My mare has had quite a hard winter with bad weather, cold and lack of grazing. She is TB x Hann, 10yo. Been living out 24/7 & having hard feed daily but at present looks quite thin. She's now stabled 22hrs a day, the other 2hrs is turned out on fresh spring grass. Her hard feed has been increased to 2 feeds (AM & PM) equal to 3 or 4 large round scoops (Containing Build Up, Calm & Condition, Cooked Cereal Meal, Sugarbeet, Hi-Fi & Soya Oil). Plus the odd 1/2 scoop feed in the day if she'll eat it. She is having ad-lib hay throughout the day. She is obviously now eating enough hard feed as leaves some of the bigger feeds. Despite having owned horses for many years i've little experience of weight loss/ weight gain problems. Is there anything else i can give her which will speed up weight gain- supplements etc or any tips anyone else has that may help her gain weight and condition quickly. I know that her condition is down to diet so not anything medical. Any advice & help appreciated.
2007-03-25
08:30:31
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