Re: Re: choke

["Susan Garlinghouse" <suendavid@worldnet.att.net>]

> << Feeding a senior feed to an adult (young) horse shouldn't be a problem,
I
>  think.  What do you say, Susan?  If your horse will be restricted in what
it
>  can consume, a senior feed should help hold the weight on them. >>

No, it's not really a problem, although the mineral balance isn't quite
right for a fast-growing youngster---I don't have a tag in front of me this
very moment, but zinc and copper are a tad low, I think.  But if we're
talking a horse at least two years old or thereabouts, it's not a problem.


>
> I know someone who has a 'non senior' horse who is a really hard keeper.
She
> feeds him senior feed to keep weight on him and it seems to work just as
> good, perhaps better than other things.

We go through a lot of it at the VTH feeding it to post-surgical horses as
well.  It's good stuff, although not cheap if you're feeding tons and tons
of it.


>
> here's the perfect opportunity for me to ask a question about these
complete
> feeds.  Some of them have animal fat in them.....can this be a problem for
> our little herbavores?

Nope.  They digest it just fine.

Susan G