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Post by loopylou on Oct 30, 2007 12:34:58 GMT -1
I am after advice, i have always had fatties, which to be honest have survived, very, very well on hay and a handful of chaff to go with there suppliment over the winter months. I have no worries about my Highland, but i have a connie type, who is very fit and just started hunting now, he seems to have dropped a little of weight already, any advice on feed over the winter to keep his weight up, but at the same time not make him whizzy.
All advice welcome with open arms, as i say i have never needed to worry before about feeding up ponies, in over 20 years of owning, LOL
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Post by greydales on Oct 30, 2007 15:55:09 GMT -1
Like you I don't ever have this trouble with my natives but my hot and sharp Morgan, Pip, used to drop off in winter and I always used sugar beet on him which worked extremely well. Being a fibre food you are not filling them with concentrates. I also used it on two year old Aspen when I got him (he was like a beanpole!) and again it put condition on him nicely. I mixed it with alfa-a and hi-fibre nuts.
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Post by harleydales on Oct 30, 2007 18:32:27 GMT -1
I use sugar beet, fibergy and Dodson & Horrell Staypower Muesli or Build up and have never had any problems with any of them on any pony - used it on young and old.
Sugar beet is slow digesting so keeps them warm, and fibergy does the same as well as being an excellent souce of fibre. The BUild up and Staypower have high levels of oils in them to help with weight gain.
Dodson & Horrell have a very good helpline as well - I phone them regularly!! They were very helpful with the feeding regime for Harley's 100 mile trek.
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Post by loopylou on Oct 31, 2007 8:07:50 GMT -1
Thank you that is great info
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