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Ah!  Northern Ontario, are you by any chance near Kapuskasing?  I visited there one February/March and it was -60 one night!  brrr.  I hear you, I don't like to ride when it's 20 below, either.  Especially if it's windy! :-o

 

I looked up Purina horse feeds, in Canada, and you do have different feeds available.  I couldn't find Ultium, but from the description of the Equine Show Chow, it sounds like that might be very similar to Ultium.  From the web page on the Equine Show Chow:  "Its unique caloric combination of fat, starch and fibre ensures maximum athletic performance while maintaining healthy gut function and minimizing attitude problems often associated with high starch intakes. Contains Purina Yeast Culture."  But no list of ingredients.  Hmm.  And there's none on the tag, either?  Strange.  I'll bet your feed store rep could find out.

 

Carla Richardson
Colorado
 

On 11/7/07, Daniela Desilets <danieladesilets460@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Thanks Carla,
 
I have an old tag here - 3515 Equine Show Chow - They have since changed it to part of the Lifecycle Line and the tag now says Show Horse.  Of course, this is up in Canada so there may be differences.  The website given on the tag doesn't give any ingredients, just analysis'.  It's an 8% fat content, 13.5 %protein, 15% fibre.  I will check out the site you sent.  B.O. used to feed Race Ready to her competition barrel horses, it is possible that they changed names on the same food and made it part of a new product line.  The Show Horse is what her horses are on now. 
 
As the B.O. will be freechoice feeding hay this winter, we may have to take him off the grain and just give him the equilizer.  I am all for it but I will miss the super shiny coat and reduced fading.  Even with an indoor arena we just don't ride that much in the winter because here in the far north of Ontario, -40 and below is just too cold.  I draw the line at -20 C.

 

"I searched the Purina website and couldn't find a product called "Show Horse" so not sure what you're feeding, Daniela.

Carla Richardson

Colorado"

 

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