Help getting energy into horse

[StellaArtois]

Just had lesson from my instructor and she said I needed to feed my mare a bit more foe energy. Someone said to just add oil to her feed as I dont want her loopy she is on mollie chaff showshine topspec and response slow release cubes. Any ideas please?

 

[toomanyhorses26]

Is she on the recommended amount of the feeds ?? If not I would take her up to the amount and see if the energy levels improve. Is it that she needs a bit more spark in her work or she tires easily - if you want to up the spark then the instant energy cubes/mix are really good as well. You won't find yourself all of a sudden sitting on a lunatic but just a horse that will have a bit more spring

 

[FionaMc]

Mine is on a weight-losing, fibre only diet - so I went the omega oil route for more energy (plus pink powder). I'm not there yet energy wise though - I wish I could chuck her a handful of oats a day but laminitis says no. Other ideas for sparkle without sugar/weight gain are welcome.

 

[Boysy]

Tiger Oats are pretty good and i feed them to laminitics, 50g - 100g a day, not a lot, just enough for a bit of sparkle and energy to do the work i am asking of them. They are made for endurance horses, fed whole not crushed or bruised and have a small amount of vits and mins in them as well, i feed alongside Baileys Lo-Cal and raw Linseed Oil, again safe for potential Lami's

 

[FionaMc]

Tiger Oats are pretty good and i feed them to laminitics, 50g - 100g a day, not a lot, just enough for a bit of sparkle and energy to do the work i am asking of them. They are made for endurance horses, fed whole not crushed or bruised and have a small amount of vits and mins in them as well, i feed alongside Baileys Lo-Cal and raw Linseed Oil, again safe for potential Lami's

Interesting... Once the spring grass has gotten over its growth spurt I might try her on a small handful of oats. She currently just gets a scoop of hi-fi lite 4 times a day with a good glug of omega oil and pink powder, plus her hay, and 4 hours of muzzle-limited grazing. I really just need a little more oomph to keep her fun in the school.

 

[StellaArtois]

I also have the problem of keeping the weight off her so trying to get a good balance. I might try a cube or mix just wasnt sure which one and didnt want to give her another type of feed on top of what she gets so what do I leave out the slow release cube and change for a competition or instant energy mix.

 

[Shay]

You could try Ener-G. We use it on our good do-er cob X and it is fantastic. We tried oats with no affect at all. Can't add oil because he'd get too fat. But the Ener-G is great. You can use it on a maintenance basis every day but we found just using it 2 or 3 days before needing a bit more oomph for a competition worked best - and was cheaper!