Horse Feed Poll
July 20, 2010
AQHA wants to know what you feed your horse!
What's in your horse's feed bucket?
To better understand the needs of AQHA members and their American Quarter Horses, AQHA wants to get to know you better.
Please take a minute to answer this quick question. We appreciate your feedback!
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July 21st, 2010 at 9:31 am
We fed Purina’s Horseman’s Edge because of the fat content. However, when our local Purina dealer left, we had to find something comparable. We feed Amber Grain’s Elite 10/10.
July 21st, 2010 at 9:31 am
i feed Lonestar Super Glo #1…. we don’t have a purina feed store around us, if we do its an hour away.
July 21st, 2010 at 9:32 am
custom feed
July 21st, 2010 at 9:32 am
Buckeye Nutrition is our preference
July 21st, 2010 at 9:33 am
Ever, since I owned this mare I’ve kept her on Blue Seal ( TROTTER ) otherwise, she will colic. Tried, once Purina and she coliced.
July 21st, 2010 at 9:35 am
I feed Buckeye feeds now and what a difference.
Julie
July 21st, 2010 at 9:36 am
Strategy® Professional Formula GX and Coastal Hay I love Strategy, my horses are thriving on it! Very Happy
July 21st, 2010 at 9:36 am
I feed my older horses Purina 100 and Strategy, my new 2 year old is on Equine Junior.
July 21st, 2010 at 9:40 am
I feed a custom mix from the Tn Farmers Coop which is a 11% protein and 5 1/2% fat with a very good bermuda hay.
July 21st, 2010 at 9:40 am
I only feed grain hay or pasture. I must be doing something right or my hoses wouldn’t live so long. I have a AQHA gelding that turned 41 this April and a Paint gelding the turned 31 this April. Neither one has any colic, or arthritis. Still using the paint. I also have 3 other AQHA horses and a pony and all I feed is a grain hay of the best quality.
July 21st, 2010 at 9:41 am
My mare eats Nutrena feeds. She is on pasture most of the time and loves when she is fed her grain.
July 21st, 2010 at 9:43 am
I feed 10 or 12% country acre pellets
July 21st, 2010 at 9:46 am
I feed our 4 horses a quality hay and they also get their grain of cracked corn, oats and barley mixed with molasses and they are eating pasture. They are very healthy and have the shiniest coats you can imagine.
July 21st, 2010 at 9:49 am
Purina Omolene 200 & 300 as well as 2 flakes of hay in the AM, and pasture at night.
July 21st, 2010 at 9:49 am
I feed my mare select and oats and she put on the weight and muscles tone nicely also Omega horseshine for her coat and feet to keep them strong and healthy. She is doing well on all of these.
July 21st, 2010 at 9:52 am
My barrel mare eats purina senior, my filly is on purina junior, and my ropin gelding is on purina adult. They all get a high protein hay as well though, and a few hours of pasture grazing.
July 21st, 2010 at 9:57 am
I feed a grass mix of Coastal,Rye,and Tifton along with alfalfa. I use Purina Senior for all the horses. They love the Purina Senior. When my pasture is good I only feed once a day. Along with fresh water. I used to give all kinds of Supplements now it is in the Senior Feed by Purina.
July 21st, 2010 at 10:01 am
We feed top quality grass hay or pasture and Kalmbach mineral. We learned our lesson, no more feeds for us.
July 21st, 2010 at 10:02 am
We feed Nutrena Safechoice horse feed mixed with calf manna for ultimate stamina and performance. Check out our website, http://www.beechforkranch.com to see the results!
July 21st, 2010 at 10:07 am
I keep my barrel racing mare on 40 acres of pasture, and she eats only grass (which my trainer said pretty take the place of hay). If I’m doing shows with her I’ll give her grain and sometimes hay. Never had colic or any problems. =)
July 21st, 2010 at 10:10 am
I used to feed Buckeye Grow N Win, but it is difficult to find a dealer in Iowa so we switched to Nutrena Safechoice.
July 21st, 2010 at 10:13 am
I feed Buckeye feed Safe N Easy and Cadanice Ultra
July 21st, 2010 at 10:13 am
Tripple Crown – have 7 horses so use the whole range depending on age and activity – eg feed 14% during the summer roping season, but drop to complete in the winter when using them less. Also feed alphalpha/grass hay mix all year. Have pasture but grass is not great quality.
July 21st, 2010 at 10:13 am
We feed Lonestar Allstock 12% with a scoop of alfalfa cubes. My 2 barrel mares I feed the same with 2 scoops alfalfa cubes.Thinking of bumping the barrel mares up to 14%.
July 21st, 2010 at 10:18 am
TC senior w/ Nutrena safechoice for 14 yo dressage QH mare. She is very fussy and likes this grain and it keeps her weight on and coat beautiful.
July 21st, 2010 at 10:18 am
Trubute Kalm Ultra I love how great my horse performs and looks after I started the Trubute feed!!! My horse is definitely a hard keeper and he needs all the fat content he can possible get along with his SmartPak’s, I love how it provides calm performance without any loss of energy!
July 21st, 2010 at 10:19 am
Mine gets Southern States- Triple Crown- I believe. She also is turned out on grass for 12 hours and gets all the Orchard Grass hay she can eat.
July 21st, 2010 at 10:25 am
Alfalfa cubes, not my first choice, but it’s what they feed in the pasture.
And supplements by Uggle custom Calif. Blend.
July 21st, 2010 at 10:31 am
Poulin grain Sr. – 1 cup 2x a day to get the meds down, hay when they’re in and pasture when they’re out.
July 21st, 2010 at 10:38 am
Both horses get Omolene 500 and Coastal Hay.
July 21st, 2010 at 10:39 am
I feed Purina Senior to my 30 yr mare and we are in the ride program and she is doing great on it.
July 21st, 2010 at 10:43 am
Our horses during the summer get certified grass hay and C.O.B. (corn, oats, barley) with molasses. During the winter they get alfalfa or a grass alfalfa mix.
July 21st, 2010 at 10:45 am
I feed Tractor Supply Brand sweet feed 10%, pasture and good grass hay
July 21st, 2010 at 10:49 am
i feed clevelend is just a 10% sweet feed. i don’t give much at all just 1/2 scoop once a day at the most cause they stay on pasture
July 21st, 2010 at 11:01 am
I love my horses on Strategy professional. My horse has a beautiful shine, great hooves and I dont have to supplement with minerals!
July 21st, 2010 at 11:05 am
i feed triple crown completee because it is high fat, low carb and therefore the horse has energy from the fat if needed but they don’t have the carbs that cause bursts of energy and bad behavior, sorta like feeding kids candy bars.
July 21st, 2010 at 11:13 am
Purina all the way baby, for over 30 yrs.. omolene, oats and equine senior. And of course good clean pasture grass and hay. Haven’t lost one yet, have a 28 yr old, and a 35 yr old still going strong, wouldn’t change a thing. Must be doing something right. GO PURINA
July 21st, 2010 at 11:14 am
I mix my own-oats, alfalfa pellets, beet pulp with Fastrack and MSM with a squirt of corn oil. Equal parts of oats,pellets,& beet pulp=3qts. Then prarie hay. My horses are 20,26,&27.
July 21st, 2010 at 11:14 am
I feed a 12% sweet feed mix of corn, oats, and pellets from my local feed elevator. They love it and it maintains their weight well. Their coats are also exceptionally shiny and sleek
July 21st, 2010 at 11:25 am
I feed my 8 yr old gelding Nutrena Safe Choice and grass hay
July 21st, 2010 at 11:31 am
I feed a combination of alfalfa, equine senior, omelene 200 pretty much year round. I feed 3 horses that range in age from 4 to 21 and they all are extremely healthy and happy and have never coliced. I still use my 21 year old as a team roper, team sorting and playday horse and he looks awesome close to how good of shape he was in when I bought him in ‘99.
July 21st, 2010 at 11:32 am
i feed safe and sound and strongid daily and, knock on wood, occasional weather-related colic is a thing of the past. i also free feed horse-quality coastal round bales in the pasture at all times – my QH gelding and Foxtrotter mare are very happy and their coats look and feel like satin!
July 21st, 2010 at 11:36 am
I feed my 24 year old mare LMF Super Supplement and John Lyons Senior Horse, along with free choice grass hay and pasture. She is doing quite well on it!
July 21st, 2010 at 11:39 am
Legends Maturity from SS Coop with MSM & added Biotin. Grassy hay & unlimited pasture. AQHA geldings range in age from 16-27 yrs.
July 21st, 2010 at 11:56 am
We feed Nutrina Safe Choice mixed with alfalfa pellets to a lot of the horses, but for the one that has PSSM (polysacharide storage myopothy) we feed the Purina Low Starch feed. Not to mentions the many different supplements that each horse gets.
July 21st, 2010 at 12:28 pm
Local mill pellets 12/5
July 21st, 2010 at 12:33 pm
Triple Crown, Legends, Local Mill, Blue Seal, Carrots, Apples, Vitamins etc.
July 21st, 2010 at 1:26 pm
I feed Buckey Grow-n-win had stopped for a few years but have gone back to it in the last few months and cant figure out why I stopped using it. Horses look great and work good too.
July 21st, 2010 at 1:35 pm
Southern States Triple 10 Textured Horse Feed
July 21st, 2010 at 1:40 pm
Ive always fed Seminole feed & am a firm believer in it. My group gets UltraDynamix & Ive never had a problem with it.
July 21st, 2010 at 1:48 pm
My barn feeds Cadence along with a grass hay.
July 21st, 2010 at 1:59 pm
We feed our show horses alfalfa, grass hay, and Nutrena Safe Choice with oats and supplements. They are looking great and have the energy that they need during shows.
July 21st, 2010 at 2:35 pm
Horsemen’s Edge 12% pellet mostly; but Equine Senior to 25 yo mare; and Racehorse to barrel mares (also a Purina feed).
July 21st, 2010 at 3:35 pm
I feed Nutrena Safechoice and the Life Design series depending on ages of the horses. I use Nutrena Empower on older or harder keepers and absolutely love that….
July 21st, 2010 at 4:32 pm
We have a wonderful community mill here in Hendersonville, NC that we have been buying our feed from for twenty years or more,it’s made fresh every day and our horses will snub anything else we try to give them,so it must be really good. It really makes our foals grow!
July 21st, 2010 at 5:08 pm
I have fed Blue Seal or Triple Crown feeds since I first started with horses over 40 years ago. Our feed store is wonderful. They will help me decide what would be best for the particular horse. Love Blue Seal feeds and our local dealer.
July 21st, 2010 at 5:39 pm
we feed sweet feed mixed w/ oats and equi-pride as a supplement. Get comments all the time on horses and they . have better muscle tone
July 21st, 2010 at 5:51 pm
I live in South East Queensland in Australia, I have been Breeding and showing Quarters horses and other breeds for over 30 years. I have gone back to the basics of Feeding and feed mostly unprocessed feeds. We use Lucern Hay and Chaff and Pollard made from wheat. or Riverena Horse and pony pellets which have mostly pollard (wheat) molasas and sorgam in it. We have found a feed called Copera Meal is fantastic for brood mares, foals and weanling as it is verry high in protin excelent for condtioning and growth. it is made from a by-product of coconut.
July 21st, 2010 at 8:57 pm
We feed both our training & show horses and our idle horses the same feed….different amounts. We feed low starch Cool Command by Front Runner. I used to feed Show by Kent, but it got pretty pricey in my area. Since feeding the Cool Command, the coats have improved and I have notice the attitude of a couple of horses have change…they are much calmer and sweeter. We also feed our active horses a good quality alfalfa hay, 3 times a day with one small flake of good grass hay during the last visit to the barn at night. The inactive horses are feed grass hay 3 times a day with the last feeding being alfalfa. I think the alfalfa is important!
July 21st, 2010 at 11:12 pm
I feed an alfalfa/grass mix hay and Strategy Healthy Edge. All my girls range in ages 2 to 14 years. They are used for showing, riding and breeding. Strategy fits my program well.
July 22nd, 2010 at 7:03 am
We feed Newell mix from our local co-op it is a specialty mix with everything you need in it. Our horses really do well on this.
July 24th, 2010 at 10:33 pm
Seminole Perfect 10 for one, the other 10 on Seminole Ultra Dynamix.
July 25th, 2010 at 9:29 am
We feed Poulin Grain,we did feed Blue Seal for 30 years. it was a hard switch but we found that we liked the Poulin better and the horse did a lot better on it
August 5th, 2010 at 2:44 pm
I feed all my QH’s Co-Op Champions Choice 12% pellet, with Co-Op All Grain mix… It works great for what I need!
August 5th, 2010 at 2:49 pm
I’ve always loved Purina Strategy. Great nutrition!! In this grain, at least I don’t have to worry about corn or oats getting caught in their throat. I believe this grain is great for putting weight on and keeping it on
August 5th, 2010 at 2:50 pm
Switched my horses to Oats and an Oregon Supplement called “Pounds”… Works AWESOME for putting on weight, shining up the coat, preventing colic and “tying up” and even regulating the digestive track. makes sense since it help with colic. I am the newest “Pounds” dealer and my 23yr old ex-race horse/retired barrel horse is doing phenomenal on it!
August 5th, 2010 at 2:54 pm
I feed Purina Equine Senior. With my mares Smartpak which includes, Farrier’s Formula Double Strength, SmartFlex Senior and CW, my mare has never been in better condition! Thanks to Purina and Smartpak for all you’ve done for us!!
August 5th, 2010 at 2:54 pm
We feed Safe and Sound. That is all I will ever feed my horses since it is the one that you don’t hav to worry about causing colic. I am even feeding it to my goats. My dogs and cats have even gotten into it and it hasn’t hurt them at all. I have been a vet assistant for almost 20 years and the vet that I worked for even switched to safe and sound not only at his home but at his practice. I have a 30 year old QH and he is doing great on it.
August 5th, 2010 at 2:58 pm
Tractor Supply alfalfa cubes, legends rice bran, beet pulp, Smartpak supplements and tift hay
August 5th, 2010 at 3:01 pm
I feed Nutrena SAFE CHOICE after my horse coliced 2x in a month. He’s been doing great since. Another horse got loose in the barn and got into my feed and ate at least 25lbs of my SAFE CHOICE and never coliced!
August 5th, 2010 at 3:02 pm
My horses are out to pasture and morning and night get fed a little bit of good quality hay. And occassionally they get some oats.
August 5th, 2010 at 3:02 pm
I LOVE Purina Healthy Edge my horses LOOK great and are acting AMAZING !!!
August 5th, 2010 at 3:08 pm
I’m currently feeding Purina Strategy as my usual feed, LMF Showtime is not available in the South and we just moved. Beyond that, my horse is on pasture.
August 5th, 2010 at 3:17 pm
I feed mine Purina Strategy and Omelene 100. My yearling gets Equine Junior. All of my horses are thriving!
August 5th, 2010 at 3:30 pm
Horsemans Edge 12% pellets and 1 cup of Amplify supplement. And a flake of of alfalfa in the evening.
August 5th, 2010 at 3:34 pm
We have everyone out on 60+ acres of mixed grass pasture. They get mixed grass, with some clover mixed in hay. Also they get some Treefoil/grass mix hay. No grain except to my one TB who gets some beetpulp and #5 rolled oats. Don’t feed alfalfa as i’m allergic to it and have had more than a couple horses that it was like feeding them rocket fuel.
August 5th, 2010 at 3:36 pm
We feed LMF, Elk Grove Milling and everyone gets California Trace! Great product…
August 5th, 2010 at 3:50 pm
AQHA mare,Cupid’s Bar Three get Purina Horseman’s Edge 14%, steamed rolled oats, costal and alfalfa hay. Also add Platinum Performance. Good, quality feed equals pay windows and buckles! Purina is our choice of quality feed.
August 5th, 2010 at 6:49 pm
I feed rolled oats and Buckeye Gro&Win with grass hay makes up the majority of what the herd is fed .. some get additional supplements of cocosoya oil from Ukleles …
August 5th, 2010 at 6:57 pm
We feed free choice timothy hay with Alfalfa as needed and Natural Glo – that’s it! We’ve tried EVERYTHING out there on the market and our horses all do well on a simple diet without a lot of fancy stuff. We do feed certin perfeomance horses joint supplements if they are really working and showing hard. We still find that proper warm-up, leg protection, and preventive maintence is really the key.
August 5th, 2010 at 7:01 pm
I feed oats, hay and pasture. My horses are healthy, they have shiny coats and lots of energy. Most of my horses are over 20 years old.
August 5th, 2010 at 8:05 pm
We feed Teff grass hay, and Ranchway Sound Starch – a low starch with quality fat concentrate for performance horses. All 3 of ours have shiny coats and great health. Unlimited energy, but not hot or hyper.
August 5th, 2010 at 9:50 pm
I feed my 11 year old mare Lena Nutrina Safe Choice and alfalfa hay and pasture grass. She is one happy & spoiled Lady. She is also a “Parelli” Girl.
August 6th, 2010 at 12:56 am
All 5 of our horses are on Nutrena and coastal grass pasture. 3 on SafeChoice, 1 on Life Design Complete and 1 is on Life Design Senior. We started all on SafeChoice but our 20+ gelding was not putting the weight on like he needed so we changed him over to Senior and that did the trick. The other one would not eat her full ration. So we tried complete for her and that did the trick. All are fat and happy. I believe in Nutrena feeds completely.
August 6th, 2010 at 9:55 am
We have pleasure horses, HUS horses,reiner,2yr old and POA’s and they all get nutrena triump 12%
August 6th, 2010 at 11:17 am
My horses eat Pride Plus, and Purina Eq. Senior
August 6th, 2010 at 3:44 pm
I feed my Paint Blue Seal Serenity it’s high fat and an extruded pellet. I can feed less amounts Equine Sr was too much grain. I like it because it can be fed to any age horse. My Arab gets vitamin pellets no grain and my QH i’m not sure what grain he is on the barn supplies his grain. I like oats and DAC vitamins and supplements for my QH it is a hassle mixing his feed for the week.
August 16th, 2010 at 4:01 am
[...] the summer months. The higher temperature and moisture levels common this time of year can make feed freshness a challenge, requiring extra attention to how feed is [...]
August 29th, 2010 at 12:32 pm
i have put my horses on the new purina olm 500 i think is the best grain i have tryed yet!!
April 24th, 2011 at 6:03 pm
I have a 10y.o. paint gelding and an 8y.o AQHA gelding. Both are used for barrel racing. Gone from Strategy to Kent Dynasty and back to Strategy. Mainly because of price. They each get 2 flakes alfalfa/timothy mix twice a day and about 1.5 lbs Strategy.
I have no complaints, but both are such easy keepers. Been considering switch to Nutrena Safe Choice.
January 5th, 2012 at 9:52 am
Use Purina’s Horsemen’s Edge 12, and the horses are GORGEOUS! I have 2 3year olds, one 7 year old, an 8 and 9 year old. and they are healthy and fat. They do not need any supplements when on this. Also I reccommend using Bugg Off Garlic, no more mosquitos, flys, ticks or horseflies :]