What do you feed your horse?

14.1 cob , porker! She has a handful of chaff to get her supplement into her once a day.
11hh ish elderly pony - half a scoop of fast fibre and half of chaff twice a day. He was very poor when he came to me but he's shiny and perfect weight now :)
 
at work;
14.2hh cobx irish sports horse, 6yrs, mare used for eventing, show jumping, dressage, hacking minimum one competition weekly and two dressage lessons and one jumping, pony club, she is a bit flighty-has one scoop slow release energy cubes, half scoop hi fi no added sugar, garlic + oil, twice daily

14.2hh polish warmblood mare, 9yrs, used as above, not flighty but gets ar**y without enough work and too much feed, 1 scoop hi fi no added sugar, half scoop high fibre cubes, oil, garlic, cortaflex, super kalm, twice daily

9hh shetland gelding, middle age, tiny handful hi fi no added sugar, twice daily

my daughters
14.3hh cobx irish sports horse, 16yrs, mare, ridden every day, hacking, schooling, cross country, jumping, flat work/dressage, lesson fortnightly, third scoop hi fi no added sugar, double handful conditioning cubes, quarter scoop endurance mix, cortaflex, oil,

mine
14.3hhcob/cob x, not really sure welsh type i suppose, 5yrs not currently being ridden but doing some ground work 2-5 times weekly, not that it matters she gets nowt:eek:

11.3hh sec a 22yrs, bit of everything work wise, she gets nowt cos whatever i give her makes her loopy have had her 6yrs and always been the same:eek:
 
Im currently worrying about the amount I am still having to feed my two in July when winters just around the corner but here goes!

Barney is a 15 yr old, 15.2hh. Welsh X TB gelding in medium to hard work: 1 scoop of Alfa A, 1 mug of Alfa Balancer and 1/2 scoop of Alfa-beet (one evening and one morning feed). Stabled at night and fed with hay then turned out through the day approx 9 hours.

Lilly is just over 1 year old, about 14.1hh (to make 16hh ish) Warmblood X Welsh and has been out showing this summer. 1 scoop of Alfa-A, 1/2 scoop Dengie 'Gro n Win' Balancer (one evening and one morning feed). She is also stabled at night and fed with hay then turned out through the day approx 9 hours.

Why do you ask anyway?!
 
The Shetland Doesn't get fed at this time of year just munches on grass

The Native gets some happy hoof bit of mix And garlic prob bout 1/4 bucket

the Tbx gets ... Calm & Condtion, mix garlic & supplements about 1/2 a bucket

Fed once a day & weight wise they are looking good
They are in during the day with hay nets & out on a night with plenty of grass

Weather permitting they are worked 4-5 times a week
 
16.2hh Polish sporthorse . . . approx 12/13 years old in light/medium work, coming back after illness (navicular diagnosis).

Alfa A Molasses Free . . . a handful morning and evening
Blue Chip . . . handful morning and evening
Pro Hoof . . . recommended dose
Salt lick (the Himalayan one with the rope) in his stable
Bute (one a day - evening feed)
Ad lib soaked hay
Grazing (from about 8.45 a.m. until about 3.30 p.m. . . . sometimes longer . . . grazing relatively poor)

He isn't overweight, but he is slightly pot bellied b/c of the lack of recent work (he's very short in the back) and I have only just started giving him breakfast as well as dinner b/c he's now back in work again. No crest, no fat pads, ribs easily felt but not visible. I feel that he has plenty to "use" to build muscle.

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14.2hh lw cob - prone to chubbiness! About 530kg at his heaviest(!) He gets fed when in (lives out 24/7), half scoop of cool mix, half scoop of chaff, half scoop of sugarbeet (plus pro feet supplement). When in the field he gets grass :p

He's in full work, eventing fit currently.
 
Hifi lite and high fibre cubes in varying amounts depending on which pony it is (I have 7). Soaked hay. They have a bit of speedibeet and the odd carrot in winter too.
 
Arab/14.3hh/need to weigh her, thanks for reminding me!

She's at grass, 24/7 at the moment, so grass. And bits of mixed hedgerow/wildflowers, etc. Also a 1/4 scoop of Dengie Hi-Fi Lite, and a 1/4 scoop of Dengie Molasses Free, with her supplements in once a day after working.

Supplements:
NAF General Purpose
Dodson & Horrell Stroppy Mare
Dodson & Horrell Joint Relief
Apple Cider Vinegar
Cod Liver Oil

In the winter, she will be back on DIY, as she will not cope with living out in extremes of cold/wet. So ad-lib haylage or hay (depends what is available). Also a 1/4 scoop of Dengie Hi-Fi Lite, and a 1/4 scoop of Dengie Molasses Free, with her supplements in once a day after working, with an additional 1/4 scoop of soaked Alfa-Beet, and 1/4 scoop of Easy Mix for her breakfast. And a salt-lick, of course. Hopefully still get some turnout, depends on the weather...
 
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Llghtweight WB (looks almost tb) approx 15.3/16hh 5yr old. Gets pure feeds, pure condition at the recommended amount. Depending upon her weight and workload she might get some speedibeet too and if she's looking skinny then a glug of sunflower oil too. She's a poor doer :o
 
Welsh X Vanner 4 years old in light - med work, in at night and has a smallish net of hay (in a trickle net) and out during the day in the field. He has 1/2 scoop of happy hoof, handful of soaked fast fibre and 600g of spillers balancer with some garlic and mud-x supplement for his tea. And in the morning he gets half of scoop of happy hoof just for his mud-x. He's loosing weight atm :D so must be doing something right lol.
 
Appy (4yo in light work) - 1/2 scoop of Mollichaff Calmer & 1/4 scoop of A&P herbal quiet mix

Warmblood (2yo) - Handful of Mollichaff Calmer so he doesn't feel left out when Appy is fed!
 
15hh welsh section D. Light work, lives out 24/7 and just has grass. In winter he has hay, small scoop of hi fi lite, lo cal balancer and a bit of speedibeet, fed once a day and does really well on it!
 
16.1hh RID good doer. Fed 1 small scoop of Happy Hoof and Hi Fibre cubes split between two feeds with equi bites and Extra Flex.

If out during day with grazing muzzle she's given mixed haylage and straw at night.

If in she'll also get a net in the morning.
 
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Spirit is just back working, so he is getting 1lb of pegus 14% coarse mix twice a day, hay at night, when he's in, and grass during the day. (My father in law, reckons you should feed em up when they are learning, that way you'll always have the upper hand, as if you can ride them when they are fed up well, you always will be - i think it's in protest to the people that starve there horses in order to be able too ride them!!!)
in the winter, he gets more, when he's working!!
 
16.3hh TB gelding, rather 'round' build, not a rangey type.
Out in the paddock 24/7 on good grazing.
Enough clover/rye hay that he can't finish it all in one day.
Hard fed 500g Lucerne chaff, 2.5kgs whole oats, 500g Equijewel, 30g Cell Vital + MSM/Glucosamine and Electrolytes :)
 
16.2 Friesian on 24 hour turnout gets grass and nothing else. I feel like I'm starving him reading what every one else feeds! He's in light work, hacks 3 times a week and schools once or twice.
 
15hh good doer cob at a decent weight (no weigh tape but can't see the ribs but can feel them without having to hunt for them ;)) at the mo so nothing except grass whilst out.
When stabled he'll munch through about two and a half large hay/haylage nets per 24 hours.
When in a decent amount of work (1 and a half to 3 hours of exercise over the course of a day rather than just a plod about in walk/trot for half an hour a day) he gets a total of 1 scoop of sugar beet and a scoop and a half of pony nuts per day.
During the winter the scoop of sugar beet, a scoop and a half of pony nuts and ad lib hay/haylage in the field or his 2 and a half nets when stabled.
 
Bugger all at the mo! TB in light/medium work. Wish he would eat something as he's prone to weight loss but on fairly good grazing at that's all he wants! Having equibites daily & will eat some hay while I groom & tack up. All the lovely food I've got in for him is sitting around unused, guess I'm at least saving some money!...
 
15.2 lightish weight ISH, 7 yo. Out at day, in at night - occassionally out 24/7 in good weather. Works 5-6 days a week schooling / hacking / lunge.

Grass at day, medium haynet at night and a handful of chaff am & pm to make him feel included when his friends are having brekkie / dinner, no supplements.

... looks in really poor condition on it ;)

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IDxCob, a little bit chubby so we are working on that and am investing in a grazing muzzle! Out 24/7, gets 1 mug of baileys lo-cal balancer after work if hacking/gentle schooling or 2 mugs if she's done harder work such as a lesson or jumping. When she's in at night over the winter she gets a haynet overnight and is out from 8-5. :)
 
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IDxCob, a little bit chubby so we are working on that and am investing in a grazing muzzle! Out 24/7, gets 1 mug of baileys lo-cal balancer after work if hacking/gentle schooling or 2 mugs if she's done harder work such as a lesson or jumping. When she's in at night over the winter she gets a haynet overnight and is out from 8-5. :)
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Sorry to hijack, but for ages I've wanted to ask- what is a grey skewbald? I've never seen one :D I can't quite make it out on your photos. :o
 
14.2hh Welsh Cob - half cup Purabeet and scoop of Equimins Advance Complete. Out 24/7 very good doer so restricted small field and small holed net of soaked hay.

13.2hh NF - scoop of Baileys Senior mix, 2-3kg hay and bucket of Purabeet and Lucinuts. She's losing her front teeth so struggles on the short grass.

Both in light work.

11.3hh Welsh A - scoop of Baileys Senior.

9hh Shetland - bog all except grass (muzzled mostly).
 
i have a 9 yr old native in light work, out from 6.30pm- 8am ish.
he gets a handful of hi fi good doer so i can give him a vit/ mineral supplement and 2 sections of soaked hay
 
am handful of high fibre cubes

pm large handful bran
large handful top spec top chop light
large handful nuts
vitamin e, selenium and lysine supp
gp supp
and garlic

this is for my 15.3hh irish x good dooer worked 6 days a week
 
14.1hh connemara x something! very fat at present and off work so nothing in the way of hard feed as out 24/7 on very sparse grazing (does get a large haynet of hay soaked for at least 12hrs), occasionally gets a handful of oat straw with d&h daily vits and mins. Come winter when she's dropped weight and hunting she'll go back onto pure feeds pure easy.
 
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