Best food for putting on condition

[charlie76]

I have a 15.2hh mare that I would like to show as a hack in the summer but she needs to put more condition on. Although I am against 'fat' show horses if I took her in now she would look like a racehorse next to the others!

She is currently fed 1/2 scoop pony nuts, 1/2 scoop mix, 1 chaff and 3/4 beet twice per day. She has rock salt and soya oil in her tea.

Any suggestions?

 

[HayleyUK]

conditioning cubes maybe?

 

[_daisy_]

D&H Build up cubes - amazing

 

[Ferdinase514]

Why do you feed nuts and mix?

You could replace with a conditioning cube instead.

 

[charlie76]

Nuts and mix as she won't eat just one or the other- fussy madam!

 

[Ferdinase514]

How bizarre!

 

[Vicki1986]

baileys no 4 topline conditioning cubes
alfa-oil
balieys lo cal or top spec balancer

 

[Vicki1986]

sorry i didnt read post properly b4 i answered...
i would put her on baileys no4 and alfa oil and a balancer if poss... i would also cut out the rock salt and just provide an ad-lib natural salt block in the stable that she can use when she needs. i would also be tempted to slosh in some corn oil into feeds.
what is her coat like? if its somewhat lacking lusture i can recommend spillers (or is it saracen i always forget, i think its saracen actually) Super Shine Plus oil. i use it on my mare and IMO it is FAB!! her mane used to be a little on the wiry side and is much better now

 

[Agent XXX999]

Allen and paige calm and condition is amazing - we call it the poor mans blue chip...

 

[nic369]

Calf milk powder

 

[malibu211211]

I love D & H build up cubes too

 

[vickers22]

topspec conditioning flakes

 

[smilincow21]

D&H build up all the way! Also alpha oil!

 

[EmmaC78]

I have used Baileys number 4 with good results. Would recommend it.

 

[merlinsquest]

Calf powder.... been mentioned a few times!!

Where do you get it from and how much and how does it work, is it okay to feed to horses etc (assume yes as posted here)

 

[juliebrewer]

You can also put a mug a day of soya oil in feed, this puts weight on. I'd say you need to feed abit more especially roughage, maybe 3 or 4 feeds aday and adlib hay/haylage. You could ring up a feed merchant as they do have people that can help you..

 

[SpruceRI]

The soaked oats diet is working well for mine - nuts, mix, minty chaff, speedi-beet and oats, and a bucket full of Readygrass twice a day along with ad lib hay, and my normally thin girly's looking amazing.