Should I continue to feed my 11month old heavy cob gelding ???

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Hi
I have an 11month old heavy cob gelding and I've been feeding him daily. We have now stopped putting hay out as spring grass is coming through and plenty of grazing available.
So should I still give him his bucket of foal mix food every day or stop or every so often .
He is super healthy and got a great weight on him, in fact his belly is getting rather big lol.
Thanks
Sarah

 

[PorkChop]

I don't bucket feed any of my youngsters until they are in proper work tbh.

He should just need good quality forage, I personally don't like to see youngsters carrying too much weight

 

[paddi22]

i've a little chunky cob baby and she just gets a handful of balancer so she gets her vits. If she drops weight i reconsider, but i wouldn't like to have too much weight on her as its not good for them to be carrying too much weight on them while they are growing.

 

[applecart14]

Too much food Nutritional imbalances or over-nutrition, especially in young and rapidly growing horses. It can cause problems with the bone/cartilage junction of the vertebrae and this in turn can cause excess growth of the disc which can lead to narrowing of the vertebral column causing wobblers.

Its really important to feed a balanced ration specific to the horses needs to achieve a moderate growth and development. Foals and weanlings fed high energy rations to grow quickly for sales or shows are at greater risk, especially if they display other factors which may predispose them to the condition. A steady medium growth pattern is recommended for all young horses.

 

[thatsmygirl]

No stop feeding, personally I won't feed mixes to any horse let alone a foal and def not a cob type. You say yourself his belly is getting rather big so why feed? You could end up with a youngster as mentioned above with serious joint issues. I bet if you put a pic up he's well over weight, people are to use to seeing fat horses as its become the norm! I have 1 which I stuggle with weight wise, its not easy keeping weight off them, but owners must feed it seems