tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2113210295764288330.post8003198556178430081..comments2024-01-27T06:46:56.744-06:00Comments on Paradigm Farms Horse Retirement: Feed and Care Part IIMelissa-ParadigmFarmshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14274830693649851658noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2113210295764288330.post-89969354055437275222009-03-01T07:19:00.000-06:002009-03-01T07:19:00.000-06:00Great post on feeding...thanks! I'll be back! Ha...Great post on feeding...thanks! I'll be back! Happened onto your blog when visiting ayearwithhorses.blgospot.com.LuLo Designs/Blue Eyed Tangohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18432986911571557592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2113210295764288330.post-76555084313284296402009-02-27T12:22:00.000-06:002009-02-27T12:22:00.000-06:00Great post! I saw myself in a couple of those exa...Great post! I saw myself in a couple of those examples. I used to give my horse a few supplements, but it was just to make me feel better. Now she's on raspberry leaves, but that's because she's bipolar without them. And she does have a Himilayan salt block (well, cylinder, it's on a rope). But that's because she kept knocking her regular salt block out of the holder onto the ground and it broke into smaller and smaller pieces each time. This one is a toy and salt all in one. <BR/><BR/>I really enjoyed this post, especially since having only had a couple of horses so far I don't have as much experience with the different feeding plans out there. Plus I have a now 20 year old horse that I'm starting to wonder if I should change what he's getting due to his age.Dressage Nomadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03547664899091391963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2113210295764288330.post-9627238294788090392009-02-27T09:06:00.000-06:002009-02-27T09:06:00.000-06:00Lytha;Not a lot of difference in the end result wi...Lytha;<BR/><BR/>Not a lot of difference in the end result with probiotics and yeast culture. I'm not sure anybody understands the exact mode of action, but the results are obvious....more fibre digestion and better body condition score, both of which are things we want around here, especially in the cool season. <BR/><BR/>Many of our dairies feed haylage around here, but almost no horses get it. In North America we have neither the climate nor the expertise required to put up the kind of consistently high quality haylage we would need for our horses, and I include myself among the inexpert silage makers of Tennessee. <BR/><BR/>I know there is a lot of excellent haylage put up in Europe and I think that if the quality is high (ie. no mold/mycotoxin issues) it makes EXCELLENT feed.Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09092424684260339977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2113210295764288330.post-68757993611367618812009-02-27T08:19:00.000-06:002009-02-27T08:19:00.000-06:00Do you know what this post tells me? There should...Do you know what this post tells me? There should be a degree that people have to attain before owning a horse.Sullyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05282269151338562375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2113210295764288330.post-87281526772890312392009-02-27T08:01:00.000-06:002009-02-27T08:01:00.000-06:00Kate we have regional mills that put out the same ...Kate we have regional mills that put out the same type of balancer pellet but that doesn't work for us for several reasons. The fiber content wasn't high enough for our purposes, it could not be fed as a complete feed, the NSC content was too high, we wanted more fat . . . and the list could continue. I'm glad you have one that works for you though! Finding the right feed sure makes life easy!<BR/><BR/>Lytha I will ask Jason to come answer your questions at some point today. Thanks for reading!Melissa-ParadigmFarmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14274830693649851658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2113210295764288330.post-48208948631189701282009-02-27T04:46:00.000-06:002009-02-27T04:46:00.000-06:00We too use only plain white salt blocks. The only...We too use only plain white salt blocks. The only horses I give supplemental salt to are those who drink too little in the winter (despite heated buckets and troughs) and/or who have had impaction colic due to same. We also do a lot of feed/beet pulp soaking/pulp for our seniors. It's great that you have Jason's knowledge on feeding/nutrition! We are lucky to have a regional feed mill that makes a custom balancer pellet that matches the soil/hay characteristics of our region. We also test our hay. It's great to see someone like you taking such care to meet the nutritional needs of seniors!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2113210295764288330.post-34995727528008357332009-02-27T01:49:00.000-06:002009-02-27T01:49:00.000-06:00this is the post i've been waiting for! thank you ...this is the post i've been waiting for! thank you for putting the truth out there. <BR/><BR/>can you help me understand the difference between feeding yeast and feeding probiotics? people here in germany like to feed their horses malzbier - i guess that would be yeast. it's like rootbeer with no sugar, (ick, but the horses like it). probiotics are not common here at all, so i'm looking for alternatives.<BR/><BR/>they also grind their own oats here. most big barns have an oat grinder. i wonder if that would help you, if you had one.<BR/><BR/>what are your husband's thoughts on silage/haylage? that's the shrink-wrapped, fermented, moist hay that is fed here because it's easier than making hay and can be stored right on the field it's made on.<BR/><BR/>we've just bought our first farm, and i'm reading your posts with interest lately!<BR/><BR/>~lytha in germanylythahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01719586193059362084noreply@blogger.com