amy
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Post by amy on Apr 8, 2012 15:54:52 GMT
Hi not sure if i have really put this question in te right cateagory however im currently trainning my horse so maybe :s
Anyway i have just started to work my youngster. She is a welsh d and Shes of a good weight. currently just being lunged however more intense work soon to be done to as looking to her broken in. Can any reccomend a good balanced feed for a horse just starting to work. Shes currently on afla a pellets a bit of mix and chaff. Want sonething thats going to keep her weight and give her all the goodness he needs
Thanks and sorry for mistakes using a phone and cannot it proply to sace my life
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Post by Dipsy on Apr 8, 2012 16:11:07 GMT
I've got my horse on baileys no 4 and topspec's topchop and he looks amazing really has bulked out !!
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Post by GinaGeo on Apr 8, 2012 16:17:01 GMT
Just a balancer would do.
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Post by elmere on Apr 8, 2012 17:47:23 GMT
Just a balancer would do. Yes I agree. |
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Post by desktop on Apr 8, 2012 20:26:27 GMT
If she is a good weight then I would recommend Baileys Lo Cal and good quality forage
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Post by gooogle on Apr 8, 2012 22:26:01 GMT
Plenty of Dr Green! Add feed as you need not as pre-emptive strike. There is no substitute for turnout and this time of year the grass is reaching its peak in about may(hence silage cutting at this time) use it! I have a friend who sucessfully breeds and sells D's in Wales and his just get brought in an hour before work and turned back out after. I assure you that on their mountain habitat there is more rock than fodder, yet they hold their own at county level. Interestingly none of his have sweet itch, laminitis, joint problems or "overboiling" issues.
He claims that feed in buckets is more for you than the horse as it makes us feel motherly and caring! Don't get me wrong I do feed mine before you all start spitting fire at me but I see how things go. If they go quiet or stuffy add a good quality pasture mix with a balancer. If they go get too slim add a conditioning feed etc. Remember if its not broken don't fix it! If the others in the yard get bucket feeds and this is the real reason you are feeding grate some carrot into some chaff with water to mix so pony is not left out. Add garlic if you like as is good for all sorts and can help protect against flies in the summer. A drop of oil can be good for the coat. Was 2nd in a class at summer champs one year on one just on turnout. Good luck!
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Post by rubydoo on Apr 9, 2012 17:54:49 GMT
agree with gooogle , id rather them be a little under wieght at this time of year with the grass on its way .
i have a sec A and a sec C thay are both on high fibre diet , haylage along with happy hoof ,spillers hi fibre cubes and spillers lite balancer they do very well off it , they are a good weight , not fizzy but have stamina for work .
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Post by horse4ever on Apr 9, 2012 20:44:54 GMT
try the new feed which has come out called havens. i use it and its great
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sarahp
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Post by sarahp on Apr 10, 2012 5:44:22 GMT
I'd swap the mix for a good balancer - many mixes contain more starch and sugar, in the form of cereals and molasses, than I'm happy feeding, especially to a native. In general terms gooogle's friend in Wales is the way to go for me. I'm in Surrey though where the grass is better, but I've shown at top level on restricted turnout and balancer, nothing else. If yours does drop weight then fibre and oil is the way to go.
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