Steph
>>>>> "Allen" == Allen Randall <maven@eznet.com> writes:
> Stephanie or Karen: After a horse has been on LMF for 15 to 20
> months, they seem to become more efficient at handling their
> food. My horses volume decreased by about 15%. One of my LMF
> customers noticed the same thing. If you are not working the
> horse, I would decrease the amount on my "fatsos" to .3# per
> 100# of body weight. If they still gain weight, I switch to LMF
> Equine Super Supplement G. When you really start working hard,
> you may find "Endurance Ener-G" useful. The important thing to
> understand is that the horse needs a certain amount of vitamins
> and minerals daily. 1# per thousand for Super Supplement, 3#
> per thousand for Development Concentrate, and so on. The info
> is on the tag. The rest of the mix is just the amount of
> calories needed to maintain weight under the particular work
> load you do. If you have any other questions, let me know.
> Best regards, Al Randall Pine-Rock Equine Marketing, LMF Dealer
> >
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>> The LMF I feed says that it should be fed only with a good
>> quality grass or oat hay - and so that is all my horses get (no
>> alfalfa), and yet they still became blimps over the winter. It
>> also states not to feed any additional source of selenium, and
>> no alfalfa.
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>> Since I'm posting to the list, I thought I would ask about that
>> 'weight thing' I've got going with my two critters. Does
>> anybody elses horses get fat on just grass hay? (and oat hay?)
>> It's not like they aren't worked and exercised - they are
>> turned out 24 hours a day and ridden often, on good long
>> conditioning rides. I'm sure that now they will lose some of
>> the weight because I'll be riding more often after work. How
>> fast should this weight come off? I don't want to take it off
>> too fast, and I don't want to start them on an instant diet
>> either - especially since they are both getting worked harder
>> now than they have in months.
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>> I've been giving the one horse about 4 lb. (2 lb. in a.m., and
>> 2 lb. in p.m.) of LMF per day when he goes on an avg. 12 mile
>> conditioning ride, mostly trotting, and walking up steep hills.
>> Maybe I should cut that back? Do any of you think it is a
>> problem to start the season with a horse that is fit (his
>> recoveries on the monitor as as good as ever), but a little
>> fleshy? I don't want to end up with a skeleton by the end of
>> the season, it really bothers me when they get that thin, even
>> though I know it is better for them to be on the thin side.
>> I'm a featherweight rider -myself and tack, including filled
>> water bottles weigh in at 138.
>>
>> Any advice or suggestions would be appreciated. Thank you,
>>
>> Karen & the boys (who, if not given plenty of grass hay think
>> they are beavers and eat the fence....)
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