so possibly could have an effect on a sensitive horse.

Also even unmolassed sugarbeet can provoke a reaction in some horses, my tb is OK with up to about a scoop of Speedibeet but got a bit hyper on Easibeet.

Might also be worth trying an magnesium based calmer or Magox. Could be the grazing/forage at the new yard is lacking.

Plus I'd say there's no hard and fast rules about how long it takes horses to settle and some places they seem to settle quickly, others a bit longer
 
What is a good alternative to dengie good doer? She enjoys her 'tea' and i like to keep her on the joint supplement, especially in winter and can add it in!

I,ll also cut out speedi beet.

She is warmblood x arab/welsh c.
 
If the horse has been on this feed for a while and the only thing that's changed is moving yards then I'd say the horse is unsettled. Unless the horse has a problem with a particular ingredient, none of what you feed is likely to get a horse hyped up. It's generally starch, or sometimes sugar, which does that.
 
Even if she has been fine before, it could be that the grass and/or hay you now feeding is different, richer and the combined sugar or protein levels are now more than she can cope with.

I would just try cutting out one and then the other as an experiment Then you'll know if you need to change anything or if it's something else.

If you find a culprit, then you can carry on feeding the one she's OK with. If not you then need to look at other things
 
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