Feed suggestions please

[a kind of magic]

For my young boy. He is rising 2 stock bred american paint. The other american bred horse we have is a very good doer, he is not so. He is also a very fussy feeder. The spring grass has started to come through but I still think he could do with a little bit of a helping hand.

I prefer not to feed excess starch or sugar, he is not at risk of laminitis but I do find it makes him a bit 'jittery', in terms of him being a fussy feeder, if it is too sloppy, oily, bitty or just not 'tasty' he will tip his bucket over and go hungry!

All my other 3 are fed on A+P Fast Fibre, Mollichaff Hoofkind and Equine America's VMP powder but it's not enough for him. A+P suggested Ride and Relax but he dislikes the mix texture, and Calm and Condition he won't eat because it's sloppy!

His favourite thing to steal is the lami-prone pony's dinner (not my pony) which is Happy Hoof, he has a bag of this for the time being as he wolfs it down with his VMP powder but is there anything else I could sneak in there to help him put on weight?

 

[EmmaJaneWilliams]

What about Top-spec, they do a lite version I use on my guys contains everything they need!

 

[_daisy_]

if he is doing well on the spring grass, have you thought about feeding grass nuts? simple system do them. you can adjust the soaking to how your lad likes it - my youngster loves it sloppy, worked so well on her when she was needing that bit extra condition at the age of 2

 

[Toast]

I second grass nuts! Or a grass chaff if he'll eat it? My 2yo loved Graze-On.
I find grass and haylage fabulous things for conditioning
x

 

[cm2581]

Have a look at Top Spec cool condition cubes - cereal free but good conditioning index and they don't need to be soaked!

 

[a kind of magic]

thanks guys I will have a look at both those options, the feed store has Northen Crop Driers Grass Nuts and Top Spec too so I will have a look and see which one he prefers.

 

[Gluttonforpunishment]

Maybe have a look at barley hoops too. I had to feed them to my TB to get weight on - was the only thing I found that added weight without sending him into the stratosphere!