Lipizzan
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Post by Lipizzan on May 26, 2014 15:37:20 GMT
My Aramis(Concersano Gaetana) is now 12 months old, and he is kind of skinny, he is not to bad, but for his breed i think he is little bit underweight. In one day he gets: 4 L of oats, hay as much as he wants, he is outside on the green grase, so he graze as well, and 4 corn cobs, alo have mineral blocks and water as much as he wants. We dewormed him and he gets twice a week some fruits. Maybe I should add more proteins?! I know they are important in his age, or more oats? Alfalfa? Here is the picture(His hooves are trimmed little bit after that )  screen shot online photo sharing |
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nhg
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Post by nhg on May 26, 2014 18:43:50 GMT
He doesn't look skinny to me, just slim, but if you really are concerned I wouldn't give him more alfalfa or oats, I'd look for a supplement for young horses of some kind. Some kind of a feed in pellet form or something like that.
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Lipizzan
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Post by Lipizzan on May 26, 2014 19:37:39 GMT
He is little bit on a slim side. I am used to "baroque" looking Lipizzans, as most of my horses are. But his mom is in the middle...I also think he does need some more weight on. I don't want to make mistakes, because in his age when he is developing, and forming his body figure, I don't want do overdo with some supplemenets I don't buy feed for my horses, not because I can't, we just feed our horses with our food that we grow. What do you think about barley? Or maybe some sunflower lenses?
I know barley contains slightly less protein and cellulose compared to oats, and much more starch and fat, which has a higher energy value(good for putting weight on?!).
BUT the density of barley is higher than the density of oats, therefore, the risk of stomach and other symptoms characteristic of high-energy food nutrients are much higher. Maybe if I gradually introduce it into food?!
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Post by 1fatmule on May 26, 2014 22:13:33 GMT
i have used "rice bran" to safely put weight on young horses, i dont know if it is available to you. maybe it being spring, he is a colt, and he is at an age when most growing horses look "gangly", he IS beautiful!
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nhg
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Post by nhg on May 27, 2014 0:56:49 GMT
I've never heard of feeding a horse barley. I'm sorry, I just don't know enough about putting weight on a growing horse.
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Post by horselady on May 27, 2014 1:03:12 GMT
He is a handsome colt. and i think he is going to fill out. you need perhaps up his oats. and add some corn oil to his food. that will up the calories and fat.
that or give him two loaves of bread a day with all the food he is getting.
i give that to my horses that need weight and since it is not a hot food they do not get all jittery and jumpy.
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Lipizzan
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Post by Lipizzan on May 27, 2014 4:58:31 GMT
Fatmule- I have never heard somone here used rice bran for feeding horses. Is it safe in terms of digestibility? I guess it is, if it is a byproduct of rice?!
Horselady- I like the idea of corn oil, but is it not two loaves of bread to much every day?
Bread is filled with various additives, and I know several people who have replaced part of a horses meal with certain amount of bread, which was the worst thing.
The consequences can be gastritis, ulcus (ulcer)...
I was thinking also about black oats mix with white oats. Black oats contains more level of proteins.
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Post by horselady on May 27, 2014 11:39:54 GMT
I have been feeding bread to fatten up the old timers and to feed the other horses. i get a pick up truck full every week and grind idt up by 30 pound containers and feed like grain. look at those horses in the photo of the home page. nice huh???
mine look like those and my avatar is on bread. oh plus hay, and now for summer on pasture grass.
never had one colic or get gas from it.
as for corn oil, just another way to get calories into them . he might just be on a lean side taking after his ancestors that were lean and not that filled out.
he is stunning.
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Lipizzan
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Post by Lipizzan on May 27, 2014 11:54:02 GMT
Thank you horselady, I will try with bread, but little bit at a time, only I have to be carfel that bread is dry and not moldy. I will give him 1 L extra of oats and 1/2 of black oats, also thinking about one handfull of barley?!
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Post by redzip on May 27, 2014 13:18:56 GMT
I think he looks good,.., too much weight on young joints and bones isn't good.
Maybe he is going thru a growth spurt??
Do you mix your own feed, or feed something specifically formulated for growing babies?
Keep us updated on his progress 884530
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Lipizzan
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Post by Lipizzan on May 27, 2014 13:32:05 GMT
I wrote what I give him for one meal. I also agree that he dont need to much weight on, but he needs more proteins that are important for his development as he is going to be a breeding stallion for someone one day.
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