I can tell you that Doc used to use 10% sweet feed from southern states (This is not an advertising)...and his old mare got no more than that with lots of grass (hay in the winter) and she produced That's Our Tricky and Edit This on that (both allowance winners)...he also added such like red cell to the horses in training (oh and Edit This got a beer once a day..lol)...but he added wheat bran to horses in training with local honey (both horses in training had allergies and honey produced from local bees helped)..apple cider vinigar, barley, flax seed, and corn oil were added to the mashes....
however...he always had ppl look at and compare the size of the oats...purina 200 has the smallest sized oats i've seen in a feed...more often than not...it's safest to go with a local company that mixes what you want...in Lexington ky...there's Halways...and in winchester it's winchester feeds...georgetown has their's too..woodford has their special mix that's very popular as well..I prefer winchester...less expensive but really good quality...oh and remember pellets...lol...are a processed food...and aren't we told to avoid processed foods for ourselves...lol...
one more thing..the ppl who have phd next to their names and are 'nutritionists'...lol..if they work for the company that is selling you the food...guess what...IT'S THEIR JOB...they are there to make money...no different than a car salesman...are they gonna tell you everything?...nope
I personally go with what's natural...oats, corn, wheat bran, etc...if i can't see what they are eating (added vitamins are a given) then I don't feed it...oh and beet pulp..."if it didn't have molasis on it...horses wouldn't eat it...does that tell you anything?...not a natural feed for horses"..these were words Doc told me many times (as others tried to talk me into feeding it...lol..and he'd hit the roof)...feed does not have to be expensive to be nutritionaly sound
(one more example...lol...probios/fastrack..lol...can be gotten from a container of yogart....i find the horses like the banana/strawberry flavor best..lol)...Doc would also use buttermilk too...
hope this helps
--- In askavet@yahoogroups.com, "jlrhoover" <dogquirks@...> wrote:
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> Hello. I hope you can help me. I'm looking for a list of top horse feeds. When I want to find a top dog food I just look in the "Whole Dog Journal's" annual issue with a list of top foods. Recommended foods have in common the better ingredients and less of the unhelpful fillers. I haven't been able to find lists like that that attest to the caliber of brands of horse feed. Does anyone know where I can find reliable information?
>
> I have an 8 y.o. with no health issues. I know for a fact that McCauley's puts out one of the better feeds...but I can't get that in my area. There must be other foods with better ingredients, i.e. I don't even know if Triple Crown is superior to Purina, the same, or less good.
>
> The bottom line is, I don't want to have to be a nutritionist, I just want a list pulled together by reliable sources and will try to go with one of the foods from that list----as I do for my dogs.
>
> Any help would be appreciated. You can email me privately if you prefer at dogquirks@...
>
> ~ Lynn
>
> Lynn D. Hoover, MSW
> Author of *Dog Quirks and Behavior Solutions*
>
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