Linseed for elderly horse?

[horsegirl]

Is it Ok to feed the ready cooked linseed (and fenugreek) to a 20 plus year old mare to get some weight on her? How much should I feed?

 

[Theresa_F]

Years ago we used to cook up linseed and barley for our arab to keep her weight on as she got older.

I feed instant linseed to my two. Chancer is only a baby - rising 3 and has it for his show coat. Cairo is our old clydie who is 21. Since he has had linseed his movement has vastly improved - no paddling in canter, spins on the spot and is sounder than he has been for the past two years - now completly sound on one rein and 1/20 on the other.

I have stopped using cortaflex and at the moment have noticed no change.

I get my instant linseed in a large sack from Simple Systems long with the rest of my feed stuff.

 

[joy]

Linseed and barkey for older horses definitely. Linseed also keeps them regular as well as putting on condition and keeping the coat shiny. I still buy whole linseed and soak and boil, same with the barley.

 

[ColleenIsh]

Noticed a big difference with our yearling coat wise and weight , we buy it in a big bag and boil it ... snotty messy stuff though

 

[horsegirl]

Sorry to keep on about this but what would be the best thing to get weight on an elderly horse?

 

[AmyMay]

What is the horse currently being fed and in what quantities?

 

[Scarlett]

i used linseed and fenugreek over winter on my 2 tbs and my mates elderly mare, they were all fed 100grams a day (2 normal vitamin supplement scoops) and held weight well, although the fact they were all on fibrebeet may have had something to do with it - my friends elderly anglo arab mare is out 24/7 and the addition of fibrebeet to her feeds made a huge difference in her weight... its the fattest she has been for years....