Purina Strategy Professional Formula GX Horse Feed, 50-lb bag

**Full disclosure, I have not fed this according to the recommended feeding instructions and this is my personal take considering I have an easy keeper. My gelding had a battle with colic a little over a year ago. When this happened, I started supplementing his feed with various vitamins and minerals. He gets flax seeds, fenugreek, sea salt, and soaked chia added to some soaked hay pellets. I like buying feed like this as a dry topper on top of his mash. This not only gives him some crunch, but it adds some yummy flavor. I had been using the purple bag of Total Equine but saw this and thought I would give it a try since the price was right (times are hard people!). It is definitely a hit with my boy but I would never feed this to my horse according to the recommended feeding. The sugar content is high, the fiber content is low and even the fat content is a little high. If you have an easy keeper, then beware. If I fed my horse the recommended feeding, I would end up with a butterball horse for sure! The product is not bad. It does have good ingredients and the analysis is good for some horses. It would probably be really good for a horse that needs weight gain, or you struggle to keep weight on. For my horse, it is a no go. I am going to go back to my purple bag Total Equine.

This has a good smell to it that makes it attractive to horses. I tried feeding it by itself and they ate it, just very slowly. When i mixed it with their hay pellets they ate it right up. I do have picky eaters though but my mare gobbled it right up. It is a pelleted feed and my geldings prefer the crumbled texture. It did have a lot of the nutrients they need since they are senior horses. It might need to be soaked if you do have older horses or ones with dental issues/missing teeth. It's a good product and I have trusted Purina with all my animals.