This is going to be a difficult question to get out, but I'm looking to swith one of my quarter horses feed. He is a 10 year old, he is a very big boy, hes only 15.1, but very bodied. I've had problem with lameness, and I was told it has to do with his coffin bone, one vet said he may have had road founder in the past, which would have been 6-7 years ago, I have never had a problem with him foundering. He eats grass hay and trotter only like 2 qrts a day, hes a pretty easy keeper, and when he is sound, and feeling good he is a barrel horse, and a very good one I might add. This might sound funny but I just don't like feeding trotter to a performance horse. He also gets laminex, MSM,isoxoprine, and I was gonna try stop the pain if he needed it instead of bute.

Thank You
Sharon

Where are you from? connecticut

Hi Sharon,

I'm not able to find the exact ingredients of Trotter, however Blue Seal feeds tend to be grain-based. Since you are treating him for laminitis (i.e., feeding laminex, and treating with isoxoprine), it is best to avoid a high starch feed. Instead, feed him a performance feed that is low in starch such as Purina's Ultium.

If you are giving him bute for more than a few weeks, you are likely to irritate his stomach, and it could cause an ulcer. A bute-less preparation like Stop the Pain is a much better choice.

All the best,

Dr. Getty