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Hi,

I have a 2 and half year old warmblood cross ISH, I have noticed about 3 times recently when I have gone into stable in morning that he is damp or looks like hes been sweating (happens on odd days not consecutively so far), he grows very heavy winter coat so was wondering if he could be too warm.

However, I also think feed could be a factor as I was advised to put him on D&H youngstock mix until he turns 3. he normally has 2 scoops of hifi, 1 scoop equibeet, recomended amout blue chip and adlib hay/haylage, I have noticed that since the youngstock mix was added his hay consumption has gone down.
 
If you are concerned it may be feed related I would stop feeding the mix and see what happens. I tend not to feed mix to horses unless they need it. If it helps my 2 yrs 8month yo 17hh warmblood is doing well on 2 handfuls of chaff and the recommended amount of top spec lite balancer with a sack of dodson and horrel sure grow on hand in case she drops weight (which so far she hasn't). She has good grazing and ad-lib hay/haylage at night.

You could also look at what rugs you are using and how warm he feels in the morning - the best tests are the base of the ears and the armpits which should feel slightly warm to the touch (so warmer than your hand temp) but not hot.

Hope that helps a little :)
 
So, he is unclipped, unrugged and in a stable in Cumbria? Odd to be sweating unrugged at this time of year up north, no?
 
hmm I have kept him mainly on fibre diets until now but I have only ever had two youngsters(under 3 yrs), and was advised to put him on mix but when I think about it I don't know why cos he isn't underweight.

he is unrugged, & cumbria is very mild and wet at the moment.

Also, I am aware that this sounds really silly but could rats be causing him stress!!!!!!!!!!!!!:o, its always about this time of year that they try to infiltrate my stables.
 
cumbriamax said:
this was my first thought, but he seems to be passing muck as normal, think am gonna cut out the mix, does anyone else think it may be just to rich for him!
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Yep.

When I first got my rescue TBx (approx 18 months old) the vet advised me to not give him anything but hay. In her opinion overfeeding youngsters causes too many problems in youngsters.

However, I DO feed him against her advice. He lives out 24/7 and wouldn't let me rug him so I was worried he'd shiver and lose too much condition so he's on one scoop speedibeet and one scoop of Pure conditioning mix. He's doing really well. He has ad lib hay and there's still plenty of grass on the field.
 
scrunchie said:
Yep.

When I first got my rescue TBx (approx 18 months old) the vet advised me to not give him anything but hay. In her opinion overfeeding youngsters causes too many problems in youngsters.

However, I DO feed him against her advice. He lives out 24/7 and wouldn't let me rug him so I was worried he'd shiver and lose too much condition so he's on one scoop speedibeet and one scoop of Pure conditioning mix. He's doing really well. He has ad lib hay and there's still plenty of grass on the field.
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thanks= I shouldn't have put him on mix I just take too much notice of things people say- he was doing ok on the fibre stuf= hifi,equibeet, hay/haylage!
 
My growing youngsters get the correct measure of Equilibra, a double handful of grass chaff, and a bail scoop of sugarbeet divided between four of them.

If you are feeding Blue Chip then you have no need for other feeds.

I use to feed D&H mix but stopped it as I had all sorts of growth problems with the youngsters.
 
Why not turn the horse out permanently? It might be nothing to do with his feed, could be simply that he gets stressy in the stable. Doubt he'll be too hot unless your stable doesnt have much ventilation.
 
Mine is fed Apple Chaff, Equilibra and speedibeet with adlib haylage. She is a 16hh+ ID/TB rising 3 y/o and regularly comes out of her stable sweaty in the mornings, and I mean VERY sweaty. She wears no rug in the stable as she has the coat of a yak and she wears a lightweight turnout only if it is throwing it down.

I think it's becaise it's so mild down here, I have even considered taking her chest and belly off. vxxcccccddcxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx - thanks Izzy.......but we keep getting the promise of colder weather.

If I had an option to keep her out I would be.
 
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I have a very hairy rising 3 trad cob. He is in at night, only to give our fields a rest (we are in waterlogged North Wales!) He doesn't stress when he's in, is perfectly healthy but sweats like a demon at night. Unless the temp drops to 1 or 2 degrees he is damp with sweat in the morning, we have had nightly temps in double figs for a while now. He is just a hot horse. He was quite poor when I got him and had a bit of a wormy coat with lots of long hairs, with his winter woolies on top he is just too hot. I am tempted to clip him but if he is out in the day with a bit of a breeze and mooching about he is fine....and knowing my luck as soon as I get the clippers out everything will freeze over. I don't worry about him now, its just him :)
 
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