Fast Fibre® is barley and molasses free
and is ideal for the good doer or for horses who tend to be excitable even on low energy feeds. Fast Fibre® is particularly useful for horses with dental problems, as it can be used as a partial hay replacer if necessary.
What do I feed my growing horse?
In general, growing horses 1 to 2 years old need about 10-15% more protein than do mature horses. “Usually protein requirements for the transitioning period are addressed by
good-quality hay with a 12% protein concentrate
given at the recommended feeding rate,” says Crandell.
What should I feed my good doer horse?
A healthy adult horse requires 1.5 to 2.5% of their body weight in
hay
per day. Good doers generally require only 1.5% of their body weight in hay each day. So a 500kg good doer only needs 7.5kg of good quality hay daily.
What is the best feed to feed a horse?
Many pleasure and trail horses don't need grain:
good-quality hay or pasture
is sufficient. If hay isn't enough, grain can be added, but the bulk of a horse's calories should always come from roughage. Horses are meant to eat roughage, and their digestive system is designed to use the nutrition in grassy stalks.
What does it mean if a horse is a good doer?
The term ‘good doer' is often used to describe
horses and ponies that maintain and/ or gain weight easily
. Although ponies, natives and warmbloods are renowned for being good doers, every horse or pony is an individual – some Thoroughbreds can also maintain weight easily on little or no compound feed.
What do you feed good doer?
Hay
is preferred over haylage for good doers as haylage has a higher calorie level. Soaking hay for 12-16 hours (or overnight) has been shown to reduce the sugar level of the hay by an average of 27%, which in turn reduces calorie content.
What's the best feed for a horse with laminitis?
Forage:
High quality grass hay
is the ideal forage for a horse prone to laminitis. Feed: A product specially formulated for metabolic issues or a ration balancer are the best bet to feed your laminitic horse.
How do you fatten up a horse?
You can use
corn, peanut, canola, or vegetable oil
. Adding oils to your horse's feed will help increase his weight and can aid in digestion. While your horse is on a higher calorie diet, make sure it's getting a little light exercise. This way, your horse will start to condition and build muscle.
What horse feed is high in protein?
Alfalfa
As A Source Of Protein For Horses
Along with soya, which is also a legume, alfalfa is one of the most commonly used sources of protein in horse feeds. The key features of the protein in alfalfa are: Most of the protein in alfalfa is found in the leaf.
Do growing horses need grain?
Because their growth rate slows considerably by 12 months, yearlings can consume more pounds of dry matter. Therefore, they need lower nutrient concentrations in their ration. Feed grain to yearlings at approximately 0.5-1
lb per 100lb of body weight per day
.
What not to feed your horse?
- Caffeine: Coffee, tea and cola contain the stimulant caffeine (trimethylxanthine) which can cause an irregular heart rhythm.
- Chocolate: …
- Garlic and onions: …
- Tomatoes: …
- Fruit seeds and pits: …
- Dog and cat kibble: …
- Potatoes: …
- House plants:
How many times a day should you feed a horse?
Feeding Guidelines
When feeding the horse, there are three general guidelines one should follow. Feeds should be fed
at least twice a day
. Feeds should be fed in equally divided amounts. Feeds should be fed near to or at the same time each day and at even intervals throughout the day.
Can horses eat carrots?
Good Vegetables for Horses
Carrots are very high in vitamin A (carotene), low in saturated fat and cholesterol. To feed carrots to your horse, either cut the carrots longwise or cut each into small pieces. Most horses love to eat carrots, but like other treats,
do not feed them too many
.
Does my horse need a balancer?
Unfortunately there is no guarantee that grass and/or hay will provide a balanced diet and there is no way of telling unless you have it fully analysed. So to make sure your horse's diet is balanced, it is
advisable to provide a balancer to provide optimum levels of vitamins and minerals without
unnecessary calories.
Are Connemaras good doers?
They
are good doers
and pretty hardy as well, so I'd say that they are excellent first horses as long as you are patient-they take a while to pick something up, but once they have they do remember!
Do horses need hard feed in summer?
“If the pasture is poor quality, the horses on the pasture don't appear to be thriving, include a mare supporting a foal, non-native breeds, equines in hard work, or the weather conditions are particularly poor, then there
may be a need for hay supplementation
through the summer.
