tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8415492346905673232.post1794145371117760121..comments2024-03-14T06:57:29.577+00:00Comments on Rockley Farm: Read the label!Nic Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06885459438592023135noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8415492346905673232.post-80531916565967385942009-09-23T14:16:50.470+01:002009-09-23T14:16:50.470+01:00Its something we have all learnt the hard way, Bec...Its something we have all learnt the hard way, Becki, but once you've got your head round the basics, it all falls into place!Nic Barkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06885459438592023135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8415492346905673232.post-813884313507943672009-09-23T12:06:03.848+01:002009-09-23T12:06:03.848+01:00Hi Nic,
I've just had to comment on this!!
I&...Hi Nic,<br /><br />I've just <i>had</i> to comment on this!!<br />I'm the one who posted about the Baileys Lo-Cal balancer!<br />Before I found the UKNHCP forum, I was feeding my horse that feed as I thought that it would be a good idea as a combination with Alfa-A "Lite" that I was feeding him.<br />My horse wasn't too footy at this point. However, I went on holiday for 2 weeks and my horse had to be out 24/7 whilst I was away. I came back to a very overweight horse with what looked like LGL.<br />I panicked and did a bit of research into it and I found Bruce Armstrong. I emailed him and he helped me a lot. He directed me to the UKNHCP forums (which have been a complete lifeline to me) and he really opened my eyes to all the baddies in the feeds of the feed companies!<br />Now, he told me that Baileys Lo-Cal balancer was a cereal based product so I took my horse off this straight away. I also removed the Alfa-A "Lite" which isn't so "Lite" at 8% sugar & starch!!!! So much for being approved by the laminitis trust...! <br />Then, yesterday, I found out just what the Baileys Lo-Cal contains and I was shocked. I was amazed that it can be advertised in such a way when it contains all those 'baddies' which are a nightmare for any lami-prone or metabolically sensitive horses. And to contain 12% sugar & starch combined just left me completely stunned! (and slightly guilty for ever feeding it...)<br />Nowadays, I don't trust feed companies at all and will not feed any mixes or feeds that come in some fancy flashy bag full of empty promises.<br />The problem is Nic, that pretty much every feed doesn't even tell you how much sugar and starch is actually in it. <br />The Baileys Lo-Cal didn't and neither does the Alfa-A Lite. In fact, I haven't seen a feed that actually states the sugar and starch ... they've obviously got something to hide. I've had to do 'extra research' (I've found a really good table of all the sugar/starch contents of all the common feed company feed stuffs - it's really interesting/shocking!) to get the figures and I also found out that even Hi-Fi Lite is 7%. I cannot believe that they 'hide' this information from us. <br />Therefore sometimes just looking on the back of the bag is not enough!<br />My horse is slimmer, happier and looks so much better on the new diet and the one that you recommend in the Feet First book. At least I know where I stand with that!!Bexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13163231636626617216noreply@blogger.com