What kind of feed can my senior horses eat?
I have been feeding my 2 senior horses Nutrena Senior Feed, not the John Lyon signature brand. It is $14.49/bag at my local feed store and i go through 1 to 1 & 1/2 bags a week. It is getting pretty costly. Is there other brands that are just as good for senior horses that won't make them have digestive problems? It also must be able to get wetted down, because I have to make it into a bran mash as they have choke syndrome. The reason I have been using Nutrena Senior so long is because it has rice bran and beet pulp in it, and as far as I know, no other senior feed does that. If it helps in your research, i live in minnesota, so please don't give me a name of something that is only available in massachusetts or whatever state you live in! THanks!
I think if this feed is working for you then don't switch. Your horses are special needs because of their choke syndrome plus they are older.
An ounce of prevention is worth it's weight in gold.
I tried switching senior feeds on my older mares a couple of years ago for the same reasons. I went through 3 different brands and all the time my horses were losing weight and their beautiful coats. I am not saying that my feed was the best, but it worked for them. I wound up going back to it and suffering over the cost. After of course I paid my vet to come out to tell me the same thing.
I could have saved myself a lot frustration and a vet bill not too mention my horses took forever to put the weight on and wouldn't you know they lost the weight going into winter…I almost had to blanket them. Both of those mares are now deceased at ages 30 and 40 plus. Looking back those other senior feeds were no bargain and definitely not worth the aggravation.
