Feeding coming 5 y/o in Hanoverian Forum

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Feeding coming 5 y/o

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centerline	Feeding coming 5 y/o	Lead	[-]
Posts: 7 (12/02/10 18:27:35) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Tags : None Remove this ad What to feed??? What to feed when in moderate work, what to feed while resting and turn out over the winter???? Currently I am feeding 1 cup Gro N Win, 2 cups SafeChoice, 1/2 cup Ultimate Finish, Twice daily. Any advice would be appreciated!
dressageaddict		#1	[-]
Posts: 2 (12/03/10 19:29:10) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	My coming 5 year old (2006 model) eats approximarly 20 lbs. daily of teff hay, 1.5lb timothy hay cubes, 2 lbs beet pulp(no molasses) and 1.5lb Triple Crown Senior along with a custom vit/mineral supplement & MSM to balance her diet. She is working 4 days each week, schooling 1st level to include leg yields, counter canter and some shoulder in. I am aiming her for the FEI 5 yr. old test next year if she tells me she is ready. Just reread your post & it sounds like your horse will not be working over the winter. If so, I would feel good quality hay & an appropriate vit/min. supplement to balance the diet and complement the lack of work. Last Edited By: dressageaddict 12/03/10 19:36:32. Edited 1 times.
19891000		#2	[-]
Posts: 84 (12/04/10 15:14:59) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I love Gro N Win for both developing horses in and out of utero and my horses in lighter work. Fed with plenty of hay it gives the nutrition necessary for good health without a lot of bulk which is marvelous if you have easy keepers like my Dutch Warmbloods! Although we tend to think of it as a broodmare/foal feed it has a lot of advantages for many life stages who don't need a lot of bulk from keeping insuling resistent horses from having higher sugar levels to helping prevent ulcers related to feeding large amounts of grain. However if you horse is a harder keeper or has a hard time keeping weight on it won't add the pounds like some feeds so the Ultimate Finish or another good source of fat would be necessary. We have used Ultium for some of our full grown horses in good work as it has a nice fat content, but it does have the sugars so you have to keep an eye on that in horses who respond negatively to carbohydrates. I like the addage 'if it's not broke, don't fix it' so if your adult horse looks good on your current program I would tend not to change it unless he/she tells you they need addition calories!