Losing weight already & only in Oct!!

Alpha beet is also good for weight gain and soaks up very soft and mushy, so would be good for tooth issues. I second the micronised linseed too. Definitely get some of those rugs off though! My oldie has a full body clip (she has Cushings) and is only wearing a single high neck mw at the moment, and that's with below zero some nights, we live in a cold spot. She stays in a mw all winter, I only add a fleece when it's really cold and wet at the same time. Otherwise she just sweats. Too many rugs will definitely cause weight loss.
 
Although fast fibre in itself isnt a high calorie feed, if you do as some people have already said and linseed to it then that will do the trick. That way your horse has tonnes of fibre to keep him warm and if he isnt interested in hay then you could up the fast fibre since it is a hay replacer. I tried my older poor doer on just about everything and shed stick with it for a week and then go off it but she loves this combination and she has never looked so fat. Its great in winter too as she has it warm.

Its 25 quid a bag from charnwood and they do deliver. A bag last ages and Id prob start on two scoops a day and see how you go from there.
 
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