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I have never heard of sunflower seeds bing fed to horses 
what  do they do for horses? 
sherman <sherman@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Yes, if your horse is getting too heavy, cut back on the amount of oats you?re feeding until you?re riding regularly. The rule is ?feed the work?. You could always give her more on the days that you ride. There are some very good complete vitamin & minerals you can get and add those to just a little bit of oats & sunflower seeds, slightly dampened so it?ll stick to the feed.

 

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Mike Lewis wrote:

My wife has been feeding her horses oats and sunflower seeds for a few months, and we recently (gradually) moved my endurance horse over to oats (not the sunflower seeds) on a trial basis. How do I know what supplements to feed her now that she is not getting a "complete" sweet feed?
Her weight has ballooned (although I've not ridden her since May due to work and my dad's health, which has required me to be out of town). She looks healthy and seems to have lots of energy, and I hope to ride her later this week.
Appreciate folks' thoughts.
Mike
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