True Colours- I know the problem is not at my dealer. He sells out of his boarding barn and has a small garage the holds about 8 palettes at a time. I have to coordinate my order and pick up times to make sure he has enough on hand. When I pick up I see the entire operation. Once I finally got in contact with a person who cared, after several weeks and multiple employees, I did sent photos of the numbers on the bags and examples of the weird clumps. This was a huge hassle. All I want to do is buy high quality feed and use it. I am truly impressed with the results in my stock, or would have switched brands months ago.
I’d try and get a hold of Kalmbach again regarding the DMSO smell and the date codes on the bags, they’ve never been anything but lovely to me. Sorry to hear that you picked up a few bad bags!
My horse has been on both Essential K and Kalm and EZ and I’ve had nothing but positive experiences from feeding both. He’s currently on Ess K and a happy camper.
Has anybody fed essential k and gotten a got horse as a result?
Do you mean " hot horse"?
Anytime you feed something new it is always a possibility it can affect a horse in that way.
Remove the feed and see what happens.
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Does it contain MSM or have you recently begun to use MSM? Because that has been know to make some horses nutty. My gelding was one of them. Good luck
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Just chiming into this discussion (old as it is) to say that since moving my guy to his new barn where they feed Essential K, he is looking fabulous. He’s been there a month now, and his coat is rich in color and shiny, even with winter fuzzies, and he just looks great. He was at my place previously (place is being sold now as other two horses have crossed the Rainbow Bridge), and has eaten very well his entire life and never been a hard keeper by any means. But the glow that he has now is not just a coincidence. Has to be the Essential K.
Regarding the poster asking about it making them hot, I haven’t seen that at all. And not just with my guy (who is laid back anyway). All of the horses at this place are super laid back.
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How much do you use for a top dressing?
