Just as the title says, I am looking for options of stabilized preferably Canadian flax. The feed mills near me just grind their own which will go bad for just the one horse. Love to hear your input! Thanks in advance!
I feed Omega Horseshine which has stabilized flax in it. It’s never gone bad on me here in hot, humid Fl. Plus my horses look better on this than regular ground flax. I think there’s some extra goodies in it also.
Triple Crown has a stabilized flax called Omega Max. It’s golden flax but I don’t know if it’s from Canada. Is there a difference in flax grown in Canada?
Yup, TC Omega Max. IDK where it originates, but it’s lovely stuff and won’t go bad if you use it in a normal amount of time and store properly.
Alternately (and generally a good bit cheaper!) buy a bag of whole flax and grind it yourself as needed in a coffee grinder. If I wasn’t boarding I’d absolutely do it this way–did it for a long time.
Triple Crown Omega Max is stabilized: [URL=“https://www.triplecrownfeed.com/products/supplements/triple-crown-omega-max-omega-3-oils-horse-health/”]
I typically pay about $24-25 for a bag and it lasts a super long time. 
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Alternately (and generally a good bit cheaper!) buy a bag of whole flax and grind it yourself as needed in a coffee grinder. If I wasn’t boarding I’d absolutely do it this way–did it for a long time.[/QUOTE]
Yes cheaper but it’s not stabilized so it won’t last and it’s so much easier and quicker just scooping from a bag :).
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Triple Crown has a stabilized flax called Omega Max. It’s golden flax but I don’t know if it’s from Canada. Is there a difference in flax grown in Canada?[/QUOTE]
My vet told me that Canadian flax has more omega 3 because of the climate that it grows. It doesn’t have to be if it works!
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Alternately (and generally a good bit cheaper!) buy a bag of whole flax and grind it yourself as needed in a coffee grinder. If I wasn’t boarding I’d absolutely do it this way–did it for a long time.[/QUOTE]
I thought about it, however I board. The information I have read is that it will lose the nutrients pretty quickly and I work 12 hour shifts so it would be difficult to do.
Thanks everyone! I will look into these! I have another question. I am also wanting to add natural vitamin E. Our hay is not the greatest and with winter there no grass. Any recommendations? I was looking into Kentucky Performance Products- elevate. Anyone use it?
Ryansgirl, I think flax will keep as long as it’s not ground. It’s after its ground you run the risk of it going bad.
OP, I have had good luck feeding whole flax. I wet it first, and let it sit for a short while before I mix it with the ration.
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Thanks everyone! I will look into these! I have another question. I am also wanting to add natural vitamin E. Our hay is not the greatest and with winter there no grass. Any recommendations? I was looking into Kentucky Performance Products- elevate. Anyone use it?[/QUOTE]
I’ve used KPP’s Elevate, it has been super helpful for the dormant times where my horse subsists on varying quality hay. I am considering a cross over to Horsetech’s E-5000 natural.
Also, flax has tons of omega 3’s but they are all ALA and there is a high “price” for conversion of ALA to DHA or EPA so it might be worth feeding an omega 3 supplement with fish oil in it. I’ve been eyeballing Uckele’s Omega 4:1 as it already has EPA and DHA in it and doesn’t require it to first be absorbed by the body as ALA and then be converted by the body to one of the other two. Don’t get me wrong, I love flax, but it’s not all a horse needs.
Also, you can feed flax whole and horses will adapt to digest and absorb just as much as the stabilized ground variety. The only difference is that you won’t see the stray seed hulls in the horse’s manure.
I’ve used Elevate but switched to Ultra Cruz natural E. They just raised their prices but it’s still best bang per buck. It’s also less powder volume for more IUs than Elevate.
I’ve been using the Ultra Cruz natural E for a year now and have been happy with it.
Seminole buys Canadian flax and sells it stabilized. But it made C&C too fat so I switched to getchia.com for chia seeds. Omega 3
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Seminole buys Canadian flax and sells it stabilized. But it made C&C too fat so I switched to getchia.com for chia seeds. Omega 3[/QUOTE]
I couldn’t find thier product on thier website. Do you happen to know where I can find the Seminole brand?
Go to HorseTech.com and/or call Rod, the owner. I have my 21 y.o. Paint gelding on their product Selen which is natural E with selenium, and BioFlax 20, which is biotin. Both are in a food grade stabilized flax base. They can make custom products, also, if you want something they don’t already make. HT is on of the best companies ever to do business with. Free shipping, and free cookies too, on every order.
Agreed that a call to HorseTech is a good idea
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Yes cheaper but it’s not stabilized so it won’t last and it’s so much easier and quicker just scooping from a bag :).[/QUOTE]
Whole flax will last a long time–I never had any issues with spoilage and I bought it in 50 lb bags, living in a humid climate. It’s once it’s ground that it needs to be stabilized or will ferment.
