What do you feed your oldies?

[HashRouge]

My mare (26) is not thrilled about eating her feed at the moment (alfa a oil and speedibeet) and I'm looking for a good alternative. She needs it to have her danilon (she's a bit arthritic) in so needs to be palatable, but ideally no sugar. She is a little lighter than I'd like after the winter so something good for condition would be ideal. She doesn't like copra though, so looking for alternatives.

Thanks all 😊

 

[Pearlsasinger]

Every oldie we've ever given it to has enjoyed soaked grassnuts and Speedibeet, you might need to choose your grassnuts carefully, Emerald Green are good, ime. You might also need to add a chaff to stop the horse bolting the feed and choking, we use Graze-on but your Alfa-A oil would probably be just as good.

 

[The Fuzzy Furry]

Worth trying Pure feeds veteran?
They will send samples.

 

[Chinchilla]

Lots and lots of purabeet with Alfa a oil for our oldie, who like yours needs medication but struggles with non soaked feeds because he's missing a few teeth now. But free samples are absolutely your friend with fussier oldies

 

[JillA]

Bran is very palatable, and although it does contain a little starch you don't need much of it. Also mint - I have a rogue mint plant out of the garden tamed and kept in a pot near the feed room door

 

[daydreamer]

Every oldie we've ever given it to has enjoyed soaked grassnuts and Speedibeet, you might need to choose your grassnuts carefully, Emerald Green are good, ime. You might also need to add a chaff to stop the horse bolting the feed and choking, we use Graze-on but your Alfa-A oil would probably be just as good.

Similar to this, I use Emerald green gassnuts, Graze-on chaff, equimins balancer, joint supplement, respiratory supplement, magnesium oxide and micronised linseed. For a 23 year old TB working 5 days a week. He loves the grassnuts. I make up the whole feed and then add half a jug of water 10-15 min before feeding.

 

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27yo irish sports pony, fed veteran vitality light, mollichaff veteran and cool mix.

 

[poiuytrewq]

Mines a bit of a fuss pot and I recently, half accidentally tbh bought a bag of spillers speedy mash. It’s quite strongly smelling of apple and he loves it. I chuck a handful of hifi and cup of nuts in and have had a clean bucket for a week or more which is unheard of!