what should you feed a mare in foal?

[karlene]

i have a 16.1 irish sports horse in foal. Now she's very chunky and holds her weight very well, can get a tad over weight at times. She's now 11 weeks in foal and i was wondering if i should be feeding her any supplements, special feeds this early on? she has alfa, mix, garlic and cod liver oil in the winter she's on suger beet too.

 

[Simsar]

If your grass is good she won't need anything yet.

 

[LoobyLoosome]

It's really only last 3 months i'd consider feeding anything, and then only if the mare is lean - if you over feed the mare you risk a bigger foal and a more difficult foaling - once the foal safely on the ground you can ramp up the feed as required.