Suggestions please (needs weight)

[horseywelsh]

I've always had natives and am used to restricting diets as they are good doers. Just got a TB who is underweight. Wanting a conditioning feed, possibly an all in one? Idealy that doesn't need to be fed in high quantaties as horse takes a long time eating feed, not overly big appetite (had teeth checked, all fine). Suggestions please?

 

[Bethie]

Winergy condition is an all in one, or Topspec balancer plus their conditioning cubes with Alfa Oil?

 

[TGM]

What are you feeding at the moment? How many feeds a day? How much hay or haylage is he getting and does he have access to good grazing? Any feeds he doesn't like? Does he get fizzy at all on certain feeds?

 

[horseywelsh]

I have only had the horse a few days. When i bought the horse i knew it was underweight, poor condition etc. We have our own place and she's in a small paddock with a reasonable amount of grass (not been grazed since end of last summer), also putting out a pile of haylage at night. Haylage is all gone in the morning. After a week or so i'll move her into a paddock with more grass. As i've only just got her not wanting to drastically change what she is used to having feed wise (not much), but i've been giving her 3 small feeds a day of alfa a oil, top spec cool condition cubes and speedibeet. Will up quantaties gradually. She eats all up. She's rising 4 and unbacked. I want her to be better covered before i start any work with her. She's quiet natured, but not sure how she will react to food/fizzyness, hence something non-heating at the moment would be ideal, but that also adds condition, gives her all the vits etc needed to get some sparkle Having plenty of carrots too

 

[_daisy_]

id be feeding her soaked grass nuts. you can soak as much as you want in a bucket and leave it in the field with her then she can pick at it as an when she wants.

 

[TGM]

What you are feeding at the moment sounds very sensible. Before changing the hard feed I would up the haylage so she has it totally ad lib - there is some available at all times. That and the change to better grazing will probably be enough without having to alter the hard feed.