What are you feeding your 2 year old horses?

[Laura-Maybe-IV]

I have recently become the proud owner of a lovely two year old cob

I am a bit unsure what to feed him as I've always had hard to keep horses so he is a bit of a shock to the system!

He's currently on 400g spillers balancer and a double handful of chaff with 24/7 turnout with a grazing muzzle on for 10 hours of the day. He is looking a bit too well and I don't want him to get fat..

I'm considering switching to a powdered vitamin and mineral supplement to help reduce his calories more, but I'm keen to see what everyone else is doing. Thanks

 

[Casey76]

At two years old, I still had my youngster on a youngstock balancer rather than a general balancer.

Also with the grazing muzzle, I believe the thoughts are it is better on or off, not a mixture of both, as they will gorge when it ocmes off and end up eating the same amount as if it was off all of the time (when out 24/7).

 

[Nudibranch]

You cant leave it on 24/7. Is electric fencing a possibility? At two I changed my youngster to a regular diet, ie unmolassed beet to carry pro balance. The Suregrow didnt seem to be working for his feet, which were growing very flat.

 

[Laura-Maybe-IV]

The post says he only wears the grazing muzzle for 10 hours a day not all the time, he has access to grass 24/7 maybe I didn't make myself very clear. But he is in a bit which is electric fenced too so he can't gorge on his whole field.