Weight gain, blue chip&baileys not working

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Hi guys,
I have a five year old who has just started to get out and about to shows. He has been on baileys no.4 (1scp x 2 daily) since December and blue chip. Although it helped a bit he is still looking a bit light and scrawny. I went into a show class yesterday and although he won, the judge told me he needs to fill out more behind and topline and weight. He is fit as a fiddle and working properly 45mins-1hr 5/6 days a week. Just wondering if anybody has any other ideas that could help?
Thanks in advance :-)
 
Micronised linseed and oats really helped my scrawny ex racer start bulking up along with proper work - it is a long old road but you will get there in the end!
 
You don't say the size and type of the horse so if it's more than 16 hands, you're not actually feeding a lot especially as it's a youngster and needs fuel for growing let alone the energy you're asking him to use when you work him.. If you don't put the fuel in, you'll not get the performance or condition you need.
 
How much is he getting in the way of forage - hay/haylage etc? Is he on good grazing, poor grazing, etc? What size scoop are you using, or do you know how much each scoop of cubes weigh? And as Maesfen says, how big is he? What is his temperament like - is he an excitable type?

Got any photos of him so we can see whether he actually needs more weight, or whether he just needs more muscle?
 
Allen and page, old faithfulls, yes i know he is 6 but full of vits mins and linseed and soya so you dont need to buy seperately also lots of good forage, ryegrass is full of calories for weight gain
 
He is 16hh tbxpony type. He takes after the thoroughbred, full of energy and fun. He is living out 24/7 on good grass, is fed after he is worked and has hay I'm the stable also. I do have photos but I'm using my phone and I don't seem to have an option for uploading??
 
dianchi said:
Its is £60 a month though................... :(
Which for me is cost prohibitive
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Fig is on a half dose of the compete and a 1/3 dose of the MB now. He spent a month on full dose of both, and even he as the poorest poor doer I've ever known, now doesn't need any more bulk on him. After another month I intend to keep him on the compete only (the MB is not intended for long term use anyway).

It works the same way as with ulcer treatments; you can dwindle the supplement down to just a maintenance dose.

Figs hard feed has already been reduced by 1.5 scoops and I can well see myself reducing it further.
 
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