Whole soaked oats...

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Thinking of feeding whole soaked oats for a barefoot TB needing a bit more weight coming into winter with grass nuts, speedibeet, linseed and her supps. Does this sound okay or am I going to have problems with the starch/sugar in the grass nuts and oats? I'd prefer to feed straights rather than cubes/mixes if it can be avoided. She is in moderate work, being clipped next week, turned out during the day and in with ad lib haylage at night.
 
I feed oats to my barefooters when hunting really gets going. Doesn't seem to affect their hooves in any way. I feed own brand bruised oats from the local ag merchant, and soak them overnight with the UMSB and copra. I add micronised linseed when I add the salt and minerals to feed. Works for us:) I can easily adjust the amount of oats according to the work, so more flexible than ready mixed feeds.
 
Cragrat said:
I feed oats to my barefooters when hunting really gets going. Doesn't seem to affect their hooves in any way. I feed own brand bruised oats from the local ag merchant, and soak them overnight with the UMSB and copra. I add micronised linseed when I add the salt and minerals to feed. Works for us:) I can easily adjust the amount of oats according to the work, so more flexible than ready mixed feeds.
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Brilliant, glad to hear that! thanks :)
 
I was thinking of adding in either grass nuts or whole oats over the winter if my girl needs it. Im wasn't sure about the grass nuts tbh but then I figure she wont be having loads of them and she isn't footy out on the grass at the moment but think I will see how we go. With the whole oats how long should you soak them for and where can you buy them from? Shoul I be able to get them from my feed merchant?
 
This is interesting. I feed my Haflinger sugar beet and grass nuts with micronised lindseed over winter. He is ridden 5 times a week and is prone to dropping a bit of weight. I hadnt considered adding oats.

Someone mentioned only putting energy in when you need it out and adjusting the amount to suit the exercise. When would I feed for the energy? On the day, the day before? Just curious really as dont know if oats are fast release or slow release energy?
 
Hi, I have a 20 yr old TB which I was struggling to keep weight on and someone mentioned whole oats, I checked he would be ok to have them as he is barefoot (went to Rockley farm a few years back).

He has now been on them about a month/6 week and his weight is creeping up and he's looking better. I was concerned he would get fizzed up but he's still the laid back chap I have always had :-) he gets grass nuts, speedi beet and his supplements too and its all working a treat.
 
claribella said:
I was thinking of adding in either grass nuts or whole oats over the winter if my girl needs it. Im wasn't sure about the grass nuts tbh but then I figure she wont be having loads of them and she isn't footy out on the grass at the moment but think I will see how we go. With the whole oats how long should you soak them for and where can you buy them from? Shoul I be able to get them from my feed merchant?
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I just ordered mine last night from farmandpetplace.com as I find whole oats hard to get hold of locally. I'm planning on soaking overnight
 
My oldie companion with rubbish teeth dropped far too much weight last winter, I tried almost everything (inc rolled up £5 notes at one point!) finally someone on here suggested oats and they really really turned him around - I'll have them ready to go this year certainly
 
HaffiesRock said:
This is interesting. I feed my Haflinger sugar beet and grass nuts with micronised lindseed over winter. He is ridden 5 times a week and is prone to dropping a bit of weight. I hadnt considered adding oats.

Someone mentioned only putting energy in when you need it out and adjusting the amount to suit the exercise. When would I feed for the energy? On the day, the day before? Just curious really as dont know if oats are fast release or slow release energy?
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I give my haffy oats now with no ill effects on her bare hooves, but she is very fit now and regularly worked.
 
I feed my 20 year old hunter Allen & Page Calm & Condition with rolled oats & micronised linseed and he is blooming on it. I up and down the oats depending on how much work he is doing that day. For example, he will normally have half a scoop of oats in the morning and night on a normal working day but will have a full scoop of oats on a hunting morning with extra C&C.

For the days he isn't working, he gets far less oats. If he is off work for any reason - like last week when he had banged his leg, I just feed him a scoop of Purabeet twice a day with all his supplements in it.

I think a lot of people don't take into consideration how much work their horse is GOING to do that day or the next day and just feed the same amount all the time. I most definately don't because I don't want my horse to tie up.
 
Hey guys

You're all saying to feed according to work load which I agree with. However I feed my lad whole soaked oats (just soaked with beet over night) to keep the weight on him together with beet and FF soya. He's ridden around 5 times a week. He's not given the oats for energy so would you agree i'm safe and correct to feed the same amount each day whether ridden or not (he's out 24/7).
 
Whenever I feed my horse any mix containing oats they seem to come out the other end looking the same and the birds go mental over his poo in the field, scattering it far and wide to get to the oats I guess as they don't do it to his poo if he's not on oats. Does this mean he's not digesting them properly? If I fed soaked whole oats would that make a difference to using a mix containing oats?
 
I ask clients to weigh the dry food fed in a day and work out percentage of body weight.
From that you can have a guide as to how much you should feed 1) at rest 2) mild work (weekends only) and 3) heavy work i.e. competing
As for whole or partial corn coming out to feed the birds I would say that you are possibly feeding more than the gut can cope with, or have a gut system that finds it hard to digest.
 
You will probably find if you have a poke around in his poo that actually it is just the husks of the oats that are coming out. They are undigestible I believe.
 
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