Back in May I had another situation with Legacy where her hard feed was making slightly on the fizzier side, and as she was already having below the recommended amount and at the time I wasn't driving so riding her more to reduce the excitement wasn't an option at the time, I had to change her feed. I had a recommendation from the yard owner to put her on horse and pony cubes or a fibre mix with a balancer.
I then had the struggle of finding a good balancer which will tick all the boxes of giving her a good coat shine, all the vitamins and minerals needed and helped her put weight on. There are a few people on the yard who use the online company Equine answers for a variety of products from calmers to joint supplements. After hearing about the company from them I decided to try out their balancer and contacted them about a sample for a review.
The feeding guide lines are as follows:Horses (14-16 hands): 20-40g per day
Horses (16+ hands): 30-50g per day.
The scoop which is provided is aprox 20g.
I was feeding Legacy aprox 1 1/2 sccops per day meaning she was getting 30g.
To start off with she was on one scoop to introduce her. At the time of starting she was having her mix dry with added supplements. She then started to get a little fussy and start flicking through the feed and leaving the supplements, after starting to add water with her feed she was happy to eat it all.
It took about a month for me to start seeing any difference in her, since being on it she has started to fill out, maintain a good healthy weight and be very happy in herself (the odd gallop around the arena before work she tries). Topline wise I can't say much has really changed as she's still in a very early stage of gaining any muscle there, her head carriage is still naturally high. One great thing about this balancer is that it also let her stay level headed, not once did she heat up while she's been on it, even when her daily amount had risen.
For the review I was sent a 1KG tub which is said to last 50 days for your average horse. This is priced at £21.95, this is a great price for the size of the tub, the amount you're getting and how compact it is. No more 20KG bags for balancers please.
Here is a balancer comparison, between a range of great quality balancers on the market.
365 Complete feed balancer includes MSM to help joints, biotin to help hoof structure, pre and pro-biotics to aid a healthy guy and all the major minerals and vitamins your horse needs to stay healthy. Many feed balancers claim to include pro-biotics but in many cases this is just yeast, 365 Complete contains two true pro-biotics in Lactobacillus Acidophilus & Bifidobacterioum PLUs a pre-biotic.
What's also great about this balancer is that it's safe for horses who have or are prone to cushings and laminitis.
Please ignore her mouth, she enjoyed her feed and I put a little too much water in it, oopps!
Can't wait to get her working more now where she can start to build up her topline!
You can find the 365 Balancer on the equine answers page with prices ranging between £21.95 for 1kg tub (50 days supply) £36.95 for 2kg tub (100 days) to £62.95 for a 4kg tub (200 days supply).
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