KatB
Carpal \'Tunnel
Reged: 07/08/2005
Posts: 13007
Loc: Nottingham
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Just a quick one really. G is currently on Alfa A Oil, at about 1kg a day, and Allen and Page competition extra mix at 1.2kg a day with Baileys Lo Cal balancer to top up the required vits and mins as he isnt on the recommended amount of mix a day. Now he is fed this as over the summer it keeps him with the required instant energy he needs, without piling on the pounds!
Now when we get to winter, I normally add Alfa Beet and cut down the competition mix to something like ride and relax. However, this year I am intending to do more with him, but not enough to warrant feeding the comp extra mix as he will be off his head on it! I fed Baileys Endurance mix at the end of the winter last year and was very pleased with him on it, but now struggle to get hold of it 
So what do people feed for controlled energy and also to help with muscle developement over the winter without piling feed down him? Was looking at either Allen and Page sustain, or Dodson and horrell build up? He is a relatively good doer....
He gets 5kg on soaked hay a night over the winter and is on decent grazing 
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kerilli
Reged: 01/04/2002
Posts: 7955
Loc: South Lincs
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Baileys Conditioning Cubes, i've found them very very good and very palatable... i use them as treats.
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"Ride as if you are competing, every day. At competitions, ride as if you are at home."
"Violence begins where knowledge ends" - Abraham Lincoln
"Remember, the horse has no bad intentions, he only reacts." - Dr Gerd Heuschmann
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peachesandcream
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Reged: 22/09/2006
Posts: 1319
Loc: Devon
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i too use baileys conditioning cubes (better i think than the spillers version) have been very pleased with the results, horse also gets alfa a, sugar beet and pink powder. he is a relatively good doer, and last winter he kept his weight well on this.
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Pidge
Carpal \'Tunnel
Reged: 29/06/2005
Posts: 5084
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I feed Pidge on Alfa A Oil (1 scoop) and Top Spec Feed Balancer (300g), and then he has TS Cool and Condition cubes as well, which will get increased to 1 scoop in the winter, twice a day. I find he has plenty of energy  and maintains his weight now throughout the winter and his topline is good now too 
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Gloster_Image
veteran
Reged: 14/08/2007
Posts: 1414
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Equivite Build up supplement - that way you can feed what you want and just add the supplement.
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FA2
Carpal \'Tunnel
Reged: 09/12/2005
Posts: 3837
Loc: LANCASHIRE/MERSEYSIDE BORDER
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I feed Hifi Original and Baileys Stud Balancer and I am very impressed with the Baileys No 17 Topline mix, both the TB's are looking fab on it and have plenty of energy with out being loopy. 
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Formerly Fatarse2, and recently promoted to Area Rep for Lancs, Cheshire and Merseyside HHO training clinics.
All suggestions welcome.
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SuperFurryAnimal
newbie
Reged: 17/08/2008
Posts: 40
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A&P Calm and Condition is excellent.
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