ridecamp@endurance.net: Re: [endurance] Too Skinny--HELP!
Re: [endurance] Too Skinny--HELP!
CTRYGAL351@aol.com
Tue, 30 Jan 1996 10:06:16 -0500
Kathy has a few good points. I want to suggest that it is better to feed
meals three or four times a day than to try to squeeze 3% of the horse's body
weight into two meals. The more meals that can be fed throughout the day,
the easier it is to digest the food and for the body to use it in the right
manner. I have also found that with my arabs, feeding a higher protein diet
and mixing in actual crushed corn (say half and half) helps to put weight on.
Everyone has mentioned the teeth and worming with thier ideas, so I will
skip that again... Though when you rotate wormers, which I also believe is a
good idea- make sure that the wormers you use are for the right season...
Different worms are here for different seasons and it depends greatly on
what part of the country you are from... Look into it before you do it... I
have also heard that feeding hay before you feed grain helps in the digestion
of grain. Because hay is a roughage, it takes more to digest it, therefore
if you feed the hay first and then the grain, Special's tummy would be
working at peek performance when the grain finally gets there and will then
be better digested... Good luck and be sure that with any major changes to
her diet, you do it gadually as to avoid chances of colic.
Marcia (CTRYGAL351@aol.com)