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Topic: Feeding-help
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TheNaturalWay
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posted December 04, 2003 05:36 AM
hey.i have a 13yo 14hh new forest and he is in light working, just doing hacking every 2 days for about 1/2 hour an hour, and the occasional schooling lesson. He is loosing weight at the mo, and im feeding him 2 1/2 scoops (the square smaller ones) and 8 big handfuls of apple chaff, and i split 2 sections of hay between another pony and 2 shettys. Please can you have a go at figuring how much i should be feeding, im also thinking of feeding sugar beet, i have in the past and its good. tnx
Posts: 286 | From: cornwall | Registered: Mar 2003
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showjumper
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posted December 04, 2003 05:42 AM
yep i would def recomend sugar beet... well i had a horse called webster that lost weight eay- is your pony eve had lami???
well weight gain mix is an option but i woulddef step up the amount of hay you give him- and as he has to share i would put at least 3/4 secs out.
as for the actual feed rations i would feed alfalfa, a good pasture mix, and sugar beet/ or barley rings they are good for weight
and also a condition supplement
just a guess
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Posts: 294 | From: uk, essex | Registered: Nov 2003
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Blistering Winds
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posted December 04, 2003 05:45 AM
Ponies lose weight? WOW.....
I would up the hay intake..especially with ponies. Avoid too much starches in the feeds since this causes a LOT to founder.
I'm not sure about sugar beets, but Candygirl is the pony-laminitis expert and she recommended it...
Definitly make sure he's getting enough roughage to keep his gut motility up. And a good quality hay can help with weight gain....
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Blistering Winds
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posted December 04, 2003 05:47 AM
Also, is it a recent weight loss? Have you been exercising him long?
If exercise has been for a while, and all of a sudden, he starting to lose weight, I would think about a vet check because other things may be going on and not be a feed issue. I don't know how old ponies can go for, but I do know of a few that headed down hill around that age over here....
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TheNaturalWay
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posted December 04, 2003 11:37 AM
well i dont think my ponie has eva had laminitus, umm i havent been riding much the pst 2 months cuz he had a bad back for 1 month, and iv ridden him 5 times in 2 months...x
Posts: 286 | From: cornwall | Registered: Mar 2003
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Lou3
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posted December 04, 2003 03:39 PM
with that amount of exercise and so much feed a newforest pony shouldnt be losing weight drastically (actually should be putting on weight if its metabolism is typical for the breed). I would suggest a vet check and definately make sure your worming routine is up to date.
Lou
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Dawn
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posted December 04, 2003 03:49 PM
My first thought when I read your post was that he had some sort of disease or worms, so definately get that checked asap. That's not typical of what should be happening at all.
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