feeding natives for energy but not weight gain? an update

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Just thought I would give you an update on the above question I posted a couple of weeks ago for my 18yo welsh D good doer.

I did a bit more research and decided against just plain oats in the first instance due to the poss of upsetting the mineral balances.

I opted for spillers instant response, Mum's mare gets fed the slow release version of this and as they are balanced with eachbother I thought if I decided I needed more of a energy combination I could mix them.

Well at the moment (2 weeks in) I think good results :). It was hard to tell last week as it was rather windy which always helps but he jumped amazing on Sunday, despite leaving me with black eye :o and has been much better so far this week, albeit it is bringing out the welsh spookiness a bit more! Started with a handful in the morning, is now getting a 1kg scoop worth once a day.

So yes atm, very happy, just hoping can keep the weight down while he is on it, but it is definitely to easier to get him to expend more energy now! :D
 
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