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[RC] senior horse feeding - Dede JohnsonNot really endurance related, but hopefully we'll all have our endurance/LD horses around in to their golden years (okay it's a stretch...)I have a 30 year old mustang mare who has been on a "mush" diet of senior feed and beet pulp for about 3 years now (and has done very well). This is due to worn down teeth and her not being able to eat any hay (She quids it all). She is in pretty good health for her age but has lost a little weight and I'm trying to figure the best way to add calories to her diet. She gets 4 pounds of senior and 2 pounds of beet pulp mixed in with over a gallon of water twice a day. For her weight (around 800 pounds) the label on the senior feed says when feeding without hay, 10.5 pounds a day is about what she should get. I could decrease the beet pulp and increase the senior feed or increase both- I'm just not sure how much would be too much for her to eat in one feeding. I have just started adding vegetable oil to her feed to see if that will help, but in the past she has not tolerated more than about a 1/2 cup at a time in with her food. The best case would be to add a third feeding to her schedule but logistically this is not possible most days, due to work. So......... any ideas for my golden girl? Dede =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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