Foal feeding advice

Holliehope

Holliehope

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Hi guys , so I brought a mare last year who have a surprise foal some 9 months later
lottie had a beautiful healthy coloured cob colt who we named Oakley
Although not expected and I had no intention of keeping him after delivering him my self Theres no way this little fella is ever going any where
Although I e had many horses over the year's and youngsters and have worked at a racing stud they are rather different to my little chunky coblet foal
So getting to the point what do people advise I feed him ?
At the moment he is out all day on good grazing for breakfast and dinner he has just chaff and sugar beet
And he eats his own body weight in hay at night !!
I don't want to over feed him but at the same time I want to make sure his getting every thing he needs
His rather chubby and very fluffy

Any advice would be lovely
Thank you
 
Very little is your answer.

I raised my cob foals on adlib haylage or hay. When the winter kicked in and they were 10 months old I fed Dodson and Horrell Suregrow at the recommended rate for their weight. They grew nicely and have not had any joint issues.
 
Thank you
Thats what I was thinking he looks well as he is but then people started putting doubts in my head lol
Then was thinking the foals at work get 2 scoops of stud pellets and a balancer and soya oil twice a day but they are racehorses his a little cobby lol
 
Holliehope said:
Thank you
Thats what I was thinking he looks well as he is but then people started putting doubts in my head lol
Then was thinking the foals at work get 2 scoops of stud pellets and a balancer and soya oil twice a day but they are racehorses his a little cobby lol
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Nooooooooooooooooo !! he will go pop, itch like crazy, be a yob and have joint problems.

I looked at foal feeding when I bred my first foal. The levels of nutrition in the stud mixes is off the scale if fed at the manufacturers recommended rates. My vet guided me and her advice was to keep them light and allow the limbs to mature without a massive top on them. Cobs have plenty of top as a rule and just because they have bone and substance does not mean the limb should be carrying a lot of top.

Quality fibre will keep a cob warm and growing evenly. I think we need a picture of your baby.
 
brilliant I will keep doing what I'm doing then 😀
I will try post a photo later today
Bare in mind his muddy scruffy and super fluffy lol
I'm not normally one to doubt my self but when someone plants that seed of doubt just wanted to make sure he got what he needed
Thank you
 
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