viceversa
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Looking for feed suggestions for my horse please!
He is 11 years old, 15hh lightish cob type. He is worked on average 6 times per week, with a mixture of jumping, schooling, fast hacking and canter work. Schooling usually 30-45 mins as he finds it mentally tiring, hacking 1hr+ mainly trot and canter. Canter work once every 5-7 days when fields allow.
Has been competing every week / fortnight all summer at 80cm sj, hunter trials, ode and a few drsg tests, and will now spend the winter drsg & sj interspersed with hunting.
I'm looking for a feed to provide him with enough 'oomph' and stamina for the work required, particularly the fast work, without making him silly, as he can be quite spooky-sharp at times. He is a good doer in summer but can drop off a bit in winter, so even though he is a cob type, something 'conditioning' isn't a total no-go, although I am not primarily 'feeding for condition'.
He has been on D&H staypower muesli which seemed pretty good so may go back to that, but just seeing if there are better alternatives out there!
Ideas welcome! Thank you
Looking for feed suggestions for my horse please!
He is 11 years old, 15hh lightish cob type. He is worked on average 6 times per week, with a mixture of jumping, schooling, fast hacking and canter work. Schooling usually 30-45 mins as he finds it mentally tiring, hacking 1hr+ mainly trot and canter. Canter work once every 5-7 days when fields allow.
Has been competing every week / fortnight all summer at 80cm sj, hunter trials, ode and a few drsg tests, and will now spend the winter drsg & sj interspersed with hunting.
I'm looking for a feed to provide him with enough 'oomph' and stamina for the work required, particularly the fast work, without making him silly, as he can be quite spooky-sharp at times. He is a good doer in summer but can drop off a bit in winter, so even though he is a cob type, something 'conditioning' isn't a total no-go, although I am not primarily 'feeding for condition'.
He has been on D&H staypower muesli which seemed pretty good so may go back to that, but just seeing if there are better alternatives out there!
Ideas welcome! Thank you