Hard Keepers

_Boo_ · 02-19-2004 03:37 PM

What kind of feeding regimen does everyone with a hard-keeper put their horses on??? I have three TB's that are a pain my patootie to keep fat on...what does everyone else use??

Claire · 02-19-2004 04:17 PM

I feed my tb 3 times a day. He gets free choice hay, 1/3 ice cream bucket of soaked beetpulp with the same amount of bran(wheat). he also gets approx. 2lbs of 14% pellets and 3lbs of step 2 maintance feed. at each feeding. It seems to keep the weight on with reg. exercise. He was neglected before i got him and was terribly skinny and 2 years later is finally looking like a horse. Alittle bit more muscle in the butt and he'll be perfect. good luck with your ones.
Claire.

Reinergirl · 02-19-2004 04:30 PM

Buckeye Ultimate Finish! Works like a charm, its like 24% fat! I feed my OTTB's 12% grain, alfalfa and grass hay, as much as they will eat and then a cupfull of the Ultimate Finish a feeding.

lifeafterracing · 02-19-2004 07:21 PM

All our OTTBs get Challenger 14%, beet pulp, boiled barley (yes, I cook it every day)...great for weight gain without making them too sharp), black sunflower seeds and hay (30% alfalfa, 70% timothy. Four of these horses live outside unblanketed (except for one who is blanketed if it is really cold. One gelding that came in was grossly underweight and in under 3 months put on 160 lbs. He has gone from being cranky to being a big puppy dog.

tapestry · 02-19-2004 08:19 PM

my hard keepers get lots and lots of hay, and 2 cups of soybean meal a day, 1 cup of sunflower seeds a day, and for the really hard keeper she also gets a powdered vegetable fat supplement (same thing as vegetable oil, but dry).

lifeafterracing · 02-19-2004 08:41 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by tapestry@Feb 19 2004, 06:19 PM
my hard keepers get lots and lots of hay, and 2 cups of soybean meal a day, 1 cup of sunflower seeds a day, and for the really hard keeper she also gets a powdered vegetable fat supplement (same thing as vegetable oil, but dry).

Hi Tapestry,
What is the name of the powdered supplement. Is it widely distributed, do you know. I'm wondering if I would be able to get it in Alberta.

Thanks

tapestry · 02-19-2004 08:45 PM

it's called Cool Calories

I order it from otter co-op

killerquarterhorse · 02-20-2004 02:29 PM

My running quarter [off the track] gets this:

free choice bermuda [he picks at it]
6 pounds rice bran a day
free choice beet pulp
and Equine Fat Supplment.

Only problem is he gets hot off the equine fat stuff...

_Boo_ · 02-21-2004 01:22 AM

I love hearing what everyone feeds...there is such a huge diversity of feeds out there and it's sometimes hard to find the perfect combination! I am currently feeding 1/2 alfalfa 1/2 local grass hay for all of my horses, plus my TB's get a mix of flax, complete pellet, happy trails extruded, and all-around supplement...in varying amounts for each horse. This seems to be putting weight on my "Starvin Marvin"...

Which makes me so happy!

Gallamist · 02-21-2004 04:57 AM

I feed my OTTB mare. Alfalfa hay and Local hay 3x a day. One flake of each breaky, lunch, dinner....

Beet pulp lots of it pretty much as much as she would eat in one meal, cob/pellet mixture, ground flax, senior extruded feed (can't remember what step it was tho)

She did adventually put SOME weight on but was to sick after awhile to gain anymore weight.

02-19-2004 03:37 PM	#1
_Boo_ Ultimate Member Join Date: Oct 30 2003 Location: Barriere, BC Posts: 1,688	What kind of feeding regimen does everyone with a hard-keeper put their horses on??? I have three TB's that are a pain my patootie to keep fat on...what does everyone else use?? __________________ Paradise Equine Standing Polish Arabian Stallion - Shamsu BCCET Equine Sport Therapy Student - Equine Massage, Saddle Fitting, Acupressure, and more available - reasonable student rates!

02-19-2004 04:30 PM	#3
Reinergirl Collector of Cow Ponies Join Date: Jul 17 2003 Location: The buckeye state of eternal mud Posts: 2,710	Buckeye Ultimate Finish! Works like a charm, its like 24% fat! I feed my OTTB's 12% grain, alfalfa and grass hay, as much as they will eat and then a cupfull of the Ultimate Finish a feeding. __________________ ~Bridget Buckeye Performance Horses

02-19-2004 07:21 PM	#4
lifeafterracing Senior Member Join Date: Feb 07 2004 Location: Surrey Posts: 223	All our OTTBs get Challenger 14%, beet pulp, boiled barley (yes, I cook it every day)...great for weight gain without making them too sharp), black sunflower seeds and hay (30% alfalfa, 70% timothy. Four of these horses live outside unblanketed (except for one who is blanketed if it is really cold. One gelding that came in was grossly underweight and in under 3 months put on 160 lbs. He has gone from being cranky to being a big puppy dog. __________________ HEAVEN MUST BE MISSING AN ANGEL

02-20-2004 02:29 PM	#8
killerquarterhorse Ultimate Member Join Date: Dec 29 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 3,764	My running quarter [off the track] gets this: free choice bermuda [he picks at it] 6 pounds rice bran a day free choice beet pulp and Equine Fat Supplment. Only problem is he gets hot off the equine fat stuff... __________________ . ·'´) ¸.·´¸.·´¨) ¸.·¨) (¸.·´ (¸.·´ ¸.·´ ¸.·´¸.·`·-» Jess! (¸.·

02-21-2004 01:22 AM	#9
_Boo_ Ultimate Member Join Date: Oct 30 2003 Location: Barriere, BC Posts: 1,688	I love hearing what everyone feeds...there is such a huge diversity of feeds out there and it's sometimes hard to find the perfect combination! I am currently feeding 1/2 alfalfa 1/2 local grass hay for all of my horses, plus my TB's get a mix of flax, complete pellet, happy trails extruded, and all-around supplement...in varying amounts for each horse. This seems to be putting weight on my "Starvin Marvin"... Which makes me so happy! __________________ Paradise Equine Standing Polish Arabian Stallion - Shamsu BCCET Equine Sport Therapy Student - Equine Massage, Saddle Fitting, Acupressure, and more available - reasonable student rates!

02-19-2004 04:17 PM	#2
Claire Senior Member Join Date: Oct 12 2003 Location: Yarrow Posts: 355	I feed my tb 3 times a day. He gets free choice hay, 1/3 ice cream bucket of soaked beetpulp with the same amount of bran(wheat). he also gets approx. 2lbs of 14% pellets and 3lbs of step 2 maintance feed. at each feeding. It seems to keep the weight on with reg. exercise. He was neglected before i got him and was terribly skinny and 2 years later is finally looking like a horse. Alittle bit more muscle in the butt and he'll be perfect. good luck with your ones. Claire.

02-19-2004 08:19 PM	#5
tapestry Forum Chatterbox Join Date: Jul 17 2003 Posts: 5,246	my hard keepers get lots and lots of hay, and 2 cups of soybean meal a day, 1 cup of sunflower seeds a day, and for the really hard keeper she also gets a powdered vegetable fat supplement (same thing as vegetable oil, but dry).

02-19-2004 08:45 PM	#7
tapestry Forum Chatterbox Join Date: Jul 17 2003 Posts: 5,246	it's called Cool Calories I order it from otter co-op

02-21-2004 04:57 AM	#10
Gallamist Resident Nag Join Date: Jul 16 2003 Location: Sherwood Park. Posts: 8,151	I feed my OTTB mare. Alfalfa hay and Local hay 3x a day. One flake of each breaky, lunch, dinner.... Beet pulp lots of it pretty much as much as she would eat in one meal, cob/pellet mixture, ground flax, senior extruded feed (can't remember what step it was tho) She did adventually put SOME weight on but was to sick after awhile to gain anymore weight. __________________ R.I.P. Ericka, Dusty Dawn &and; Lady..04/26/03~

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