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RE: [RC] Feeding differences - Alison FarrinI have the spectrum in my barn. 15 hand Augie gets 12-14 lbs of wet cob a day and all the grass hay (30-35 lbs) he can eat to maintain weight. 14 hand mini truck Magic gets the same 30+ lbs of grass hay, no grain at all and will soon resemble a pot bellied pig. Both Arabs, just different systems. Feeding is such an individual thing and it just takes experimenting a lot to see what works for our horse. Alison Farrin -----Original Message----- From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Agilbxr@xxxxxxx Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2004 4:00 PM To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [RC] Nutrena XTN Alpine in heavy work takes a lot of food to keep weight. Where he boards, they feed him 2#'s Nutrena 10% pellets. He's the only high work horse, the rest stand around alot, or occasionally go out on an hours walk and call it a trail ride. I started supplementing his 10% pellets with a pound of XTN twice daily. He also gets beet pulp mashes when I go ride (about 3 times a week). His mashes consist of about 3/4 scoop beet pulp, 1/2 scoop alfalfa pellet, some applesauce, and if I'm feeling generous, some carrot chunks. He's on a dry lot with coastal hay 24/7. His attitude on this feeding has been fantastic. He's not too hot, he's controllable in a group!!!!!!!! and he's got plenty of energy. Better yet, he's getting chunky! We will be cutting back his 10% pellets to see if we can cut down the amount of concentrates he gets. The XTN is around $13 a bag, but one bag is lasting me a month right now. Beet pulp is cheap and one 50# bag lasts forever, and alfalfa pellets are pretty inexpensive too. So it doesn't stretch my budget too much. I just got a $5 coupon from nutrena...so my check book will like that even better! When I tried feeding a timothy/alfalfa mix hay, I had a VERY hot horse. Ok, T & A is for rides only, and then if I'm bribing a picky horse.... Straigt alfalfa I imagine would make me a stick of dynamite on four legs. Ouch.... The coastal hay here in florida doesn't have a whole lot of nutritional value...it's more to keep them occupied for long periods of time. Now, that's the feeding regimine for one little high work Paso Fino. (I someone ask me about my quarter horse pony the other day. Alpine and I corto'd away...) Juli and Alpine (munch, munch, munch) CONFIDENTIAL This communication (including any attachments) may contain privileged or confidential information intended for a specific individual and purpose, and is protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this communication and/or shred the materials and any attachments and are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this communication, or the taking of any action based on it, is strictly prohibited. Thank you. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 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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