safe choice is good .get the senior brand of it
then you can just mix in some sweet feed with it

well my trainer uses Equine Senior for her 19 year old gelding and he is still a lesson horse! I also like Equine Senior. i dont know how much it is at your feed store but ask of it and see what you think. and to cut the price look at other feed stores.

I think if this feed is working for you then don't switch. Your horses are special needs because of their choke syndrome plus they are older.
An ounce of prevention is worth it's weight in gold.
I tried switching senior feeds on my older mares a couple of years ago for the same reasons. I went through 3 different brands and all the time my horses were losing weight and their beautiful coats. I am not saying that my feed was the best, but it worked for them. I wound up going back to it and suffering over the cost. After of course I paid my vet to come out to tell me the same thing.
I could have saved myself a lot frustration and a vet bill not too mention my horses took forever to put the weight on and wouldn't you know they lost the weight going into winter…I almost had to blanket them. Both of those mares are now deceased at ages 30 and 40 plus. Looking back those other senior feeds were no bargain and definitely not worth the aggravation.

I go through the same thing.
Mine are on blue seal vintage senior.
Its the same price, and it get hard to pay for but I always figure it this way, If it works for my horse, and it keeps her healthy then I wouldn't want to change it.

I cant think of any other senior feed that would work as well as what your using and be cheaper, and why take the chance of colic or just plain old having your horse lose weight or go down hill.
Its hard to keep weight on some older horses and also you have to remember that most senior feeds are made to be easily digested and chewed, so depending on your horse senior feeds are the only thing for your horse.

But heck if you find something that is significantly cheaper, BUT works like what your using, then i suppose I would try it too.

Just be careful that's all, but good luck!

we feed our 23 year old horse equine senior and biotin also she gets beets mixed in with her food the beats help them gain weight and keep it on many old horses have a hard time keeping their weight

Like another poster said…if it ain't broke, don't fix it. If they are doing well on the Nutrena Senior, stay with it. I wish I only went through the amount of feed you do! When mine are in stalls in the winter I go through probably 5-7 bags a week. Also, if you were to switch, I would go with the Nutrena Safechoice, but to add beet pulp and rice bran you would end up spending much more than you already do and having to do alot more work to prepare the feed. So, stick with what is working for your horses.

Another thought would be to talk to your feed store and their sales rep about getting some coupons. I fed the Purina Senior for years, and would find buy one get one coupons. In that case I would buy 10 and get 10 for free, makes a big difference when it's $15/bag.

You can also check the Nutrena website, sometimes they have printable coupons.

I like Purina's Senior, but I think it's about the same as Nutrena, only a $1 or so difference. I've fed both, depending on where I'm at.

When I moved to FL I switched to a local Senior feed an my mare's tongue started swelling. Something in the feed did not mesh well with her.

I am sorry i can't be much help but I will suggets that you go to your local tractor supply or horse store and look at thier senior horse feed or just ask them what wll suit your horse best

We care for a 33 yo QH. He gets Vintage Senior and Kwik from fall to late spring. The rest of the year he eats Kwik. He has a habit of pushing my 16 yo STB from his food and my STB doesn't need Senior as he is already a little porky.

During the fall and winter, the old man also gets corn oil on his food. We start with less than a quarter of a cup twice a day and build it up to a cup and a half twice a day. You do have to make sure you do it slowly because of diarreah. Due to his age and lack of teeth, he is hard to keep weight on but this works beautifully. Both of my boys also get a large splash of cider vinegar on their food. It seems to help avoid Colic.
I also really wet down the food.

I'm sure this all might sound strange, but it seems to work for my boys.