Partial hay replacement

[julie.rockley]

I have a thoroughbred 15.3 26yr, he’s really started quidding his hay. So been looking at partial hay replacements. How do people feed them as I’m struggling to understand that he’s not going to have a big pile of or large hay net!!
I’ve already upped the fast fibre and think of introducing the hifi senior. Do I put this in large buckets around the field??
Please help with ideas?
ps teeth have been checked

 

[meleeka]

I just used to use a big trug and mix it all together before I added water. That way you don’t have to mix it once it’s soaked as thats tough on your arms.

 

[julie.rockley]

I just used to use a big trug and mix it all together before I added water. That way you don’t have to mix it once it’s soaked as thats tough on your arms.

What did u used to feed?

 

[be positive]

I would use soaked grassnuts as a simple solution rather than FF or a load of chop that is going to need a lot of chewing to get through, use the chop to slow him down if you need to, add some micronised linseed for extra calories if required, my oldie would not have maintained weight on FF and chop but did ok on grassnuts until winter really set in and I had to use a mix to keep his weight on. Also consider using haylage rather than hay they often find it easier to eat as it is a bit moist so easier to chew.

 

[Auslander]

I've got a 29 year old TB here who has no upper front teeth, and his forage requirements are mostly met by a big trug of forage replacement. He has 10 scoops of soft chop, 5 scoops of extra sloppy soaked grassnuts, chopped apple and carrot, and a scoop of cheap pony nuts, all layered in his trug, then topped with a couple of scoops of water. He also has a small haynet, as he likes pulling it out and gumming it,even though he doesn't get much nutritional benefit from it. He has his own paddock, so that he doesn't have to share precious grass, which he seems to be able to eat fine, as long as it doesn't get too short - he's out from 9-4 (would be longer, but he starts throwing spectacular shapes when he wants to come in, and he's a bit too old and creaky to be break dancing!

 

[meleeka]

What did u used to feed?

mine was laminitis so It was speedibeet and a low calorie chaff. Her feed bucket was Fast Fibre, micronised linseed.

 

[Green Bean]

Keyflow Pink Mash is a good fibre replacement and then Golden Oldies for your main as it has elements for joints and what not in it already so you don't have to be buying all sorts of add ins. Both feeds swell nicely with the water addition requirement. I currently mix it with HiFi so it makes quite a substantial feed without overfeeding to try and bulk up