Random feed question

showjump2003

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Well, not completly random as I would like to know what you would feed my mare if she were yours. I don't need a scoop by scoop account of exacly how much of everyfeed but would like to know what you would give her as in name everything lol

A bit about her. She is a 15.3hh, arab x welsh 15 year old mare out on strip grazed grass 24/7 in summer (only in if the weather is really bad). I would say she is in moderate work. We have one/two hard schooling sessions a week with an instructor and the other days we either hack or school for 45 mins and maybe pop a few jumps so I would say she is pretty fit for what I need her for! Hoping to do a few very small xc comps and fun rides next month. She holds her weight well in the summer without getting fat. To ride she isn't slow but doesn't feel to have as much energy as I would like. Think that about covers it lol. What would you be feeding her?

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I would say in summer she doesn't really need much, if she is strip grazed like mine I would give her some Hi-Fi Lite or something similar, a vit and mineral supplement, ( or you could put a lick in the field) maybe some high fibre cubes and speedi-beet.
In the winter, does she loose weight? If not I would give her the same but more! And add some oil.
If she looses weight you could give her something like Build Up
 
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