You all were very helpful with feedback on proper
feeding for my Arab mare a few years back. She is 13 now and doing awesome.
I follow the same regime for 5 year old gelding. Most of you said
they eat about 20% of their body weight a day. Whatever you do not feed
in grain and hay they will consume in pasture if available to
them.
Do you have some advice on feeding yearlings? Is it
the same, they consume 20% of their body weight? I'm assuming there would be
constant change because of their rapid growth. And, does the breed matter?
Also, these two boyz were rescued and are back to
full/excellent health. Both are geldings, one 10 months and other 18
months old.
They are getting about 1 1/2 to 2 lbs of
pellets per day in 2 feedings. 1/2 in the am 1/2 in the pm. 1 flake
each of hay at both feedings.
And they are turned out on full pasture
24/7.
If we give them more hay, will this save some of
the pasture or will they consume the same amount of pasture?
These guys are turned out full time and not yet in
routine work or trained schedule, however, they are getting tons of
exercise.
