I’ve been bugging my local feed store to carry the SR Gold. My 32 year-old is doing well on the regular senior, but I love that the Gold has added electrolytes, gastric buffering, and a slightly better amino acid profile.
I have been using the Senior Gold for my 30 ish year old pony and it has been great. The pony’s teeth are pretty much gone, so she lives on senior feed, beet pulp, and Timothy pellets/cubes. She was doing well on TC Sr feed but looks even better on Senior Gold. She is a bit of a hard keeper so the higher fat content helps keep weight on her.
I also have my two geldings on Gold Balancer and they look really good. The Gold balancer seems to be more palatable than the TC 30%, and the lower protein level of the Balancer Gold doesn’t seem to be an issue.
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I’ve been feeding the Gold Balancer and Gold Senior to my horses and love it. My large pony has an easier time keeping weight off, looks better, and sweats better on the Gold Balancer, I think the protein level was too high in the 30% for her.
My small pony seems to manage the Gold Senior better with his little nubby teeth than he did the regular Senior. He looks the same and his weight has stayed consistent but I find fewer leftovers with the Gold.
My ASB lost a bit of weight with the Gold Balancer compared to the 30% but her allergies seem to have been soy related as several things we’ve struggled with for a while have vanished. She LOVES the Gold Senior and a little that seems to have put her back in good weight. The Gold line has really brought out a nice shine and feel to her coat that only Seminole Dynasport was previously able to provide.
Far more likely to be the removal of soy. The protein difference between the 2 is only 74gm.
Good point! I am most likely mistaken, as I looked at the numbers again and protein isn’t as big of a difference as I thought off the top of my head.
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For a mature horse on grass hay, is the lower protein content compared to TC30 a concern in making sure the horse gets enough protein and/or enough of the right amino acids?
It alllll depends on the quality of that grass hay, and that requires an analysis. Most grasses do provide enough crude protein for a mature horse, unless in fairly hard work. Lysine might be low, but the Balancer Gold should be fine for that.
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For anyone who’s interested, I picked up a few bags of Senior Gold today. My feed store had to special order them from a bigger branch and it doesn’t seem to be very popular because the bags were dusty and dated early September, rather than late October like the bag of regular Senior I picked up to transition with. My store told me only one customer has bought one bag of Balancer Gold and I was the first to buy Senior Gold.
The texture is drier / less sticky than the regular Senior and it doesn’t smell as delicious to me, which makes sense because molasses is 10th on the list of ingredients instead of 5th. My horse ate his first serving enthusiastically though! Probably for the same reason, the bag was less bricklike than the bag of regular Senior (which is way better than a couple years ago). I’m curious to see how this horse does on it.
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Less molasses, more oil (higher fat), so it might feel/look oilier, but be “drier” and less clumpy due to less molasses
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I looked up the feed online and it is quite pricey. Probably why it isn’t flying off the shelves. Good news that your horse likes it.
Where online?
In general, the Gold line is only a couple dollars more than the regular line, IF you are buying it from the physical stores
If you’re trying to buy online to have shipped to you, you’re paying freight on a 50lb bag.
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FWIW Senior Gold was $3 more than regular Senior at my feed store.
It’s not oily at all! Completely dry, like TC30.
I noticed today that my chestnut has dapples for the first time ever. He is looking really, really good on the Gold Balancer with a little bit of Senior Gold. I am really happy with this food.
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I switched my very senior horse to TC Senior Gold (from TC Senior) and finally there is some filling out with the same amount of feed. So it’s worth it to me. Not oily at all.
ETA (for myself and others):
TC Senior 1,546 cal/pound
TC Senior Gold 1,800 cal/pound
ProElite Senior 1,450 cal/pound
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At around 300 more calories per pound, it’s not surprising.
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Anyone been able to drop Outlast by switching to the Gold line?
I’m considering putting my high maintenance oldie back on Outlast but it would sure be more convenient to get the Gold instead of regular TCS and Outlast. My feed store would have to special order it for me so id love some feedback before committing to a special order
Triple Crown Gold has been instrumental in getting my horse who has anhidrosis to start sweating. The high fat and low grain are just what he needs. His condition is great and he loves this feed.
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I have my 33 year-old gelding on Gold. Overall, I’ve been really impressed with it! His weight is excellent, he has a nice topline (despite being retired), and his coat is soft and shiny. He also fared well during the brutal heat we’ve experienced this summer and I attribute it to the electrolytes in the grain It’s only about $4 more per bag than the original and the increase in cost is well worth it to me.
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One of my geldings has struggled with anhidrosis in the past. This summer he has sweated like a champ - totally normal sweat patterns and amount. He is on TC Gold Balancer. In the past he has been on either TC 30% or Seminole Equalizer.
I’m not sure if it’s the food that has made the difference but I am grateful for the improvement and don’t plan to change a thing.
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That’s so interesting.
My horse has anhidrosis, managed with Refresh, but he has struggled a bit during the hotter days. He’s currently on a completely soy free diet. I wonder if there is something in the Gold line that is supporting thermoregulation…
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