Poo question

[Slave2Magic]

I noticed yesterday that my mare's poo is looking abit hard. In winter she only has hay and a small feed of chaff and speedibeet. Is there anything I can give her that will soften them up abit? I had thought of cutting her a bucket of grass every day.

 

[Beatrice5]

Is her hay wet? Also how long do you soak your speedi beet for? I know it says 10 minutes but I leave mine a good few hours and I swear it swells even more.

I'm sure she'd love a bucket of grass too though

Failing that Biotal equine gold is very good for digestive disorders.

 

[Chico Mio]

More water in the speedibeet? My FB drinks much less in the winter so has quite dry poo. Mine don't have grazing at all, except a scroffle on the verges on the way to the field so I make their feed quite wet.

I bet she'd love a bucket of grass, whether it helps the poo or not!

 

[Slave2Magic]

Her hay isn't wet. I don't know how long the speedibeet is soaked for as she is on full livery. Her poo isn't drastically hard its just brown and harder than normal. I think I'll get some grass cut for her and see how she goes. If no change I'll give the Biotal a try.

 

[samuelhorse]

Linseed oil??

 

[Nari]

It's very old fashioned but a dollop of liquid paraffin in each feed can also help.