Is it okay to be mixing a ration balancer with a regular feed?

[gypsymare]

@Flash44

I’ve had great results adding 2 lbs a day of TC 30 to skinny tbs that need more topline, and are already on TC Senior. I find that once they start to gain weight, they get a little belly fat, meaning the overall weight is better, but they still lack topline. I don’t want to send them back to the track “fat,” so I decrease the TC Senior from 9 - 12 lbs a day to 6-9 lbs a day and add some TC 30, which seems to really beef up the topline without the horse becoming too overly fat to go back to galloping. BUT it’s only the racehorses that I do this with.

I do this, too. It’s like magic for beefing up the topline on my hunt horses. Sure it may have extra vitamins but in my opinion these horses need a bit extra of everything. Hard working hard keepers.

[Flash44]

@gypsymare

I do this, too. It’s like magic for beefing up the topline on my hunt horses. Sure it may have extra vitamins but in my opinion these horses need a bit extra of everything. Hard working hard keepers.

I still do it, and it still works great.

[TWH_Girl]

Yes, depending on the needs of the horse, it’s fine to mix fortified feed and ration balancer. My 6 yr old is a bit of a hard keeper and gets 6lbs Kalm and EZ and 2lbs Essential K. We may drop to 4lbs of feed with less riding in winter but this has kept his bodyweight at a good level and is helping build muscle and topline. Vet approved this feeding regimen.