balanced diet for a young horse

Cayenne_spice · 12-17-2003, 03:39 PM

What would you say would be a good diet for a young growing horse, my belgin/TB shes 16hh 950 lbs,(1.5 yo)and she has been haveing very large growth spurts and i am afraid i am not feeding her enough, and i want to make sure she is getting the right diet. I want her to grow to her full potental heres what she gets:

2 ponds of grain once a day (omelean 100)

2 flakes of hay twice a day (grass hay)
(and of coures treats lol)

I dont think i am feeding her enought seeing she is half draft but i am not sure some days she eats it all sometimes she dosent, she is not skinny in the slightest bit, can feel her ribs unless i push a little. What do you all feed your little ones? i just want to make sure i am on the right track. some one told me to give alfalfa but all of my horses eat together sometimes and my arab cant have alfalfa, so i have to stick woth grass should she get more less? its my first baby horse so i am a little comfused.

hOrSeCrAzEeE120 · 12-17-2003, 03:52 PM

it sounds pretty good! can you see her ribs showing? aloot?

crazi4horses · 12-17-2003, 03:56 PM

when i was looking at a welsh pony that was 1.5 yrs old the owner told me that she was fed 1 pound a day of omolene 100 and 2 flakes of hay but she was a pony(only 11.2hh)... the diet u have your little one on sounds good by the way u describe how you feel the ribs...if you are worried about not feeding enough ask your vet...they should be able to tell you if you are feeding enough or not...hope this helps
~*pAiGe*~

spyro1 · 12-17-2003, 04:13 PM

You said that she was eating grain once per day, I would change that to twice per day, 3 times is better, not up her any, just spread the grain out over the day, horses bodies will utilize it better than one big feeding. Orchard grass is great for the babies. I would say that you are doing things right.

crazi4horses · 12-17-2003, 04:17 PM

thanks sypro..i meant to put that..im sorta out of it today...

its definatly better to feed in small frequent meals rather than one large meal..i knew a lady and while her horse recovering from an injury she fed him 4 times a day but he got the same amount of grain he always did.

Cayenne_spice · 12-17-2003, 04:18 PM

the only problem with feeding grain 2-3times a day is i am in school and in the morning i am able to throw hay to them and then they get grain when i get home along with some more hay and then i go to basketball practice so it makess it hard to feed grain so often, i get over there more often in the summer and spring but winter is basketball season.

Cayenne_spice · 12-17-2003, 04:19 PM

o, no i cant see her ribs i have to push a little to feel them sorry i didnt add that

crazi4horses · 12-17-2003, 04:25 PM

if you can't feed her 2-3 times a day its ok but it would be best if you could..my friend can't feed her horses twice a day and they are doing fine...

spyro1 · 12-17-2003, 04:26 PM

can't you grain her when you throw her her morining hay?? It would be so much healthier for her. horse_on

Cayenne_spice · 12-17-2003, 04:58 PM

i only have 5 mins in the morning and 3 stalls the horses eat together alot, and i cant leave her in a stall all day, it just wouldnt work, because i have to be at school by 6am for jazz band practice, but she dose seem to be doding ok she is not skinny

12-17-2003, 03:39 PM	#1
Cayenne_spice Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Washington Posts: 488	balanced diet for a young horse What would you say would be a good diet for a young growing horse, my belgin/TB shes 16hh 950 lbs,(1.5 yo)and she has been haveing very large growth spurts and i am afraid i am not feeding her enough, and i want to make sure she is getting the right diet. I want her to grow to her full potental heres what she gets: 2 ponds of grain once a day (omelean 100) 2 flakes of hay twice a day (grass hay) (and of coures treats lol) I dont think i am feeding her enought seeing she is half draft but i am not sure some days she eats it all sometimes she dosent, she is not skinny in the slightest bit, can feel her ribs unless i push a little. What do you all feed your little ones? i just want to make sure i am on the right track. some one told me to give alfalfa but all of my horses eat together sometimes and my arab cant have alfalfa, so i have to stick woth grass should she get more less? its my first baby horse so i am a little comfused.

12-17-2003, 03:56 PM	#3
crazi4horses Senior Member+ Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: First left, then first stall on the right Posts: 4,633 Images: 259	when i was looking at a welsh pony that was 1.5 yrs old the owner told me that she was fed 1 pound a day of omolene 100 and 2 flakes of hay but she was a pony(only 11.2hh)... the diet u have your little one on sounds good by the way u describe how you feel the ribs...if you are worried about not feeding enough ask your vet...they should be able to tell you if you are feeding enough or not...hope this helps ~pAiGe~ __________________ Honey --- One man's wrong lead is another man's counter-canter.

12-17-2003, 04:13 PM	#4
spyro1 Senior Member+ Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: The Swamp..Home of The SEC Champs~Go Gators Posts: 6,881 Images: 62 Blog Entries: 21	You said that she was eating grain once per day, I would change that to twice per day, 3 times is better, not up her any, just spread the grain out over the day, horses bodies will utilize it better than one big feeding. Orchard grass is great for the babies. I would say that you are doing things right. __________________ I used to have a handle on life, but it broke off. Do unto others......

12-17-2003, 04:17 PM	#5
crazi4horses Senior Member+ Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: First left, then first stall on the right Posts: 4,633 Images: 259	thanks sypro..i meant to put that..im sorta out of it today... its definatly better to feed in small frequent meals rather than one large meal..i knew a lady and while her horse recovering from an injury she fed him 4 times a day but he got the same amount of grain he always did. __________________ Honey --- One man's wrong lead is another man's counter-canter.

12-17-2003, 04:25 PM	#8
crazi4horses Senior Member+ Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: First left, then first stall on the right Posts: 4,633 Images: 259	if you can't feed her 2-3 times a day its ok but it would be best if you could..my friend can't feed her horses twice a day and they are doing fine... __________________ Honey --- One man's wrong lead is another man's counter-canter.

12-17-2003, 03:52 PM	#2
hOrSeCrAzEeE120 Banned Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: PA Posts: 1,016	it sounds pretty good! can you see her ribs showing? aloot?

12-17-2003, 04:18 PM	#6
Cayenne_spice Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Washington Posts: 488	the only problem with feeding grain 2-3times a day is i am in school and in the morning i am able to throw hay to them and then they get grain when i get home along with some more hay and then i go to basketball practice so it makess it hard to feed grain so often, i get over there more often in the summer and spring but winter is basketball season.

12-17-2003, 04:19 PM	#7
Cayenne_spice Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Washington Posts: 488	o, no i cant see her ribs i have to push a little to feel them sorry i didnt add that

12-17-2003, 04:26 PM	#9
spyro1 Senior Member+ Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: The Swamp..Home of The SEC Champs~Go Gators Posts: 6,881 Images: 62 Blog Entries: 21	can't you grain her when you throw her her morining hay?? It would be so much healthier for her. horse_on __________________ I used to have a handle on life, but it broke off. Do unto others......

12-17-2003, 04:58 PM	#10
Cayenne_spice Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Washington Posts: 488	i only have 5 mins in the morning and 3 stalls the horses eat together alot, and i cant leave her in a stall all day, it just wouldnt work, because i have to be at school by 6am for jazz band practice, but she dose seem to be doding ok she is not skinny

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