Best weight gain feed?

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Any ideas what feed i could try for a youngster that drops weight rapidly as he grows?

ASAP as i want to get him something today!
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Second Cazza and you could also try Barley Rings, their very good for weight gain and they include linseed so no need to add it. Bailey's Stud Nuts are excellent for weight gain and would also include all the vits and minerals a young horse would need so again, no need to supplement with anything else unless you want to add sugar beet. If it doesn't jazz him up too much, I'd be inclined to use the old fashioned type not the un molassed too.
 
Another vote for Barley Rings. They are fab for weight gain and you don't have to feed LOADS to achieve anything, so they are kind on your pocket too.
Also great for maintenance. My mare has half a scoop of these morning and night along with some Alpha and she looks brill!
 
Nothing 'special' keep it high fibre. add lib hay, alfa a and speedibeet plus a broad spec vit and min supp. If he is prone to growth spurts upwards you'll only encourage it more by feeding a high protein high starch diet and could risk complications in doing so.

My youngster who is very much still growing goes through phases of looking lean as he grows upwards but then puts it all back on again. It's completely natural.
 
Hello - how are you? how are all the ponies?
When Oska arrived all skiny (4yrs old and just having a growth spurt) I tried Baileys conditioning cubes with alfa, sugar beet, linseed and vit/min- but I wasn't that impressed so I ended up replacing the Baileys with triple crown top up and he put on condition beautifully. You don't feed that much of it so the feeds aren't too big and its not too expensive. Plus you don't risk overload of cereals or putting weight on too fast which could cause issues with him growing.
 
With Barley, I would worry about how much starch are in them?! D+H don't publish it on their website.

Personally I would feed Alfa Oil, Sugarbeet (or speedibeet) and a balancer such as Topspec. All of my horses lived on this as youngsters, all looked well conditioned with a fab coat, and stayed manageable because of the very low starch levels.

However, there are many ways to skin a cat
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Baileys Number one. Non heating absolutely fabulous for weight - oh and TC always have it in stock!

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I second that marvolus (sp) stuff x.
 
Spillers conditioning fibre if all of the above don't work - I tried all the above and they either had an effect at first and then he reverted back to losing weight, or else the non-heating feeds sent him through the roof!!!

Topspec cool and condition is good as well, but I found the conditioning fibre is what works best for me. Can be difficult to get hold of though as not many places stock it, since it has a relatively short shelf life.
 
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I've found soya to be the best if you can get hold of it. Baileys outshine is good but expensive.

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I agree with Molly. if you can speak to Masham Micronised feeds, or A-One feeds they both do full fat soya, which is fab for putting on condition without all the starch, and as they're aimed at farm rather than horse markets they're cheaper!
 
Baileys endurance mix- high fibre, slow release energy and a far higher oil content than any of the other conditioning feeds!! Mine put on weight with half a bag, when baileys no.4 and Calm and condition had been useless. Also , she was calmer on the endurance mix than when she was on the calm and condition/no.4
 
Baileys didn't work for me, and when I upped the amount the horse let me know that he was feeling FAR too well!

Saracen Show Improver Mix is fantastic, but costly, and it is heating. I would love to feed the pencils but my stockist cannot get them
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Allen & Page Fast Fibre is very good, Toto hasn't dropped an ounce of weight this winter, he has a scoop a day, it's about £7.20 for a bag, and lasts FOREVER coz the pellets are very small, you just add twice as much water as food and it soaks in 1 minute
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Outshine or equijewel, costly but very effective and not very high in statch either.
I fed Outshine alongside a balancer and also Fibrebeet and it worked a treat on an underweight but laminitis prone pony that only has to look at mix for her behaviour to become over-exciteable.
 
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Agree O_B, their endurance mix is fab stuff! Just getting hold of it is a nightmare!!

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Isnt it just!! I have to drive to the other side of the county to get mine , grr!!
 
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