Feed for a 15.1 Conne x arab

[Kate_13]

I currently feed 1 flat scoop (rounded scoops) of molly chaff, 1 small scoop (the sweets scoop you get in cinemas) of sugarbeet and carrots. This is for morning and the same for evening.

I also give him a snack ball with 2 small scoops (sweet scoop) of economy mix in it.

He is ridden about 5 times a week, given plenty of hay and turned out daily, in at night.

Is this about right? too much or too little?

 

[piebaldsparkle]

Sounds fine. Does he look O.K. condition wise?

P.S. What are you doing with one of the sweet scoops from the cinema????

 

[claireross]

I would always try a feed a fibre based feed and see how the weight stays on. If you need more weight or energy then you can add to it. There are alot of people who seem to waste money on loads of different feeds, but my horses seem happy and content on hi-fi and sugar beet.

 

[TGM]

If your horse is maintaining condition and has the energy for what you want him to do, then you are feeding the right amount. Only improvement I could suggest is that you feed either a broad spectrum vit/min supplement (eg Equivite Original, Benevit etc) or a balancer (TopSpec, Blue Chip etc) to ensure your horse gets a full supply of vitamins and minerals. 'Complete feeds' (ie most cubes/mixes) are usually supplemented with vit/mins and will supply most horses' needs when fed at the recommended amount per day. However, as your horse only has a very little quantity of mix, it will not contain his recommended daily amount of vit/mins.

Additionally, as your horse's diet is mainly hay and chaff, he may not be getting enough protein, depending upon the quality of the hay. Although grass is a horse's natural food and usually contains adequate levels of protein, protein levels are often depleted during the drying and storing of hay. In such cases, if you are not feeding any other protein-rich sources of food, then a balancer can be useful as it contains protein plus vit/mins. (Whereas a broad spectrum vit/min supplement supplies vit/mins without significant protein levels).

I have a 14.3hh Connie x TB, and she gets a plentiful (but not adlib) supply of haylage, plus 2 scoops of Alfa A a day plus a vit/min supplement. On this she maintains her weight well. I don't feed a balancer because haylage normally has higher levels of protein than hay, plus alfafa is also a good source of protein.

 

[tanflislibs]

sounds fine, as long as he is healthy and active, all horses have different loads, arabs i find generally have light portions as they have naturally learned to survive on minimum in the wild. if he isnt overweight it's fine and other way too. use you opinion, you can see what he is like