Linseed vs Linseed oil

[chunky monkey]

Keep reading that linseed oil is supposed to be good for inner health and promote glossy coat. I have mine on linseed oil but it doesn't seem to have made any difference to the coat. Reading through some old post it seems a lot of people use Micronised linseed. Has anyone tried both, did one make a difference over the other?

Looking at the price its £22 for a container and also for a bag. Wondering if I should swap to the meal instead of oil. How much do you feed of the meal.

 

[popularfurball]

I would use the meal, it holds more of the nutrients (they are lost when it's pressed to oil). From memory I fed about 200g a day?

 

[Jessey]

I use micronized too, a 20 quid sack lasts me months if not a whole winter for my two, Hank gets about 1/4 of a tea cup (its also high in omega 3's so good anti-inflammatory and helps his locking stifles) and Jess might get up to a cup if she drops condition.

 

[laceyfreckle]

I use micronised linseed in show season and the run up to it. I but big sacks from Charnwood milling (google it) and they deliver it to me too. Lasts one horse ages as I just put a mug full in her feed

 

[joellie]

I use this, it is pure cold pressed flax oil so doesn't loose any of the goodness and is high in omega 3's. Mine both have lovely coats since they have been on it, they have been on it for about a year now.

 

[Kite_Rider]

I use a small scoop of micronized linseed a day for Belle, have never tried oil but have to say her coat looks amazing, glossy like spun gold and still dapply for the first time since I've owned her.

 

[domane]

Jack gets a mug a day to help maintain his condition. He won't eat more than that in his feed.

 

[lauren123]

My boy gets two of the baileys mugs a day so around 300 grams . But that's more due to me needing to build him up having lost a lot of weight

 

[chunky monkey]

Ok thanks all. Im going to swap and try it me thinks. It seems more rated than the oil.