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Date Posted: 17:53:56 10/24/06 Tue
Author: Deb
Subject: Re: Help, how to safley fatten my horse
In reply to: Belgian_Baby 's message, "Re: Help, how to safley fatten my horse" on 21:19:16 10/05/06 Thu

in my case, my mare was just slightly underweight. i sought the advise of an equine nutritionist who placed us on a feeding schedule (14%), upping her quantity by 1 lb. every three days. so every three days we gave her ½ lb more in the morning and ½ lb more every evening. he felt that by the time we got to 10 lbs of feed a day, she would be weighing what she should, and then we could level her out as needed. but he also told us to watch, she may not need that much in the long run. i agree with the others, seeking a vets advise would be best.


>I once rescued an arab mare who was about the same age
>as your TB, who was in the same condition; skin,
>bones, and in addition, she had almost no hair. At
>vet's direction, we had her on a blend of senior horse
>feed, and rice bran. this mixture is easy on the
>digestive system, and the rice bran acts as a glue
>that keeps the needed vitamins/minerals/etc. in the
>system, rather than being pushed out of the body as
>waste. (i believe we also had her on a supplement.. im
>not 100% sure, but i believe it was a cholestrum
>suplt. to keep her bnes strong, and whatnot.) My
>strong personal opinion, however is to ask a
>vetranarian, as no matter what anybody else has done
>or tried, every horse is different, and one can never
>be too sure.
>
> best of luck!!
>
>B.B.

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