youngster 21 months skinny

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Hi guys.

After some advice for my MIL, she has a lovely homebred lippi X tb gelding, he is 21 months and stood at 14.1 (14.3 at the bottem).. and weighs 315kg.. (looks skinny around the rump - rump and hip bone sticks out, lightly see ribs).. neck and chest are fine..

He is currently on two feeds.. both feeds have the following in them;

1 scoop of haygate mix (stubbs scoop)
1 cup of balancer
1 scoop of chaff (stubbs scoop)
small scoop of beat (half a stubbs scoop)
10ml scoop of linseed

He's been wormed and has access to two haynets at night and 24/7 grass - grass isn't amazing but there is grass..

Any ideas on what we can stop or start in his feed regime?
Or anything special that we can do - probiotics to cleanse the gut?


thanks!
 
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i might get shot for this - but mines rising 3...on 1.5 scoops of stud mix split into 2 feeds...2 scoops of alpha hi-fi mix non molasses

she was ribby but youngsters are growing...she now looks amazing (happy to post a pic if wanted...) still lanky but still...

and fwiw i do not think your youngster is skinny.!!!!!!!! they are meant to be lean not fat as they are growing :)
 
Oh please, he's not mine!! Hes my MIL's.. mine is 14.2hh, 1 year and weighs 270kg - i get huffed and puffed at by in laws cos he's always skinny but i'd rather that than an OCD case!!!

Feel free to post pics of yours!!

PS) i do think the photo does him more justice than what he is.. his bottem is like a triangle - you can feel most of his bones, he's never been a great do'er tbh =/
 
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Oh please, he's not mine!! Hes my MIL's.. mine is 14.2hh, 1 year and weighs 270kg - i get huffed and puffed at by in laws cos he's always skinny but i'd rather that than an OCD case!!!

Feel free to post pics of yours!!

PS) i do think the photo does him more justice than what he is.. his bottem is like a triangle - you can feel most of his bones, he's never been a great do'er tbh =/
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i got slammed on another forum about mine being too skinny once...she WAS skinny as she was having a growth spurt...id rather her be skinny than fat!

shes "ok" at the moment but shes 14.2 on withers and 15hh on its butt!!!

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i have struggled to keep it on....and i think shes going to be "one of those" types.... shes friesian wb x cob.... but some tb in there too apparantly :D
 
My boy has always been lean. He's a real hot wire and regularly prances and gallops about for fun. He's fit and does have fat but when he's having a growth spurt, you can easily see his ribs, especially if the light is right. My Vet is very happy with his weight and put my mind at rest when I checked how he was doing with her.

He has two small hard feeds, grass and ad lib hay.

Here's a couple of photos.

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Thanks for the photo's keep them coming!!!

i will endeavor to get some up to date pictures tomorrow of him - from all angles!

I'm showing MIL your photo's, she wanted to put him on a stud mix but i cant help but think that mix will contradict the balancer and he's put on weight since being on the balancer (i swear by it as mines only been on a cup a day all winter and has looked awesome!)

I've persuaded her to keep him going as he is for the minute as hopefully soon we'll have a rush in grass, we have just wormed him and we are due to move them to a new field/livery in september - with un limited grass!

:)
 
i agree tbh id like to take mine off stud mix soon but just deciding which balancer etc...

mines wormed, worm counted and tapewormed test (i know i know...!) but rather not give chemicals if she dosent actually need them..... more expensive but id rather

he's not ribby OP tell you MIL to stop worrying :D
 
Thanks noodle :) ... shes feeling more relieved. Think we may get a worm count done anyway, wormed with equest and he had red worms come out so we re wormed 2 weeks later and nothing came out.. but may test anyway"

:)

ps) mine is on suregrow balancer :) does amazing off it!
 
Felix (full arab, now 3) has always been a bit of a weed - very similar developmentally to your MIL's chap. We got a bit concerned about him the winter before last and started feeding him more, and then come early spring he chipped his pedal bone which was due to a combination of growing too fast (soft bones, tight ligaments) and 90 degree turns at speed in the field. Basically anything you feed them goes into growing first and weight second. So this winter we've kept the faith and just let him be on 'normal' winter rations. He's grown much more steadily (although still a lot) and although he has looked a bit light the vet has been happy with him. And he was reserve champion at Hambleton at the weekend so he can't look that bad at the moment.

Check all the obvious like teeth, worms, mineral imbalances etc, but if everything else is right sometimes you just have to hang on in there and trust mother nature. I really don't think your MIL's chap looks that bad....
 
then come early spring he chipped his pedal bone which was due to a combination of growing too fast (soft bones, tight ligaments) and 90 degree turns at speed in the field. Basically anything you feed them goes into growing first and weight second.
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Very well explained Esther.

I'm sorry that he chipped a bone, that must have been so worrying. :( It's wonderful that he's all better now. Congratulations on your showing result. :D
 
Faracat - he has 24/7 hay as its in the shelter. He went from eating a hay net with 4 slices and slowly down and less interested.. We do two haynets stacked with hay and that usually lasts them 2 days.. Just not bothered about the hay unless its manky weather and they come into the shelter to get away from it.

Will get some up to date pictures today :)
 
SpottyTB - the youngster looks absolutely fine.

I expect he is having a growth spurt so as long as he doesn't get thinner he will be OK. It is far better for him to be on the lean side than to be carrying excess weight around on developing bones.
 
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