Free Agent 1999 Speedy

Advantages: Quick to prepare.
Disadvantages: More expensive than sugar beet (alternative).

...weight. What is Speedi Beet? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Speedi beet which is the product on review is in between a hard feed and a forage. It can be given to older horses as it is easy to chew and digest but is given to all ages. It is more commonly used to bulk out feed and add fibre and moisture. Fibre is an important part of the horse diet. Speedi beet is unmolassed and sugar free, good for horses that have had laminitis, non-heating and slow release. The slow release is easy to explain as it is the same as human food that is slow release, lasting longer in the system. The other things mean basically that it should not make the horse too excited. Some horse owners need to be careful in case of lamimitis (more common in ponies on lush grazing). It is a condition that causes the pedal bone (a bone in the foot) to rotate causing... Read review

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Advantages: Only takes 10 minutes to soak plus no molasses added
Disadvantages: Costs almost twice as much as regular molasses beet

...Speedi-beet is sugar beet pulp that is prepared as small flakes, without added molasses, which only need to be soaked for ten minutes before feeding. Yes, it really is ready in ten minutes! This saves considerable time for busy horse owners and is ideal for both large yards and the one horse owner as it avoids preparation the night before. No last minute panics in the morning and less risk of contamination from whatever is around during the night. I have been using Speedi-beet for the last four months following my horse’s first ever bout of laminitis. As no molasses are added the problem of excess sugars, which could exacerbate laminitis, are lessened considerably. Large bellies can be lessened considerably too! My old gelding has improved in both appearance and vitality so much that the twenty liveries are now fed this instead... Read review

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