Feeding Recommendation

DosyMare

DosyMare

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I have a ID x TB who is in meduim work, lungeing, schooling and hacking. I want to build up his fitness and he needs topline and muscle in his hind.
I feed him chaff, microlized linseed and glucosmine in the summer and he was looking well. However the grass has not been great and his looking poor-ish. I feed hay in the field now but i think he needs a little something extra. Dont want him to drop his weight before winter - he also doesnt hold weight well.

Has anyone used Bailey Balancer Lo Cal? Do you think this would be good to use.
What would you feed?
I think i will drop the linseed for now as it doesnt have the effect on him that it does on my others.
Also i dont want anything heating.

Thanks :)
 
Ive been advised Ready Grass would be good for him with Barley Rings or a Calm and Condition Mix.

Ive normally just feed Pasture Mix with Sugar Beet and Chaff, Barley Rings for weight gain.
 
Barley and mixes r heating as over 20% starch generaly. Should be Ideally lookIng for under 10%. Bailey's outshine is oil based and good for weight gain and condition as r d&h ers pellets.Alfa a oil or senior as a chaff works well too for condition. A balancer or vIt and mIn supplIment may also b useful.
I find equIbeat (unmolested sugar beat) and or fast fibre r good too.
Hope u find something that works for ur horse.
 
Ive actually just bought more Microsied Linseed and some Readigrass.

I like the sound of Baileys Outshine - is it a supplement? Or a cube/nut?

He has garlic, cod liver oil and glucosmine as well. Other than schooling/work is there anything that will help topline. Condition cube?
 
Outshine is classed as a biscuit I think but it's like a small round pellet. Its expensive but well worth it if feed at recommended rates. Especially if just to gain a bit of condition then maintain wIthaca normal feed after. Ers pellets r also good if u r doing work as they have some electrolytes in and are fed to race horses that tye up. So high energy but non heating. They r by d&h.

Best thing for my horse was to get het on the walker and when schoolIng do lots of different sized circles and transitions.
 
If he's looking poor then I certainly wouldn't be dropping the linseed, this is full of calories and will help put/keep weight on. Remember, it's oil! You could also add barley.

Just a thought... is he up to date with worming? Can you switch your hay for haylage? Teeth up to date too?
 
It's just that he lives out 24/7 in the summer and the grass is rubbish.
I just want to keep his weight on before winter hits us.
 
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