just a whinge

[iammizz]

well since willow has been on top spec a new yearling has emerged, shes still really good however if madam thinks she shouldnt back up from the door or move over in her stable (view too nice, hay too tasty) then omg little miss tantrum appears, tail swishing, biting out, stamping back legs, u all get the picture.
Now shes a baby i get that and she will try it on, i know this also but please its crimbo neddies BE NICE TO US MERE MORTALS..
Moan over, just needed to rant a little

[june]

If it really is since she's been on Top Spec then it might be worth switching to something like Baileys Lo Cal and seeing if the behaviour goes away. The odd horse does seem to react badly to Top Spec. Its rare but it does happen. It could just be coincidence but it may not be.

[iammizz]

hya june, is that a balancer like the topspec? ive never used it chuck, shes still great more perky but so much more mareish and moody x

[cbc]

Maybe like June says the balancer is a bit too much of a good thing? Maybe a bit like feeding marsbars to kids?

[june]

Yes, Lo Cal is a balancer like Top Spec. It has a slightly lower specification than Top Spec but has a much higher spec than Bluechip so is the next "best" to Top Spec. Or maybe try halving the Top Spec and seeing if that helps.

[iammizz]

shame though, she looks great on it, flippin sugars grr x

[sammiesmental]

i dont think its the feed hun. i think its all the other problems shes got going on at mo, think thats whats making her so moody and shes having to put up with alot of stuff we dont normaly ask of her xx

[iammizz]

yeah ya right sam, just need to keep an eye though coz shes def come alive since being on it, my baby girl has cracked her shell =.)

[horsey123]

my welsh went loopy on top spec that why i doint feed any balencers at all i like to know what i am feeding my herd

[Azrael]

Try cutting out the TS, one of mine was a total ASBO brat on it.

[june]

All our 30 or so polo ponies are on Top Spec and we've never had any with a problem with the exception of one that went footy on it. Top Spec provides the full analysis of their feed. They are the only company to do so, so you know exactly what you are feeding.

Its always easy to blame a feed for a particular problem. Often it is the grass or the hay that is to blame since that is the vast majority of the horses' diet. The weekend before last our horses were particularly lively. Their feed and turnout regime hadn't changed. It was windy and it was mild, so it was probably a combination of grass growth and the wind.

Top Spec is low sugar so it wouldn't be the sugar affecting the horse. But it could have put something else out of balance. Calling these feeds balancers is a bit of a misnomer. You can only truly balance the diet if you analyse the grass and hay and then adjust the vitamins and minerals accordingly. The feeds are really general vitamin and mineral supllements rather than balancers so adding one could throw the existing ration out of balance.

You could try adding some Mag Ox. Magnesium acts as a calmer in horses with a magnesium imbalance.

[mandal]

Dec 27, 2008 14:50:32 GMT 1 june said:

. Calling these feeds balancers is a bit of a misnomer. You can only truly balance the diet if you analyse the grass and hay and then adjust the vitamins and minerals accordingly. The feeds are really general vitamin and mineral supllements rather than balancers so adding one could throw the existing ration out of balance.

I agree with this. There is a Top Spec Anti Lam which is lower sugar.

[june]

It was Top Spec Anti Lam that made ours footy. There's always an exception to every rule! The Anti Lam is fibre based and the Balancer is protein based so it could just be that the Balancer is providing your horse with a bit too much energy, or it could be something else entirely!

[maytime]

Mine are on Top Spec Lite - great for natives and very good do-ers. And at around £10 a bag cheaper than Comprehansive.

[Yann]

Rio in particular became moody and grumpy on TS, although this was helped by supplementing magnesium. She wasn't the only one at our place affected by it either so my theory is that it upsets the mineral balance on top of our grazing somehow.