Feed to improve coat?

[0ldmare]

My 17 year old mare is in near perfect shape - just the right weight/covering, but her coat is not brilliant. It lacks shine and feels a little coarse and looks a bit stary. She seems full of energy, but I would like to try to improve her coat - she has always shone in the summer.

She is out 24x7 in a pretty well eaten paddock, but I let her into a paddock with LOADS of grass for a couple of hours a day on her own as she doesnt hold her condition as well as the other 2 horse. They are permenantly in the well eaten paddock as they are v fat and look like seals they are so shiny

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Any suggestions for something that will help her coat, but not necessarily add too much weight/fizz?

 

[sachak]

i aid oil to our lots feed

 

[Ziggy_]

Baileys outshine is meant to be good although it costs a bomb, you only feed a teeny bit for coat shine though

 

[TGM]

I add veg oil to my veterans feed - keeps her coat really shiny.

 

[scotsmare]

I used to use baileys outshine on my youngster when she was showing - brilliant stuff and despite the price you don't need to feed a lot so it lasts for ages.

 

[0ldmare]

Thanks! She will no doubt be happy to have some hard feed as well as her extra grazing. I am going to order some Baileys Outshine and then once she is back to being a bit shinier will try to maintain it with Veg oil....seems like a good compromise! (The other 2 will be green with envy no doubt poor loves, but they are such porkers compared with her!)

 

[rubyred]

I've found seaweed fantastic for coats

 

[kellyeaton]

you say her coat is dull is she wormed? try soya or lineed oil not exspensive and fab!

 

[Amys_Babies]

Buddys build up mix seems to make a difference to his coats, seems to get an extra shine to in when i feed it him. Though he gets hardly any at the moment.

 

[Nic]

Corn oil is cheap & more pallatable than soya & is great for shiny coats.

 

[0ldmare]

No dont think its worms, they are all probably due for being wormed again in the next few weeks, but definitely not overdue at the moment

 

[Gorgeous George]

George has baileys lo-cal to make sure he gets his vits and mins and it really makes his coat shine.

 

[Donkeymad]

Linseed Oil - fantastic stuff

 

[AnnaandStella]

Alfa A oil, corn oil, Allen & page calm & conditioning cubes & Bailey's outshine all do a super job giving shine!

 

[Puppy]

I can't say what magic Topspec senior has done for my old girl and her condition

Or for that matter, lo-cal is fantastic for my fatty

I've also found cod liver oil is fab for their coat

(bought some for Star's arthritis, she threw her feed on the floor, snorted, sulked and refused to eat it

) so I gave it to Be for as long as the bottle lasted, a few months, and she had a fab winter coat