QueenDee_
Well-Known Member
Hoping I can beg a bit of advice off you knowledgeable lot.
My 17hh TB is impossible to put or keep weight on at this time of year. He is currently being fed good quality hay along with a mix of sugarbeet, barley rings, alfa-oil and a generic mix that the feed shop stocks (this feed is split between 2 feeds, morning and night). Despite this he still isn't putting weight on and we have also tried various other feeds such as build-up mix/cubes and linseed.
Searching the forum, a couple of threads suggested Spirulina? From what I gather it is fed in small quantities but can be great for putting weight on, I was just wondering if anyone has used it and can tell me more about it? Or whether there is anything else you could suggest, I was also considering brewers yeast to make sure he gets the most out of the food he is being given?
He had his teeth checked last week and is well in himself, lovely shiny coat and full of life (I'm lucky that the sugarbeet and barley rings don't send him loopy as they seem to do other people's thoroughbreds!) but needs more weight on him.
My 17hh TB is impossible to put or keep weight on at this time of year. He is currently being fed good quality hay along with a mix of sugarbeet, barley rings, alfa-oil and a generic mix that the feed shop stocks (this feed is split between 2 feeds, morning and night). Despite this he still isn't putting weight on and we have also tried various other feeds such as build-up mix/cubes and linseed.
Searching the forum, a couple of threads suggested Spirulina? From what I gather it is fed in small quantities but can be great for putting weight on, I was just wondering if anyone has used it and can tell me more about it? Or whether there is anything else you could suggest, I was also considering brewers yeast to make sure he gets the most out of the food he is being given?
He had his teeth checked last week and is well in himself, lovely shiny coat and full of life (I'm lucky that the sugarbeet and barley rings don't send him loopy as they seem to do other people's thoroughbreds!) but needs more weight on him.