OH, and I wanted to tell you, there are a few other companines that make complete pellets. I've used other brands.
I tried Blue Bonnets a few years ago. The horses actually did not like them as well. They look the same, but something was different. Rusty especially, (he is picky tho) didn't eat them as well, would leave some sometimes. They love Horse Chow tho.
Purina makes other types of complete pellets. Equine Senior, adult, and foal. I've used the adult. I didn't like it for 2 reasons. 1) alot more expensive 2) it has alot of molasses in it and in the winter that made it very very hard to scoop. Stuff was like a solid brick.
Becky
Bay's senior pellet has a lot of molasses in it, and it's pretty sticky. I've taken him off of that for awhile... he's fat enough, nothing hard-keeper about him yet, I was cutting it with cob anyway, so it's easier for now to just feed everyone the same 12%. If he starts having difficulty keeping weight, I'll re-think it then.