Nutrena Topline Feed

[RhythmNCruise]

Yeah, there are three Nutrena Empower products now:

• Empower Boost: the fat supplement
• Empower Topline Balance: the ration balancer
• Empower Digestive Balance: the digestive support supplement

The third one is the newest addition. There used to just be “Boost” and “Balance” but now there are two “Balances” so they had to rename to differentiate between the “Topline” (which is what the plain old “Balance” used to be) and the “Digestive” which is like Nutrena’s version of Outlast.

I had great luck with the Boost as a fat supplement for one of my oldies several years ago. I think I tried (Topline) Balance once back in the day too, but don’t remember it being very noteworthy other than being 10 pounds lighter and just as expensive as the Purina and Triple Crown balancers.

[LeatherLover]

The 40 # bag is an added to the feed? (I get tired of lugging 50 pound bags of horse and dog food.)

[LeatherLover]

So if I have some new horses, senior mares that have been in a broodmare band for many years, on a range. You would suggest the “Boost” product?

[LeatherLover]

Which product best worked for your senior, his top line and keeping weight on?

[LeatherLover]

I think Im going to give it a try. Im 65 and I too, am tired of 50# bags.

[LeatherLover]

thank you

[JB]

@LeatherLover

The 40 # bag is an added to the feed? (I get tired of lugging 50 pound bags of horse and dog food.)

Empower Topline Balance is a 40lb bag, and for about the same cost as 50lb in many other brands

@LeatherLover

So if I have some new horses, senior mares that have been in a broodmare band for many years, on a range. You would suggest the “Boost” product?

Boost isn’t a foritifed feed, it’s a fat supplement with a little fortification. It’s not what you start with. You start with a ration balancer, or regular feed, and go from there. Sometimes a ration balancer + a fat supplement works best. Sometimes it takes 6-8lb of a regular feed and then a fat supplement. The calorie differences are huge. We’d need to know what they’re currently eating, and whether their weight is good or needs to change

[LeatherLover]

This sounds like the route I need to go. I generally have great success with senior feeds that have the added fat. Thank you!

[LeatherLover]

Yes, I fully comprehended that when I saw it at the feed store along with the other feeds and their nutritional tags.

[LeatherLover]

I understood Angelas post, no problem. We’re not beginners here.

[RhythmNCruise]

Sure. To be clear, though, the Empower Boost is just a supplement. I added it to Triple Crown Senior, which is my favorite complete horse feed and has a good amount of fat in it already. My guy needed more fat though, so he got his TC Sr. top-dressed with Empower Boost.

[LeatherLover]

Thats what I was thinking, I hope the fat doesnt create a diarrhea issue.

[suzyq]

My barn has empower topline as a feed choice and I use it, I like it and so does my horse. When I had him at home I fed triple crown 30 percent because it has a bit more vitamins per pound. But the empower topline is good.

[foggythistle]

I feed Nutrena Top Line Ration Balancer to my horse. He gets 1.5 cups 2x/day. He also gets Stabilized Rice Bran (1-1.5 cups 3x/day) and 1 lb hay stretcher (3x/day). He’s 17hh. He’s in good weight. In light to medium work. He also gets 6 flakes hay/day.

Ration balancers are not fed at the same volume as regular grain. For my one horse, a 40# bag of RB lasts 4-5 weeks. He’s been on this diet for about 3-4 years at this point.

I’ve had many fewer colic episodes with him since I switched to this diet. He used to get 2 # Trotter pellets 3x/day. So, he’s getting less ‘grain’ volume now than he used to but his health seems better.

[JB]

@foggythistle

Ration balancers are not fed at the same volume as regular grain. For my one horse, a 40# bag of RB lasts 4-5 weeks.

Right, they’re fed at around 1-1.5lb per 1000lb horse, give or take. I’d make sure you’re feeding enough, as it sounds a bit low for his weight and work.

[fivestrideline]

@JB

@foggythistle

Ration balancers are not fed at the same volume as regular grain. For my one horse, a 40# bag of RB lasts 4-5 weeks.

Right, they’re fed at around 1-1.5lb per 1000lb horse, give or take. I’d make sure you’re feeding enough, as it sounds a bit low for his weight and work.

Not to derail further but IIWM I’d run those numbers as he may be getting enough calories to maintain weight, but that seems like a low amount to hit all the nutrients for his size (unless he’s getting other supplements to fill the gaps).

I see this all the time with the easy keepers - they’re in good weight or even fat but I’ll run the numbers and they’re missing large amounts of essential nutrients! This is where V/M supps come in - negligible extra calories.

[JB]

I don’t know this one for sure, but the vast majority of ration balancers are around 3c/lb, so it pays to weigh each one. Enrich is one of the more dense ones, more like 2c/lb last I knew.

[LeatherLover]

What issues were you having ? Was it added nutrition for a show horse? I’m trying to research on how to supplement some senior mares who have been broodies and have just been running out for the past many years. Their haircoats are rough and one is extremely thin. I like Purina Senior and have had good results. Just trying to learn more about other options.

[candyappy]

@JB

I don’t know this one for sure, but the vast majority of ration balancers are around 3c/lb, so it pays to weigh each one. Enrich is one of the more dense ones, more like 2c/lb last I knew.

I feed Enrich and I think that is what it came out to be when I weighed it the first time to know what to feed (but it’s been a few years now)…
2 cups to a pound.

[Training_Cupid]

2 full Talenti Gelato containers of Renew Gold is exactly 1.25 lbs. That’s what I give my horse