smallgirl
Well-Known Member
I am looking for some advice on what/if anything I should be thinking about adding to my ponies diet. They are living out in Scotland, one native 2yr unrugged, the other 12yr old PBA (rugged) (who has had laminits in the past due to steroid injections) so have them both on a low sugar diet.
They currently have a feed in the morning and evening of hi-fi original, speedi beet and top spec balancer, are both well covered, I can just feel the ribs and they more than happy to stay out in the stinking weather so are not cold. I am keen not to have them lose condition this winter, they are living out and hopefully will stay this way for the winter (both much happier out than in).
If the weather is really bad (like today) they can stand in and have a haynet. Other than that they have their field (10 plus acres) that still has plenty of grass in it.
My first rule is that they can fill up on hay before I add much to their feeds, equally I don't want them losing condition when the weather turns colder if there is something I can add to their diets that will help them through the hard times and I'd love to know what other people use.
I have tried oil and alfa-a oil in the past with good results so can always revert back to that.
So what would you guys suggest or am I going along the right lines just now?
They currently have a feed in the morning and evening of hi-fi original, speedi beet and top spec balancer, are both well covered, I can just feel the ribs and they more than happy to stay out in the stinking weather so are not cold. I am keen not to have them lose condition this winter, they are living out and hopefully will stay this way for the winter (both much happier out than in).
If the weather is really bad (like today) they can stand in and have a haynet. Other than that they have their field (10 plus acres) that still has plenty of grass in it.
My first rule is that they can fill up on hay before I add much to their feeds, equally I don't want them losing condition when the weather turns colder if there is something I can add to their diets that will help them through the hard times and I'd love to know what other people use.
I have tried oil and alfa-a oil in the past with good results so can always revert back to that.
So what would you guys suggest or am I going along the right lines just now?