My local Southern States pre-sold their entire shipment of TC Senior and won’t be getting anymore for two weeks, while I only have about 5 more days supply. So I picked up 100lbs of the Pro Elite Senior, but I’m wondering about the differences between the two, particularly NSCs.
I am feeding it to a hard keeping, 27 year-old Cushingoid Welsh/TB pony as well as my 5 and 9-year-old TBs. They’re all doing really well on the TC and I’m loath to make a change, especially with the pony.
They are very similar feeds. The Proelite doesn’t seem to turn to bricks the way the TC senior does. The NSC is very similar…the Proelite reads slightly higher on the bag, but that’s because the NSC value is the highest it could possibly be with that formula, given variations in the ingredients. In practice, it tests slightly lower than the TC. We currently have three on Proelite Senior and they all LOVE it (they got picky about the TC after the mill change) and look fantastic. The Proelite has four essential amino acids to TC’s three. Overall they are very similar, developed by the same person.
Switched my 21 year old TB to Proelite Senior in March after he started losing weight over the winter on Triple Crown Senior. I had been feeding TC for about 10 years with no problem. Horse’s feed schedule, workload and stabling conditions had not changed. After a month on Proelite Sr, horse has never looked better. Very happy with Proelite. We have now switched all our TC Sr. horses to Proelite with similar results…
I’m still agonizing over whether to make the switch. I’m a little concerned that this could be an ongoing supply problem or even that my local SS is trying to make it harder to feed TC, since I imagine their margins might be higher on the Proelite.
Proelite is also a little cheaper, and I’ve seen about a 10%+ increase recently in the price of the TC. If it were just the horses it would be an easy choice, but I worry about the pony. He’s a bit on the thin side but he’s sound and his energy level is great (knock on wood) so I hate to rock the boat.
I have two that were on TC Senior and are now on Pro-Elite.
1 32yo and 1 36 yo (with mild Cushing’s)
Both are doing great on the Pro-Elite, and it is easier to handle because it doesn’t turn into a brick.
We switched everyone over from TC Senior to PE Senior and everyone is doing great. Horses have maintained weight well.
Is the cost about the same for proforce and ts sr?
Anyone know the MCal for the ProElite? I’m going to call the local mill who carries Southern States to see if they can get it.
My trainer switched the barn from TC to ProElite. She uses Performance and LowStarch but has had a few training horses come in that use the TC Senior at home and ProElite Senior when in training. Everyone is doing well on the ProElite versus the TC.
ProElite is sponsoring a lot of riders. I’ve seen several barns switch over recently as a result. Everyone seems happy, but I always wonder how much of the enthusiasm is genuine when a brand starts that kind of marketing campaign.
The ProElite is a little less but the directions call for quite a bit more to be fed (7.5 lbs+ versus 6 for TC).
I did notice it has a better Omega 3/6 ratio.
I have switched my hard keeper to Proelite from TC Complete. He is the pickiest creature of any species I have ever been responsible for-what horse doesn’t eat?
He he eats the Proelite right up, and I’ve been able to increase his feed. He is gaining weight, coat and feet look great, and he’s staying rideable. I’m very pleased, and the horse obviously likes the feed better.
My horses are doing well on the Pro Elite. I switched from using TC Senior after 15 years. It became difficult to get and I couldn’t break it apart in the winter.
A few weeks after our local co-op made the switch, my 300 day broodie had an impaction colic and I thought we would lose her and the unborn foal. After she came home from the clinic, she was on strict instructions to soak her feed (was eating senior at the time.) She choked, then ended up with an upper airway infection. Upon further inspection there were entire pieces of stuff that never broke down, even though it was soaked for copious amounts of time. We switched to Tribute.
Who is this “person” with the recipe I wonder and what are their credentials? Anyway, we won’t touch it again.
Is it considered a complete feed? My horse can’t eat hay anymore and is getting picky about his soaked hay pellets. Right now he’s on a ration balancer and as much hay pellets as he can eat, but he doesn’t like to eat a lot of food. My barn uses Tribute now and it’s getting hard to find; my horse went off the TC Sr. right before the feed mill switch so he may not like the new formula.
Pro Elite is complete.
I switched my 20 y/o gelding from Purina Ultium to Pro Elite Performance over the winter. He started losing weight suddenly on Ultium and became a total fruit loop. He steadily picked up weight on Pro Elite and looks the healthiest that he ever has in the 4 years that I have owned him.
Also, this gelding likes to lose weight when the weather gets warm (likely as a way to thermoregulate) but this spring he didn’t lose much at all. He has also cut down on cribbing dramatically in the last 6 months, which leads me to believe that his stomach must be more comfortable.
I know switching from Ultium to Pro Elite Performance isn’t the same as switching from TC Senior to PR Senior, but I wanted to share that I am very satisfied with Pro Elite and my picky gelding seems to like it too.
Bumping this up to see if everyone was still happy with Pro Elite. I love TC Senior, my only complaint is the brick issue. It seemed to be better but the last load I picked up were hard as rocks. I am thinking of switching due to this issue. Any issues with Pro Elite since this thread was started?
My trainer still uses it for 10 horses. She mostly uses Performance and Low Starch but she has had 2 training horses in that used Senior. No issues so far. The Performance got a little hard over the winter but I think TC Senior is worse. We just used a clean hoof pick to break it up a little. It did not take much effort. I used to housesit for somebody that used TC Senior and she used a small hand pick and it was still tough to break up.
I just switched my oldie ONTO triple crown and it seems to be the magical cure for his diarrhea and mudbutt o.o Never tried pro elite but it seems to work for us so far.
I tried the Pro Elite last fall when it first came out. I am feeding a 28 y.o. gelding (3/4 TB) and a 16 y.o. TB mare, and have fed TC for a number of years. . Both ate the PE, but the gelding lost weight when feeding the same amount as TC. Bottom line, I ended up going back to TC. Around here, the PE is about the same price (it is actually higher at the closest feed store), and I have to feed more. I also noted that since the change in milling of TC, that it is not as “brick like” as it has been in the past. So, overall, I am sticking with TC.
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