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skinny mares!
Hi i have a 31 year old anglo arab mare who has lost a bit of weight this winter,im feeding her quiet mix,sugarbeet,honeychop and barley rings twice a day,im dreading the day when the rugs come off she always looks a bit rough for the first couple of months!also my 6 year old tb chesnut mare is a bit ribby shes having the same feed as above.Any ideas how to fatten them up without hotting up? They also have ad-lib hay,and eat their barley straw bed!
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Re: skinny mares!
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we always used to feed ours sugarbeet and boiled barley with a mix and a can of stout either guiness or mackeson when we had them in hard work and they always looked well
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Re: skinny mares!
Hi Claire,
I know you posted this a while ago but I have had brilliant success with Winergy Equilibrium. I have a 17.1h warmblood gelding who struggles to keep weight on but is still young so don't want him turning into an idiot. I have fed him the Winergy Growth which although meant for youngstock and mares is excellent. He looks fabulous and is very sensible with it. He has a sensitive stomach so starch can be an issue and this brand of feed is very low in starch. The helpline number is 01908 576277. Lynsey |
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Re: skinny mares!
I presume that teeth have been checked?
Your mare is getting on a bit - is she finding masticating difficult? I don't know if you already are, but for the older horse's I find that making the feed wet can help so that it requires less chewing ... one of our oldies literally had their feed as a mash. I swear by Simple Feeds - they are all forage based feeds so even my even my very hot headed TB is (relatively!) sane. If I were you, I would also consider changing bedding - paper or shavings is generally much less appetising for them!
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Re: skinny mares!
Hi yes teeth are done every 6 months for her,took rug off today in field
shes put some weight on so you cant visably see all of ribs,but you can feel them,her coat looks awful though,every year she takes longer to lose the winter coat,she looks like a horse with cushing,but i dont think shes got that. |
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