I feed sugar beet and Baileys top line conditioning cubes,with Alfa-A oil.

We haven't got any grass either i was feeding packet grass in the winter to mine.

Has anyone ever tried the worm counts?I will start a seperate post for that one.

Thanks
Mel

I presume they are wormed?

Do they have good grazing and how much hay do you give them through the winter?

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Try giving a dollop of cod liver oil to improve coat condition, you can't feed it in larger amounts because of the vitamin A it contains. Or feed the oil from tesco etc in larger quantities to improve the coat and help weight gain, build up the amount you give gradually until it's about 250ml/day. Also add a vitamin E suppliment if you're feeding large quantities of oil.

Change the bedding too. There's almost no nutrition in straw so no point letting them fill their bellys with it if they're already too thin.

Consider a general vitamin/mineral suppliment, old horses don't digest things as well, so may need extra help, also if you're feeding less than the manufacturers recommendations of feed the horse won't get enough vitamins and minerals. Feed balancers are good for weight gain too and won't make your horse excitable, all the vitamins and minerals are already in them so no need for a separate suppliment. x