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Big Mover
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 Posted - 18 Feb 2007 : 10:02:26 PM
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Hello everyone
Just wondered how many of you feed this product and what you personally think of it?
I started introducing a different type of Bulk to my horse diet and I really think its made a difference (and its alot kinder on the pocket)
Just curious
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Honeyb060674
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 18 Feb 2007 : 10:11:15 PM
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I have fed it to Honey for the first time thihs winter. Replaced bog standard mollichop, less sugar and better nutritionally (s) I think. She really enjoys it and for a fussy old bugger thats always good news I'm using it to bulk up as shes not big on haylage or hay. Seems to be keeping her looking well. |
      
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Big Mover
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 18 Feb 2007 : 10:25:57 PM
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Hey Honey
I have used Alfa for years and always belived in it, I recently went to my local feed store and tried some Cherry Showing Chaff Stuff (need to check the Bag really) I feed it and Alfa A (Half & Half) its put pounds on my Yearling (coming up 2 yrs this time) Hes been difficult to keep condition on, he just grows up and up etc. Really impressed I just wanted to share it with some one. My 3 yr old filly isn't a big hay eater and Alfa A is a life line, but this stuff is really good as well. Nutitional Value isnt as great as Alfa but some how it works??
Sarah
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Valentine Arabians
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 18 Feb 2007 : 10:27:20 PM
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I use it, and have for years, on our Foundation mare, the stallions and the yearlings and have had no problems with feed being left in the buckets. It also has a high calcium content, good for growing bones.
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Liz & Walter Downes
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kirsty
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 18 Feb 2007 : 11:50:11 PM
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hi
i feed alfalfa to all of mine but feed the one made by the equilibra people which is alfalfa oatinol it is a much nicer product and not covered in mollases
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katherineepea
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England
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Posted - 19 Feb 2007 : 01:55:34 AM
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| i used alfa a in the summer as it was all the rage on my yard. now i use purabeet as a bulkener if that is a word! and he looks a lot better on it- very shiny |
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Ady
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England
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Posted - 19 Feb 2007 : 08:14:19 AM
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| Have used Alfa A since we first got an Arab, we took advice from the breeder who uses it. Mixed with sugar beat and a mix we feed it to all our horses throughout the year. |
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Porsche
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Posted - 19 Feb 2007 : 09:11:14 AM
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I use the Alfa Oil - same as the afla A but instead of being coated with mollasses its coated with soya oil....great stuff.
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Some people are like a Slinky ... not really good for anything, but you still can't help but smile when you shove them down the stairs.
     
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Porsche
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Posted - 19 Feb 2007 : 09:11:59 AM
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| Out of curiosity how much does everyone pay for a bag of Alfa? |
Some people are like a Slinky ... not really good for anything, but you still can't help but smile when you shove them down the stairs.
RIP Fuzzy Bear...Angela RIP......Legacy 1day old...............La Carrera.................Aisa and Bruce |
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Adara_Arabians
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England
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Posted - 19 Feb 2007 : 09:13:52 AM
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I do use Alfa Oil too, but have been recently advised that in some cases it can make their legs swell. I didnt follow it up but i have decided to switch onto hifi orginial recently.
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cassy
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 19 Feb 2007 : 11:02:13 AM
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| Alfa a oil indeed can make legs swell, one of my horses gets legs like balloon at back and scabs like mud fever if feed alfa a so i now feed hi fi, after vet bills and potions galore we found out was alfa that caused our issues |
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Tahir
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 19 Feb 2007 : 11:11:52 AM
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I seem to remember a few years ago that alfa A was somehow connected to mud fever. I have never personally had a problem with either Alfa A or mud fever (lucky me!!!), but I did have a stallion that was allergic to soya, so I haven't used Alfa A for years.
I don't know if anyone else has more info on this, it would be interesting to know.
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Timberwolf
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England
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Posted - 19 Feb 2007 : 11:12:24 AM
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Hi All,
After reading all your comments I dont want to throw a spanner in the works but years ago I read an aricle about the possible links between Alpha and mud fever in Arabs. Maybe its to do with the swelling leg promblem.. Havn't use it before just in case.
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Tahir
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Adara_Arabians
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England
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Posted - 19 Feb 2007 : 12:17:58 PM
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Im glad that other people have also heard this, this is why i will now be switching over.
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Big Mover
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 19 Feb 2007 : 12:55:06 PM
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I have always used Alfa A for years, but I do sometimes think its over rated I dont like to change diets for obvious reasons, but I have slowly introduced this other stuff which has a high soya oil content & smells good enough for me to eat ha ha.
I can honestly say untill recently I have never had a mud fever issue, but my new filly has recently had a small bit on her hind legs (even though I use thermatex leg wraps & potions etc) As far as a no, she has been fed Alpha A since first introduction of hard feed. I also find Alpha A very WOODY/course sometimes, had a few bags like that over the years. Even had a bit stick into my finger one day "Ouch". 
I pay around £9 or £10 a bag....will have to check my recipt because I usually by other things whilst I am there, Carrots, sugerbeet, mix Oil etc
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NatH
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England
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Posted - 19 Feb 2007 : 2:29:25 PM
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| I love it and have used it for many years |
Natalie
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dassa23
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England
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Posted - 19 Feb 2007 : 4:12:11 PM
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| I've also used Alfa A for years and find it very good, never had a problem with mud fever linked to it. I think its very good, and the boys love it! think its just over £8 per bag. |
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Roseanne
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Posted - 19 Feb 2007 : 4:24:03 PM
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One of my Arabs had the Alfa A allergy which presented as mud fever which started in the dry September months. She was on box rest all winter with no improvement whatsoever and only able to go out on ridden exercise, poor mare. When I finally moved her to a yard where she was to be schooled on the following spring, and the Alfa A was dropped, the mud fever miraculously disappeared! She never had mud fever again, no matter how much she stood out and she was kept out 24/7.
I haven't used it since, although I am tempted to as it is meant to be good for development. |
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Honeyb060674
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arabic
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England
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Posted - 19 Feb 2007 : 7:02:33 PM
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| Im with Sarah on this one. Showshine chaff is brilliant. I was very dubious because its made by horsehage the same as mollichaff and the molasses thing with arabs and sugar etc. I stumbled on it by accident when Freddie stopped eating and I had to find something to tempt him. This stuff is cherry flavoured oat straw which is supposed to be very palatable so I gave it a go. He is looking great on it and although he is a good doer, not piled on the pounds! Unlike the molly original its not brown and tacky but golden, fluffy and coated in soya oil there is some molasses in it but low sugar and nothing like the original. I pay £4 a bag |
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spirit
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Posted - 19 Feb 2007 : 10:46:04 PM
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I feed Hi-Fi Origional to allmy horses as it is a mix of soft straw and Alfalfa, I have used Alfa A but I find it very course and bitty and my horses dont always eat it, also I have been told it can make some horses a bit excitable. My lot like the Hi-fi, its soft and palatable and mixes well with all my different feeds.
Never heard of the Mud rash related thing though - interesting! |
     
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Vera
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Posted - 20 Feb 2007 : 09:28:03 AM
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I've used HiFi Lite ever since it came onto the market. I'd rather give my lot a scoop of HiFi Lite then a sprinkle of ALfa A! If I need to feed something for weight gain I add linseed or soya oil.
I have no experience of it but I have heard quite a few people linking Alfa A and mud fever.
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Tahir
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Posted - 20 Feb 2007 : 09:30:36 AM
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I think the link to AlfaA and mud fever is to do with the alfalfa content. I am no expert but I think it has 3 important parts:
1. Alfalfa content in feed.
2. The "type" of mud that horses are turned out in.
3. The horses intolerance to either.
Hope this helps, I think you just have to find a "happy medium"!!
Carla, xx. |
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arabic
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Posted - 20 Feb 2007 : 11:12:54 AM
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| I also heard mud fever could be attributed to a lack of sulphur and copper in the diet. Dont know if Freddies went because we changed fields (different mud). His nutrition improved or he just built up tolerance but he has never had Alfa A so I cant comment on any connection there. |
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azraa
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Posted - 20 Feb 2007 : 6:47:43 PM
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i do not feed alfa,i used it for years but one of my mares had mud fever ,i stop feeding alfa and the mud fever went aswell.its a expensive task with all the potions,i bought the boots at roughly the same time as i stopped feeding alfa and i have never used them,i have kept them ,but they have sat in the draw for a couple of years now.
my friend feeds alfa to her arabs and swears by it,she has not had a problem.
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So I doubt its the Alpha A. I pay £8.45 a bag