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Post by archie1 on Aug 18, 2015 19:26:06 GMT
Hi I have a 20 year old Arab gelding who's not doing to great being out in field 24/7 there isn't much grass at all until they move into the bigger field so I have been bringing him in and giving a feed he is on conditioning mix cherrychop showshine and recently calm and condition well on my second bag of it. But he's not looking to great has anyone any advice what they would feed ?
Thanks
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Post by fanfarefan on Aug 19, 2015 16:26:57 GMT
i would be giving hay aswell in the stable , if you cant put it out in the field , a good molasses free chaff , and unmolassed sugar beet , but preferably split into 2 feeds aday ,
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Post by 19simeon56 on Aug 22, 2015 6:41:08 GMT
You could try adding micronised linseed to his feed
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Post by sarahp on Aug 22, 2015 7:00:11 GMT
If you're sure the reason is only lack of grass, the first thing would be to give ad lib hay/haylage. Better to give any hard feed in at least two feeds per day, the more the better.
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Post by archie1 on Aug 22, 2015 20:43:58 GMT
Yeh ive been meaning to get him some micronised linseed but don't know where to get it from. Yeh he has a big net of haylege but he's not the greediest of horses and one big net will last him all day and night. But have been giving him feeds twice a day.
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Post by judyh on Aug 23, 2015 7:02:59 GMT
Charnwood Milling - they deliver , Google their address.
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Post by brindlerainbow on Aug 23, 2015 8:36:06 GMT
If he were mine I would worm him, get his teeth checked and get the vet to look him over so you can rule out any medical issues. I would be worried about going into the winter with an under weight horse that isn't picking up despite being fed haylage and hard feed.
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Post by archie1 on Aug 24, 2015 22:24:04 GMT
He's not so long ago had his teeth done recently had vet out for injury to his leg now healed. He has started to put abit of weight on since being in but also ive not been doing any work with him so he has lost muscle to due to my own personal issues
Thanks for all the help and advice
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Post by sarahp on Aug 30, 2015 11:13:34 GMT
But did you discuss his lack of condition with the vet, or did he just come to deal with the leg injury?
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Post by kateanne0 on Aug 30, 2015 12:10:49 GMT
Do you think he might not be eating much hay/haylage because his teeth can't deal with it? There are hay alternatives that can be used. What feedback did the dentist give on his teeth? Has he been wormed regularly? but in the first instance I would: Do a vet 'wellness' check and at the same time do a worm count Use a weight tape so that you can better assess his weight increases/decreases on a fortnightly/monthly basis Check the report sheet the dentist gave you against the previous one to see what has changed, alternatively, phone the dentist to discuss Feed 3 times a day if possible with a hay replacer being available as well as some hay/haylage, this will give you a good indication of what he prefers to eat. Consider using a veteran feed instead of a conditioning feed Use a feed balancer to make sure he's getting all the vitamin/minerals/micro nutrients he needs. Does he have to be out 24/7? Maybe he needs to be stabled overnight now because if there is very little grass he will still continue losing weight? Because he's an older horse could he be being bullied? Lack of grass causes bullying and the older/very young ones ones seem to be easier target. Will the yard owner let the horses go to the bigger field earlier, surely if there's not much grass he would be willing to do that? Hope the above helps
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