Rising 2 year old - Feed

[lucy1984]

Hello

I'm collecting my new youngster next weekend. He is currently 14.2hh, pure arab gelding.

Please could you advise and recommend what feed I should start him on to try and promote growth etc whilst he is still young?

Many thanks

 

[Pinkvboots]

I bought my arab when he was two we used to feed him alpha oil with top spec balancer and in winter he got unmollassed sugar beet or lucie nuts simple systems, might be worth asking what they are feeding him now and continue with that if his looking ok.

Can I be nosey whats his name and breeding? Have you had an Arab before?

 

[Clodagh]

Very little! I would put this in breeding tbh.

 

[becca1305]

I'd just feed a good quality balancer and see how he gets on. I'd also ask the current owners if he is being fed hard feed and if so what?

 

[CBFan]

Congratulations on your purchase!

You don't need to promote growth. You just need to support it.

Best way to do that is to have him on a high forage, low cereal diet and supplement his vits and mins.

My preferred feed would be add-lib hay and good grazing with a small bucket of speedi-beet and high fibre cubes with a youngstock / broad spectrum supplement added. My choice would be NAF youngstock or Equivite.

 

[lucy1984]

Can I be nosey whats his name and breeding? Have you had an Arab before?

I don't know his registered name yet. I have not owned an arabian before but ridden lots.

He is not being fed any hard feed, he is just out at grass currently.

Here is his advert: http://www.preloved.co.uk/adverts/show/105939267/arab-stunning-chestnut-gelding.html

 

[2horsesnomoney]

I would be suprised if he will make 15.2-16hh though if he is only 14.hh now as a 2yr old. But anyhow i would weightape him and feed according to weight either a good balancer or suregrow and alfa A - avoid cereal diets

 

[CBFan]

Having seen his pic (which I assume is recent) I stand by my above advice - very small quantities of - mainly so that you can feed meds easily if you ever have to.

He looks to be in good condition - I wouldn't want any more on him at his age

 

[Toast]

D&H Suregrow, Graze on or readigrass and ad lib hay or haylage.. Simples

 

[Pinkvboots]

Nice Russian breeding he looks like he will be a good substantial build, and he looks to be a good weight for a two year old so you might find he wont need much, many arabs are good doers and dont need loads of hard feed mine only gets fibre really and has plent of energy grain would send him silly, he could make 15 to 15.2 mine was about 14 h at two his about 15.1 now, let us know how you get on with him and if you need any help just drop me a pm would be pleased to help.