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Elizabeth (65.68.168.162)

Posted on Sunday, November 03, 2002 - 07:55 pm:

I have 9 horses. One 17 month old Paint colt & filly, a 2 (coming 3) year old Arabian filly, a 12 year old gelding, 9 year old gelding, 7 year old mare, and two (about) 14 year old mares. My Paint colt doesn't seem to be filling out right, and it's the same for my 2 year old. I thought maybe it's just a stage they're both in, or else they're lacking in nutrition. We usually keep a couple of round bales for them all to share around, and they are eating on those constantly. They've all got haybellies, and so I know they have to be getting enough hay. The colt gets about 6 pounds a day, while the 2 year old filly gets about 4 1/2 pounds a day. The feed is a 10% sweet mix that we get at a local feed store. They are fed the feed twice a day. I want to show my colt, 2 year old filly, and 17 month old filly this next year; so I want them to be filled out properly. I've been trying to get their diets balanced the way they should be, and I know it takes some time to establish a good diet. They are all wormed regularly, and vaccinated about once a year. At the time, none of them are worked. They are turned out 24/7, and roam about 10-15 acres. Also could anyone suggest a good workout schedule for these three young ones? I'd like to try my best at establishing a good diet, and I know it's not cheap doing so. Any suggestions would be welcome! Thanks!

Kim Lander

Posted on Wednesday, February 19, 2003 - 08:40 pm:

Put a chair at your pasture fence and see if the young ones you are worried about are getting bullied away from the hay by dominant horses. Just getting grain and not enough hay is a poor way to grow healthy babies. You may need to separate them for a long period of time each day so they get their hay and grain. Mine get very little grain and a good bit of high quality hay. They will go through ugly stages but they should still be relatively well filled out and have healthy coats. Dont over feed babies....and dont give them anymore grain.....they just need time in their stalls to eat their hay in peace. It sounds like you have enough pasture for them to exercise and play...they should not be working at such a young age. And dont over feed hoping they will look filled out for the show ring.....fat babies are very hard on their young joints. Kim

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