Hi all!
My Cushings/IR girl is on TC low starch ... all our other horses are
now on Purina feeds and I love the results - much more so than Triple
Crown ... I see that Purina now has a low starch feed and I"m curious
as to whether any of you have tried it, read about it, have opinions on
it, etc.
Thanks!
Leah ... DE

I've been feeding the Wellsolve L/S to my IR mare since I was first
able to get it back in May. She loves it and I'm satisfied that it's a
good way to go. It IS, however, expensive.> Hi all!

My Cushings/IR girl is on TC low starch ... all our other horses are
now on Purina feeds and I love the results - much more so than Triple
Crown ... I see that Purina now has a low starch feed and I"m curious
as to whether any of you have tried it, read about it, have opinions

on

it, etc.
Thanks!
Leah ... DE

Great! I'm glad you, and she like it. I was overwhelmed by how well
my guys did on their other feeds. With results like we've had, the
price hurts a little less.
Have a great day
Leah

--- In EquineCushings@..., "George"
<hunkyoutdoorsman@...> wrote:

I've been feeding the Wellsolve L/S to my IR mare since I was first
able to get it back in May. She loves it and I'm satisfied that

it's a

good way to go. It IS, however, expensive.> Hi all!

My Cushings/IR girl is on TC low starch ... all our other horses

are

now on Purina feeds and I love the results - much more so than

Triple

Crown ... I see that Purina now has a low starch feed and I"m

curious

as to whether any of you have tried it, read about it, have

opinions

on

it, etc.
Thanks!
Leah ... DE

I got a bag of WellSolve to try, was feeding Blue Seal CarbSafe (?), and my
two ponies ate it well during the switch of mixing them, got to feeding them
both about 1 cup twice a day (they are little guys) and at about the dame
time, when I was down to about the last quarter of the bag, they both quit eating
it. Neither pony has ever not eaten feed that was not doctored with
electrolytes or supplements. Matter of fact they both ate the Blue Seal with the
vitamin E and electrolytes added. The Cushings pony did not eat the pergolide
suspension added to feed, but she would eat it on a horse treat. Wondering
if that made her quit it, but why the other pony too?
At the price, I changed back to the Blue Seal. That feed is kept in the
same container as the Blue Seal, so unless it has less of a shelf-life when
opened, I wouldn't think it should spoil, but feeding the small amounts, I
considered that, but that's why I feed it to the second pony (her daughter, also
too fat but no problems so far).
I use Purina products on my other 12 horses/ponies, wanted it to work, but
didn't for me. I had the same effect with Ultium on a horse I tried to use
that on, ate it fine at first then went off the feed, but would readily eat the
old feed (Strategy).
FYI--our Purina area Rep gave me a $10 off coupon to try WellSolve...you
might try to get one if you're considering a try.

Debbie (and Dandie)



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Kazee has been on Welsolve for approximately 3 months. She gets
about a quart in the am and 1 qt. in the pm. Mix in her minerals,
salt, and cinnamon. She also gets about 2# of Triple Crown Safe
Starch per feeding and Bermuda hay. (I am still picking grass out of
the hay.) She is getting along really great and we are riding/and or
walking for exercise. So I would say give it a try.

Pam and Kazee
Missouri

--- In EquineCushings@..., "lhoenen" <lhoenen@...> wrote:

I see that Purina now has a low starch feed and I"m curious
as to whether any of you have tried it, read about it, have opinions on

Hi Leah,

The feed stores need to be certified to carry WellSolve and ours was
certified about a month ago. My Cushings mare has been on it for
three weeks, she seems to like the feed and she's doing well on it.
My last order of WellSolve L/S was around $24 a bag and Strategy is
about $14 for a price comparison. Another factor in the choice of
WellSolve is that the nearest Triple Crown dealer is about 25 miles
away and the Purina feed store is right on the route from my house to
the barn.

Good luck!

Paul

WellSolve W/C:
Weight control for my IR horse and an easy-keeper breed(not IR)is an
ongoing concern. The IR horse was diagnosed 3 yrs ago; we have tried
all the low starch and/or "lite" feeds mentioned on this list. Over
the last year the TC Lite pellets consistently contained numerous
whole kernels of corn along with small pieces of "trash", bits of
string, etc; what is REALLY in the pellets? We switched to WellSolve
W/C (weight control) 3 months ago and I am extremely pleased with the
quality and my horses love it! I am using W/C because of the lower
fat. This allows me to continue adding 2 Oz of Nutra-Flax, which has
worked miracles for my IR horse's allergies & arthritis and my easy-
keepers coat.