best feed for weight gain?

[pegasus1986]

Whats been everyones best feed for weight gain?

 

[Izzwizz]

The Ready Mash soft and soak range is good for weight gain. Works well for the oldies at my yard.

 

[Mariposa]

We're desperately trying to get weight on a very light pony and finding adding boiled barley and soya oil to her food is making a visible difference to her. (and the boiled barley smells amazing in the kitchen......)

 

[Dumbo]

my tb has been having allen&page weight gain mix, as well as chaff and nuts. looks like a different horse since i got him in september!

 

[piebaldsparkle]

Depends why the horse has lost weight...............

 

[mightymammoth]

Micronised linseed I think this is great stuff for extra calories plus lots of good oils to help coat, joints, hoofs etc http://www.charnwoodmilling.co.uk/horse_specs/micronized whole linseed.htm

 

[windand rain]

micronised linseed Allen and paige calm and condition and afla oil with a bit of speedibeet to damp it all down. All low sugar and starch so not going to cause metabolic disorders and lamminitis

 

[Louby]

Another vote for Ready Mash extra... fantastic stuff... worked wonders with my boy who lost a load of weight following a yard move.

 

[wench]

C&c is quite high in starch..,

 

[Ellen Durow]

Whats been everyones best feed for weight gain?

Do be careful if using barley. While it suits most horses, some can have an intolerance which can show as anything from skin bumps to completely fried brains.

My ID was on working livery for a while and despite my warnings and without my knowledge he was fed a hard feed containing barley. Result - my usually placid and reliable old biddie's hack put me in hospital!!!

Don't get me wrong, I know many people have good results with barley and I've used it in the past with great success but it does pay to take care.

 

[glamourpuss]

If its a horse that usually does well on summer grazing but drops weight with winter then grass nuts are my number one.

Alfa-a oil is good if horse can tolerate alfafa

I feed micronised linseed to all if mine & over a certain amount it helps pack it on.

Also good old ad-lib forage, correct rugging & access to vits & mineral block will see most horses right

 

[Holly Hocks]

Readymash Extra by Rowen and Barbary feeds is excellent - it turned my TB from looking like a neglect case to obese - I then had to put her on a diet! It's not something I would want to keep a horse on permanently due to the sugar and starch levels, but it definitely has it's place.

I also like the Pure Feeds range, although right now with mine being out of work, she's just on Spillers high fibre cubes and micronised linseed.