Barefoot Question (just for a change)

dianchi

dianchi

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So i have made my appointment with a local and recomended barefoot lady.

I know that she will go through diet etc but just for peace of mind can you have a look at the below that i am feeding my 19yo TB and let me know if im on the right track? She is rather fussy and also ties up :-)
Veteran Vitality
Spillers Veteran Chaff
Unmolassed sugar beet
Rice Bran pellets
Hoof supplement- tho this is due to run out this week
TBcalmer from Global herbs
Kentucky joint supplement.

Turned out 12hrs a day and has ablib hay when in.

Also my 17mth filly will be trimmed though she is on no hard feed and just ablib hay (currently on box rest-dont ask!)

Anything else i need to keep in mind for my appointment also?
 
I hope that your filly is better soon.

I have had a lot of trouble finding feed for my horses that fits the bill. My local feed store only seems to stock molassed, high sugar and high starch feeds. Luckily they do have speedibeet. Check the labels of the feeds that you use. I believe that Oberon suggests no more than 10% (when added together) sugar and starch in a feed.

I would also talk to the trimmer about adding magnesium to the diet. You could possibly cut the calmer out if you do. Copper and zinc are worth mentioning too.
 
Hi Dianchi

I hope all goes well with the barefoot lady.

With regard to the diet, I suggest you revisit the food mixes you are giving and what all the ingredients are and what benefits you are looking at.

If you are not careful you could be doing more harm then good and there could be conflict between the ingredients in these feeds and supplements.

As your horse ties up freqently it would be worth finding out from your vet the cause, chronic tying up can be broken down into two categories: polysaccharide storage myopathy (PSSM), which affects heavily muscled horses (Quarter Horses, warmbloods, and draft horses); and recurrent exertional rhabdomyolysis (RER), which occurs in fit Thoroughbred racehorses and, more commonly, fillies.
These types of horse require a higher ratio of fat which in your case comes from the rice bran.

The Kentucky joint supplement has an interesting ingredient namely: "protein derived from mammalian tissue".

Of course any change will have to be done gradually and with careful planning. All the best.
 
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