PLS help horse eating eath??

[annunziata]

My TB is eating earth and wood?!?! Does this mean he is mineral deficient if so what should I give him??

 

[equity]

Hi, It could mean that. I would try a general multi vit and mineral. Feed mark do a good one and is on offer at the mo buy 2 get one free.

 

[hellybelly6]

It could also mean that your horse does not have enough fibre.

 

[stencilface]

TBH, I wouldn't worry too much about this. It is after all how a horse would get all his nutrients if he were wild. Ours love eating leaves and branches off our ash tree, so much so they will pick at it giraffe like. We also have a spring in the field and they like licking the mud around that. They have a mineral lick too, and get some hard feed with minerals etc in.

I would either feed some minerals in their hard feed, or try and mineral lick. Horses eat the long coarse grasses to help clean their teeth, so eating the wood could also be his way of doing this.

 

[annunziata]

great thank you! I have bought him some suppliment to go in his feed and he already has a mineral lick he loves
thanks
x

 

[kellyeaton]

give him seawed and salt!