Which Poulin feed for easy keeper

[JB]

Amino Trace is a good forage balancer to try And it’s totally appropriate to toss in a handful/cup of the ONE for flavor/mixing.

[candyappy]

@mfglickman

@candyappy to respond to your question about why I would feed a V/M supplement. She would get fat off of 1-2 lbs of balancer; she gets about 0.5 lbs a day give or take.

I do the exact same with my 3 for that exact reason.

[quietann]

@mfglickman

The easy keeper type ponies and Haffies were all marked with anywhere from a handful to a cup of the ETEC ONE, so I am guessing that balancer isn’t an option.

Argh. This (still) makes me nuts. When my mare was too heavy to get a ration balancer in the recommended amount, plus Purina Outlast (which helps with ulcer-proneness), I switched to High Point Grass pellets so she would get a complete serving of vitamins and minerals. At some point I added TriAmino for the extra lysine, since HPG doesn’t have a lot.

Unfortunately, I had to pay for the High Point on my own, which is I guess where the “handful” of feed comes from. The barn did pay for the Outlast, though.

Now that’s she’s moved, and outside 24/7, she’s lost enough weight that she’s back on a ration balancer at the minimum recommended serving, along with her Outlast. And now the RB is included in my board, but the Outlast is not.

[mfglickman]

Just an update, I got the Amino Trace 2 days after ordering and little mare gobbled some right out of my hand. I’ve got her on a half serving twice a day and she eats it without complaint. I did notice a little loose stool this AM so I think I’ll keep her on this amount and watch the manure for a few days; I’m guessing she’ll adjust pretty quickly.

She’s still getting about 1/2 cup of the TC Gold Balancer at each meal as a mixer; I’ve also weaned off the elevate powder and onto the capsules without issue. Waiting for the mag to ship but not in any great rush.

[trailblazer2015]

Coming on late here. I hope you were able to resolve your feed issue. No one here mentioned Poulin E tec carb safe soft pellet. I read that it is very good if you have an easy keeper or a horse prone to IR or metabolic issues. I also read it would be better than the ration balancer which would have more calories! Fyi, in case you are interested. Love Poulin. Brand grain. I have been searching for the best grain for my overweight metabolic pony, and I have not found anything better than the etec carb safe which I am already using. You can find it on the Poulin site if you are interested in learning more about it. Your daughter has a beautiful horse!

[JB]

@trailblazer2015

No one here mentioned Poulin E tec carb safe soft pellet. I read that it is very good if you have an easy keeper or a horse prone to IR or metabolic issues. I also read it would be better than the ration balancer which would have more calories!

As-fed, every regular feed has more calories than a ration balancer. The Carb Safe is a minimum of 4lb for a 1000lb horse, and even if it’s a weirdly low calorie content of 1000 cal/lb (it’s not), that’s still 4000 calories. TC Balancer is among the lower cal balancers (a few are lower) but it’s still 1266