what to feed to give more energy but not weight

[devonruby]

i have a 15.3h mare who is a very good doer and needs to lose weight,but she also needs a little more energy.she just feels a little flat and needs a bit more go.what is the best feed to give her she is worked 6 days a week hacking schooling lunging

 

[MissSBird]

Our fat little fell felt the same, so we put it down to a lack of vitamins/minerals and put her on a broad spectrum vit and min supplement which made a lot of difference.

We used topspec comprehensive balancer, but only because other horse was already on it. I think any one would do the trick.

 

[TGM]

What are you feeding at the moment in terms of hard feed and hay/haylage/grazing and what quantities do you give?

 

[devonruby]

at the moment she is on a handful of fibre cubes and handful of chaff,out 24/7 with slice of hay soaked when she comes in.she puts weight on very easily and is carrying a little more weight than i would like

 

[TGM]

Well if she is only receiving a handful of fibre cubes, she won't be getting her full RDA of vit/mins from that, as that will only occur when fed the manufacturers recommended amount. I would echo the poster above and suggest you start by feeding a broad spectrum vit/min supplement (Equivite, TopSpec Comprehensive, etc) or a balancer like Bailey's Lo Cal, to ensure she gets all her vit/mins without feeding lots of calories.

 

[Damnation]

I have heard good reviews of Baileys Lo-Cal.

 

[devonruby]

thank you my feed merchant has suggested baileys lo-cal,the reason she is on such small amounts of feed is that she really is a very good doer gets fat on fresh air.