lacking energy

[kirsty 1]

Took my tb x cb to the barbury fun ride set of really well nicly forward going for about the first 4 miles then went really lazy not sure if she was just being a lazy bum of lacking fule shes defanaty fit enought and i feed her plenty whats ur thoughts she gets a scoop of sugrbeet scoop of barley half a scoop of compotition mix and a large scoop of alfalfa twice a day

 

[NicoleS_007]

Hmmm feeding a lazy horse is a mine field lol ...is he a bit over weight? My wee tb was a lazy bum but after a long warm up was alot better and had to be super fit and a good weight to be proactive. I changed his feed to a stud balancer and Alfa A Oil with Soya Oil about a month ago and it really did perk him up for some reason!!!

 

[HollyB66]

My friend's cob has recently dipped in energy. Earlier this year we were doing fun and endurance rides and she was fab. All of a sudden she has become a plod. We're not sure why - change of weather, nights drawing in?

 

[Lollii]

My friend's cob has recently dipped in energy. Earlier this year we were doing fun and endurance rides and she was fab. All of a sudden she has become a plod. We're not sure why - change of weather, nights drawing in?

Mine is the opposite, he is so lazy in the summer, he is a nutter atm he is so cheeky!

I did give him stud cubes last year when he was lazy and it helped a lot ... they were like rocket fuel

 

[kirsty 1]

thanks for your opinions i think it cauld be the change in weather

 

[ThePony]

Oh cbxtb goes through a lazy phase in spring and autumn, regardless of fitness and weight. Bloods were done a few years ago and it seems that she lacks iron around these times so we just supplement through these periods. We keep a v careful eye on her weight too as she is a v good doer! Any more weight really makes her forwardness drop like a stone.
She is fed one feed per day and poor grazing 24/7. Her feed is 1 scoop fast fibre, 50g microionized linseed, 10g magnesium, measure of joint supp, 25g brewers yeast. As the winter draws in and she competes more she has a scoop of chaff with a scoop of soaked speedibeet with the same supps.

If fitness and weight are good and he recieves a balanced feed then I would consider getting the vet to do bloods and seeing if he is lacking anything.