weight gain feeds?

[Sags_Deer]

i have my old horse on vet chaff, cooked flaked barley, alpha beet and cond cubes she looks ok but i would like a bit more weight on her. feeding her 3 times a day with soaked mashy feed. she it not struck on eating mix at the moment. Maize any good?

 

[Frazer]

Ohhh this time of year again, when we are all trying to find feeds to put weight on are horses(Me incluced)! I had an old pony like this! Ermm considering your mare is not struck on eating mix is does make it slightly more challenging, I would suggest maybe sugabeet, speedybeet! Something along thoose lines, although if you could get her eating mix more Baileys no.17 and blue chip did the world of good. Also how about adding oil into her feed for condition?

 

[BBs]

Have you tried D&H Ultimate Balancer? thats good

I use that, along with Spillers Senior Condidtioning mix with supa barley rings along with alfa beet - Bertie is looks great at his grand old age lol

You could try Baileys No 1

 

[Sags_Deer]

okay i feed her oil at moment, no 1 is the bread crumbs, better not that one cos she has a sensitive tum but yep a balancer, didnt think of that one. maybe i should swap and use the soaked barley rings instead of the cooked flaked then. thanks

 

[clipclop]

Soaked oats!!

I have tried everything with my old gal. It was all getting to the point where I was going to have her put to sleep.

But,,,,,

Since the soaked Oats,,,,,,,weight gain!! Woo hooo.

 

[Sags_Deer]

blimey soaked oats best try that one, how old is your horse

 

[Jemayni]

Allen and age weight gain is brill, dont know if it would suit her, but did my horse wonders!!

 

[Nari]

Baileys Outshine is really good & you don't have to feed large amounts so she won't be put off by a large meal.

If her teeth are no longer as good as they used to be you may find she gets more out of the conditioning cubes if you soak them in some warm water to soften them up & make them easier to chew. SORRY just seen you are feeding her soaked feed

I'd also look at changing her chaff to alfalfa or freeze dried grass.

 

[oliviacharley]

I was going to suggest outshine - that is good. Also have an old pony and I feed her weight gain feed from Allen and Page, also cond cubes from baileys is good and their no 1 baileys cereal meal - that is brill - you can soak it and add feed in with it. Sugarbeet good too. Alpha Oil by dengie is a good one...I have tried them all - cond cudes and the cereal meal seem to work best - try www.baileyshorsefeed.co.uk
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