Dummy's guide to feeding to prevent ulcers

[mariew]

So I'm finally bringing my horse back. I haven't actually looked after her yet so I don't know her well. (That's another very long story). She is stressy and doesn't cope with changes well so I wanted to be forearmed if there are any dummy guides to feeding to prevent ulcers. She'll be out 24/7 but I was thinking hardfeed / supplements. She'll get haylege/hay before any work.

I'll obviously going to do research but just wondered if there was any good resources that anyone was aware of.

 

[Pearlsasinger]

I would add Aloe Vera juice to her diet. It soothes any irritation in the stomach. The other main thing is to give ad lib access to forage.

 

[Squeak]

Agree with PaS but would just add to avoid cereals and feeds that have high sugar/ starch. Also that some of the feeds that state they are designed for horses with ulcers aren't that great.

Feeding a scoop of chop before riding is also beneficial.