hi everyone
we have been giving our horses sweet feed. but we found out thats not a good feed. it is to sweet, gives them energy and rots their teeth. well we have a horse that is hurt and now in a stall and is going to have surgery. and we need a feed that doesnt give her energy. we also have horses in training. so i need to know what you guys think is the best feed that keeps a horse as calm as possible.
thanks
betsylizabeth
2007-02-11 11:53:57 · 8 answers · asked by betsylizabeth 2 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
Hello. I use Strategy by Purina for my gelding. He does not do well on sweet feed and can become "hot." Strategy is packed with vitamins, not nasty sugars and things they don't need. This is perfect for horses in training, too. It will not make them hot, but brings them to a manageable level where they can concentrate. My gelding is boarded full time with our professional trainer. We give him a 60/40 mix. Strategy and plain oats. It works very well. Also, it is only around $19 a 50 lb. bag and lasts a whole month when mixed with the oats. My horse shows in western pleasure, horsemanship and halter/showmanship events...but is stalled all winter. He does not get hot or crazy. Hope this helps.
2007-02-11 12:09:00 · answer #1 · answered by demongelding1@hotmail.com 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We give our horses pellets. I've never herd of feed making a horse hyper. The horse going into surgery might do well on an extruded feed. It looks like dog food and contains everything a horse needs, so it can potentially be fed without hay or anything else. Also, horses won't colic on it and you free feed it. The other horses might do well with a mix of sweet feed and pellets.
2007-02-11 11:59:39 · answer #2 · answered by missknightride 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
we give my horses a mix of 2/1 rolled oats/cracked corn. this doesn't give them extreme energy, but gives them the supplement needed to work. one of my two horses is a QH that is almost nine and she excels in contesting, jumping, reining and dressage. more of an endurance horse. the other is a 21 month old appendix QH that i am training. my 23 yr old arabian just passed away last month, and she ate a senior feed. we did 14 % for a while, and the last time we bought food it was 16%. talk to your vet about grain and hay, but seriously, the oat/corn mix is the best because it doesn't have any added junk that the horses don't need. they are built for natural food, and thats what i like to see them eat.
2007-02-11 13:15:20 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get a low protein sweet feed 12%, mix just a cup or two in with oats, and slowly ration down the grains to nothing much more than a dinner treat.
2007-02-11 11:59:14 · answer #4 · answered by maimatt7 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Donkeys are no longer horses. they're going to founder plenty swifter than horses. Horses do no longer devour barley straw the place as that's mandatory for donkeys. do no longer feed donkeys candy feed! you're in seek of for issues. perform a little high quality learn.
2016-11-03 04:45:50 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is a feed; think purina makes it. it is called releve. I fed it to my young sport horse after he had colic surgury. but you have to feed a lot of it to keep the weight on so we mixed it with a fat suppliment called buck eye. it worked the best i've ever seen. and I have grown up on a farm with 70 horses for the past 20 years.
2007-02-11 12:20:44 · answer #6 · answered by B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have found my horses do better on feeds that are low in starch. I switched to a higher fat-lower carb feed when I'm working horses but don't want them "hot" .
2007-02-11 12:41:24 · answer #7 · answered by me 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i would suggest asking a vet
But i use grain and carrots for treats
and hay and grass for their everyday food
good luck
2007-02-11 13:38:28 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋