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lovehorse
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Default Weight gain...

hello guys,
I was wondering if any of you could suggest some feed that I could use to give Casper? I would really like to get some extra weight on him,

I need a feed thats not going to make him fizzy either.
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What are you feeding him now and how much? What kind of hay does he get? Go to your barn and write down what's on the feed tag. If you don't know what kind of hay it is, ASK the barn manager. Also ask how much he's getting. Do you give him any supplements? When was the last time his teeth were floated? When was the last time you dewormed him and with what products?

Giving a horse more feed isn't always the answer to a weight problem. If a horse has a reason for weight loss (other than just not enough food), then you'll end up pouring a LOT of food in him with little results.
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Luvs correct without some background information, we could give you hundreds of suggestions but without knowing anything you could just be throwing money away and racking up vet bills if he gets a belly ach from chaning this food up.

Once the problem is figured out then you can go from there, but it is not always the feed that (ie. grain) that can make a horse hot (fizzy). I have had numerous clients say that their horse just isn't doing right weight wise or has no energy, and they start pumping the horse full of grains and supplements with little to no resullts. They finally get the problem figured out and fixed and then they complain that the horse is hot. When if they would have spent the money to figure out what was wrong in the first place, A good quality hay can make a horse feel better if you figure out the problem (teeth, etc.) If a horse is not able to utilize all the nutrients in their feed because of one problem or another they will show it in lack or energy or weight loss. ONce they are able to use those nutrients properly they act like a new horse. Normally though by this time the people have them on all kinds of supplements and grains when it wasn't needed.

Whatever you decide just remeber that the majority of a horses diet should be in roughage (hay, pasture, hay pellets, hay cubes) and only a small portion should be a concentrate. A 1000 lb horse should eat 1-2% of their body weight a day. 1-1.5% of this should be in roughage, and then .5-1% in concentrate. Depending on the horses physical activity.

Hope this helps
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