 |
Re: [RC] Purina's new feed - Spirittxarabians
We have been a test barn for Purina's new feed and have been using it for 3
months now. It is a pelleted feed, 12% Protein, 12% Fat, 18% Fiber. Yes, 2 of
the main ingredients are Beet Pulp and Rice Bran. Our Purina rep said it is
designed for performance horses to give them more stamina and will stay in
their system longer than Race Ready and Omolene 200. Also, because it is
pelleted it doesn't clump together as bad as a sweet feed. We started out just
using it on the endurance horses, but we now use it on all of the horses in our
barn, except for a 29 yr old horse we have on Equine Senior. About 1 month
after feeding the same amount that we had been feeding of Purina Race Ready, we
started having to reduce the amount because our horses were getting too fat. We
are now feeding 1/2 the amount of grain (pellets) that we used to feed. I
understand that it will be over $12 a bag when it comes out on market (May 1),
but if you are feeding half as much, the higher cost should not be an issue.
The horses that we started on the feed shed their winter coats quicker and had
shinier coats than the rest of our barn (non-endurance horses were being fed
Omolene 100). My dark bay broodmare now has dapples for the first time. My 5 yr
old (6 this spring) did his first 50 mile ride about 6 wks after we started him
on the feed. It rained most of the day and we did the same loop 3 times, so the
mud continued to get deeper. We rode a middle of the pack ride and stayed a
little longer in camp than we should have on the 2nd hold (riders resting - not
a horse problem). The good news is that he did the 3rd (last) loop in the same
amount of time as it took to do the 1st loop. We went through the new complete
vet check at the end of the ride. He received an A- on skin tenting and a B+ on
gut sounds, As on all other parameters. The vets told us both of our horses
looked great at the end. Propane is a nervous, hot horse so I was really
pleased with his first 50 and I do think part of his 3rd loop energy had to do
with his new feed. So, the new feed is worth a try. If you want to experiment
put one horse on it and leave one horse on your current feed, do the same
training and decide for yourself.
Selena Copeland
Spirit of Texas Arabians
spirittxarabians@xxxxxxx
www.spirittxarabians.com
§{
.?Ûa?y-?«e¢?Â?¥v?Þ½¨¥ëm?éâ~Z
?Çbv?Þ½¨¥?éð¢é]®'^²'^±§]?àhlÊ+®++?×?jjgzا~?æjب?m§ÿðçvêÚ?ǧzßë?×?jj
|