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Thanks, we decided against the Alfalfa in the end for more or less this reason. She's putting on weight now and looking a lot happier so all is good! Feeding Fast Fibre, pony mix and normal apple chaff with oil and garlic supplements. She's managing to get a bit of the spring grass too so that's...

Call up the local Pony Club and Riding Club in the area you're moving to. There's always someone who can help! Just drop them an email explaining your situation and they'll advise, more likely than not there will be people for you to ride out with.

Hi everyone, thanks for all the great advice :) We've got her on Fast Fibre now as a hay replacement in addition to her hard feed and it seems to be working out so far!

I actually already use Allen and Page for my competition mare and find their feed very effective. Just checked out Fast Fibre and it looks very promising, possibly in combination with their weight gain mix - I'll give them a call tomorrow. Will definitely be getting some alfalfa + adding oil to...

As a first point of call now that you have your own horse, I would buy the Pony Club Manual (I notice a couple of people have mentioned the BHS Manual which I haven't seen before but I imagine is very similar). The Pony Club manual covers almost everything you need to know including correct...

Hi there, I'm looking for feeding advice for a very aged Shetland pony. She is believed to be over 40 years old and as you might expect, her teeth are no longer capable of dealing with hay or haylage. She is currently extremely thin so getting the weight back on is a priority, although she...