Cuileann
New User
Hello,
I was wondering if anyone might be able to give me some advice.
I have a 15.3hh TBx gelding who turned 16 last year. I've owned him for twelve years, and every year he has dropped a lot of weight going into the winter, no matter what we do to try and catch it. He complicated things a bit this year by suddenly deciding to be fussy, so there were a couple of weeks where he wasn't eating very much at all. I can also only ride once a week at the moment due to work, so I think muscle loss has contributed to him suddenly looking very sorry.
On the plus side, he absolutely scoffs his hay. I think his teeth are in decent order. And we've now found a combination of things he likes, namely; Allen and Page Fast Fibre, standard chaff, sugar beet, micronized linseed and NAF Pink Powder.
I just wanted to know if anyone had any ideas about how to get some weight back on him, rather than just maintain the slightly skeletal state he's now in, without fizzing him up or causing him to go off his food again. A tall order, I know! But thank you in advance.
I was wondering if anyone might be able to give me some advice.
I have a 15.3hh TBx gelding who turned 16 last year. I've owned him for twelve years, and every year he has dropped a lot of weight going into the winter, no matter what we do to try and catch it. He complicated things a bit this year by suddenly deciding to be fussy, so there were a couple of weeks where he wasn't eating very much at all. I can also only ride once a week at the moment due to work, so I think muscle loss has contributed to him suddenly looking very sorry.
On the plus side, he absolutely scoffs his hay. I think his teeth are in decent order. And we've now found a combination of things he likes, namely; Allen and Page Fast Fibre, standard chaff, sugar beet, micronized linseed and NAF Pink Powder.
I just wanted to know if anyone had any ideas about how to get some weight back on him, rather than just maintain the slightly skeletal state he's now in, without fizzing him up or causing him to go off his food again. A tall order, I know! But thank you in advance.