Flashheart
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Hello, dipping my toe in the water here for the first time... I've been a lurker for ages, but I could really do with some knowledgeable help.
I am a novice owner of a 16.2HH DWB x ISH. He's 16. He's currently on box rest (just starting his 4th week) having sustained a kick to his right front that impacted his radius and left a big hole in his leg. He's been otherwise fit and well until that injury. He's apparently healing well, vet was out last Monday and he trotted up 1/10 lame, but an x-ray showed up an area of bone that was healing itself. Vet returns on Monday, when we will know more.
Until now he has been on Working Livery. As he cannot work, he has to either go on DIY livery, or full livery, but the complicating factor is that I have no idea what his feeds costs as it has been included in his livery costs until now. So I have no idea whether the price they are offering me for full livery to include his feed is a good deal or not...
I have found out what he is fed currently, and I have two questions:
1. How much does what he currently eat cost? Even if it's a "how long will one 20kg bag of calm & condition last him?" I've currently got no idea so all help gratefully received!
2. Is that the best thing for him? What should I be feeding him if not?
So, he currently has:
1 scoop of Alfa-a
1 scoop conditioning cubes
1 scoop calm & condition (made up)
1 scoop speedy beet (made up)
He is on 3 feeds a day- he is normally on grass turnout and they had upped his feeds to 2 a day to try and get some condition on him going into winter. He's looking much better though so this is now less of an issue. It strikes me as a lot of food for him (he's got unlimited hay as well) if he's not working...
Thanks for your help
I am a novice owner of a 16.2HH DWB x ISH. He's 16. He's currently on box rest (just starting his 4th week) having sustained a kick to his right front that impacted his radius and left a big hole in his leg. He's been otherwise fit and well until that injury. He's apparently healing well, vet was out last Monday and he trotted up 1/10 lame, but an x-ray showed up an area of bone that was healing itself. Vet returns on Monday, when we will know more.
Until now he has been on Working Livery. As he cannot work, he has to either go on DIY livery, or full livery, but the complicating factor is that I have no idea what his feeds costs as it has been included in his livery costs until now. So I have no idea whether the price they are offering me for full livery to include his feed is a good deal or not...
I have found out what he is fed currently, and I have two questions:
1. How much does what he currently eat cost? Even if it's a "how long will one 20kg bag of calm & condition last him?" I've currently got no idea so all help gratefully received!
2. Is that the best thing for him? What should I be feeding him if not?
So, he currently has:
1 scoop of Alfa-a
1 scoop conditioning cubes
1 scoop calm & condition (made up)
1 scoop speedy beet (made up)
He is on 3 feeds a day- he is normally on grass turnout and they had upped his feeds to 2 a day to try and get some condition on him going into winter. He's looking much better though so this is now less of an issue. It strikes me as a lot of food for him (he's got unlimited hay as well) if he's not working...
Thanks for your help