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Posted by HR&S on 6/10/2006, 7:00 am, in reply to "Older Horse-Weight" --Previous Message--
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You didn't mention the condition of his teeth. At 39 years of age he might have enough to fully process the hay you are giving him. You might want to try soaked alfalfa/timothy cubes and go with a higher fat senior with at least 10% fat. A lot of the folks here on our list are now using Nutrena Safe Choice with good results. We have a 36 year old mare that is doing very well even though she doesn't have many teeth and has heaves. She gets her roughage from the hay cubes and the Safe Choice gives her all the vitamins and minerals she needs. Every thing is soaked as she can't chew her food. She is actually getting somewhat chunky. There are alot of products out there so you can change feed until you find one that works well but do it slowly.
: I adopted a 30 yr old gelding from someone on
: this site back in January. He was on the
: thin side when I got him, and he dropped a
: few more pounds over the winter at the
: boarding facility. The owner refused to feed
: anything but the sweet feed she was feeding
: the rest of the horses.
: So, anyway, I moved him to a self-care
: facility on May 1st. I've had him on the
: Blue Seal Vintage Senior, plus 3 heaping
: serving spoons of soaked beet pulp, twice a
: day. About 2 weeks ago I also added the
: Weight Builder supplement to his diet. He
: has all the free-choice timothy/orchard hay
: he can eat.
: He is on a regular worming schedule, and he
: is not dropping alot of feed.
: I'm still not seeing the results I expected.
: Any other suggestions?
: Thanks!
:
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