How much can I safely feed?

[Ride_2_Live]

How much can I safely feed at any one time of a bucket feed of alfa a oil, unmolassed sugarbeet and high fibre nuts for said horse 17hh TB for weight gain/maintenance? I have bins of the stuff to use up!

Thanks

 

[spike123]

the horses stomach is about the size of a rugby ball so if you put in more than about 2lb of feed at a time it will just go straight through.For weight gain you will be best off giving several small feeds a day instead of one big one.

 

[Paint it Lucky]

I wouldn't give more than 3 scoops total in one feed. Horse's stomachs aren't very big so you don't want to overfill him.

 

[thatsmygirl]

What a strange post. Comes across that as you have loads to use up lets just pile it in my horse. Little and often

 

[Ride_2_Live]

^^^Sorry, that is not the case at all, I am fully aware about feeding little and often and how the horses digestive system works, my question is more geared towards, these feedstuffs can be used as partial hay replacers right?

 

[TGM]

You are right that you can give larger amounts in one go of fibre feeds than you can cereal-based feeds. However, you need to go easy on the Alfa A Oil as too much alfalfa can provide too much protein and minerals if fed to excess - contact Dengie for the maximum you can feed to a horse your size per day.