very Poor doer tb. barefoot friendly diet

[Jim bob]

My boy is a very poor doer and is currently very underweight. I am after some feeds that will help put weight on but is also barefoot friendly. Currently he is on alfa a molasses free and I have just started him on mirconised linseed with a view to add some speedi beet into the mix aswell. Would copra be a good feed to use? Or something like ERS pellets?

 

[Goldenstar]

I feed my TB as much good haylage as he will eat speedibeet and oats up to three kilos a day and when micronised linseed up to 600 grammes a day I don't give him alfalfa as he's not keen on it .
I would get him onto speedibeet and 600 grammes linseed and a kilo of oats daily and see how you go .
I would add a good general vit and min supp or the forage plus performance balancer which I really rate but it is pricey .
I would him one scoop ( the round ones ) of soaked beet three times a day with the linseed and oats spilt between the feeds also add some salt .

 

[NZJenny]

You could try adding some fat to his diet in the form of oil. I use Soya oil for the horses, start on 1/4 cup per feed and increase slowly. I have found that 1 cup in a feed is about as much as they will take, but it is good for condition without the sugar.

 

[JoClark]

TB types are prone to ulcers or sensitive at the best of times.
I would personally try natural feeds, linseed I agree with, very good feed. A balancer may help, I personally use aviform pro complete. For main feed I use agrobs musli. It really works for my horse, he is living out and has grass and one meal a day.

 

[Kat]

My barefoot poor doer did well on Alfa A Molasses free, speedibeet, oats and linseed. But when I swapped the speedibeet for copra she improved no end and I was able to ditch the oats. She is a perfect weight and has a lovely shiny coat with plenty of sensible use able energy.

I also use forage plus performance balancer.

 

[Exploding Chestnuts]

You could try adding some fat to his diet in the form of oil. I use Soya oil for the horses, start on 1/4 cup per feed and increase slowly. I have found that 1 cup in a feed is about as much as they will take, but it is good for condition without the sugar.

We get micronised linseed in the UK which is a cooked whole product, keeps reasonably well and is minimally processed.
I have seen people suggest 6cups/600gms on here, I would think that copra plus 300gms would be plenty, as little as 25gms makes a difference to skin and coat.

 

[Piaffe123]

Could you try a supplement like Pink Powder or Equinox? The latter is fab for ulcer prone types which does stop them getting the full nutrition out of their feed.