feed help

[kellykelbe]

I have a 12hh welsh a pony who has been diagnosed with laminitis. She does need to lose some weight. What do i feed her? She is currently out all the time and has never had problems with this until now, but when she is in she has hay and a hanful of pony nuts. I have started her on soaked hay but didnt know if to give her formula 4 feet and any happy hoof or safe and sound, i want her to lose weight but not too fast.

 

[Burnttoast]

One of the mineral balancers from Forageplus or ProHoof (Progressive Earth on ebay), salt, and possibly a little extra magnesium with a handful of low sugar/starch carrier (fast fibre, a rough chaff or similar) along with the soaked hay would probably be helpful. Can you make her a track round the outside of the field to restrict her grass intake and encourage movement? You can dot her hay and water around it to get her moving, and make it quite narrow if necessary, particularly if she's on her own.

 

[Nari]

Formula4Feet & old hay at 1.5% of her bodyweight soaked for at least 6 hours (I think that's the minimum, ideally I do longer) & then rinsed. No other feed & keep her in on a deep shavings bed not turned out. I've replied on your other thread too.