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Calela Eventing
05:19:07 Cali
I have an addiction for capturing Knaps, my poor capture passes are going down the drain
Golden Crest
04:30:26 | Eve
Adding on that obviously, the horse needs to be grey, that isn't what I mean <3
Golden Crest
04:29:52 | Eve
Do you need certain genes to get dapple grey or are some greys just shitheads with re rolls? Lol
Boulder Creek
01:24:05 
All I was doing was trying to sort out what letters went with what age group....and then I fell...
into the crazy mind warp tunnel of trying to understand

Quitting Time
Boulder Creek
01:22:24 
I think I twisted myself into a knot then

haha,

thanks for the reminder/head bonk
x.x
KPH Equestrian
01:17:38 Rapcoon | Jester
boulder
the bred horses started as 1, the Oct wild started at 2, and the Nov wild started at 3 ^^; wilds are funky like that lol
Namerik Stables
01:14:17 Rose
-HEE Click- well damn wasn't expecting that colour
Boulder Creek
01:11:20 
Huh
I feel like the guy from Always Sunny with the board

I have two late Septembers (bred), 2 mid October - different days (wild), mid November (wild)
all stating they are 11 years old with different birth years.

I have a handful of late October (bred) who state they are 10 with the birth year 183

...this is messing with my brain and spreadsheets
Santana Rising
12:55:15 San
Happens either with wilds, or if you breed them shortly before RO on the first day of the month
Boulder Creek
12:53:33 
I have two horses who are the same age - but born in two different months
KPH Equestrian
12:46:41 Rapcoon | Jester
good! xD
Fantasy Horses
12:32:28 Fantasy | Fanta
KPH
you inspired me to search for dumbledore memes lol
Golden Heart
12:32:24 Gold
San

oop xD
Golden Heart
12:30:47 Gold
oop works now lol, idk what that was

Santana Rising
12:28:57 San
-HEE Click- of course now that I used all 15 bravery trainings for today she has to reveal she's WC
Golden Heart
12:28:09 Gold
Lily

yup
Fantasy Horses
12:22:01 Fantasy | Fanta
Blue
Love it! Right now i have writer's block so I'm not adding any weird posts >.<
Alpine Acres
12:18:17 Lily
Gold
Are all your riders paid and assigned to the horses you want to enter?
Golden Heart
12:17:10 Gold
Hey yall, every time i enter a show it says oops T-T
Blue Diamond
12:05:49 Bluey
Fantasy
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Calela Eventing
05:19:07 Cali
I have an addiction for capturing Knaps, my poor capture passes are going down the drain
Golden Crest
04:30:26 | Eve
Adding on that obviously, the horse needs to be grey, that isn't what I mean <3
Golden Crest
04:29:52 | Eve
Do you need certain genes to get dapple grey or are some greys just shitheads with re rolls? Lol
Boulder Creek
01:24:05 
All I was doing was trying to sort out what letters went with what age group....and then I fell...
into the crazy mind warp tunnel of trying to understand

Quitting Time
Boulder Creek
01:22:24 
I think I twisted myself into a knot then

haha,

thanks for the reminder/head bonk
x.x
KPH Equestrian
01:17:38 Rapcoon | Jester
boulder
the bred horses started as 1, the Oct wild started at 2, and the Nov wild started at 3 ^^; wilds are funky like that lol
Namerik Stables
01:14:17 Rose
-HEE Click- well damn wasn't expecting that colour
Boulder Creek
01:11:20 
Huh
I feel like the guy from Always Sunny with the board

I have two late Septembers (bred), 2 mid October - different days (wild), mid November (wild)
all stating they are 11 years old with different birth years.

I have a handful of late October (bred) who state they are 10 with the birth year 183

...this is messing with my brain and spreadsheets
Santana Rising
12:55:15 San
Happens either with wilds, or if you breed them shortly before RO on the first day of the month
Boulder Creek
12:53:33 
I have two horses who are the same age - but born in two different months
KPH Equestrian
12:46:41 Rapcoon | Jester
good! xD
Fantasy Horses
12:32:28 Fantasy | Fanta
KPH
you inspired me to search for dumbledore memes lol
Golden Heart
12:32:24 Gold
San

oop xD
Golden Heart
12:30:47 Gold
oop works now lol, idk what that was

Santana Rising
12:28:57 San
-HEE Click- of course now that I used all 15 bravery trainings for today she has to reveal she's WC
Golden Heart
12:28:09 Gold
Lily

yup
Fantasy Horses
12:22:01 Fantasy | Fanta
Blue
Love it! Right now i have writer's block so I'm not adding any weird posts >.<
Alpine Acres
12:18:17 Lily
Gold
Are all your riders paid and assigned to the horses you want to enter?
Golden Heart
12:17:10 Gold
Hey yall, every time i enter a show it says oops T-T
Blue Diamond
12:05:49 Bluey
Fantasy
How you liken the RP?? >>

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Supplements May 13, 2021 10:12 PM


Lucky Ranch
 
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I have an OTTB who needs some weight to gain. Hes currently getting 2 Bermuda flakes and one alfalfa. (Morning and night)
We're going to get him a hay net, and Rice Bran soon.
I've also heard that CoolCal is good for weight gain (having trouble finding that though)
Are there any supplements that you horsey people would suggest for weight gain?

Edited at May 14, 2021 09:46 AM by A grape
Supplements May 13, 2021 10:49 PM


The Huntress Stables
 
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I have an OTTB mare that refused to gain wait for forever. The things that helped her were good quality grass, quality soaked alfalfa cubes, Cocosoya oil, and quality feed. When you start to break down your feed you start to see your nutritional value and what your horse is actually eating. In both supplements and feed, since your goal is weight gain you need to be looking at fat percentage and protein percentage. The only fat I add to her feed is Cocosoya oil which is a mix of coconut and soybean oil and I absolutely love it for my performance horses. Another big thing is splitting the amount you feed him into three meals. When talking to an equine nutritionist about my problem mare, he said to feed her three times a day and that was his top suggestion. After a couple of weeks of feeding her 3 times a day, I noticed a big difference.
This is what I have learned regarding my problem mare and her weight lol. I hope this helps and if you are interested in more specifics regarding feed and more supplements feel free to pm me!

Edited at May 13, 2021 10:49 PM by The Huntress Stables
Supplements May 13, 2021 10:52 PM

Former Stable
 
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For actual supplements and better feeding advice you should wait for someone better than I to respond, but I figure I can still say something you can think about.

I've got an arab cross that can be an absolute pain to deal with weight wise. With a bit of experimentation, I've found she works very well with a few cups of Nutrena SafeChoice Senior or Triple Crown Senior and a little bit of alfalfa pellets daily. I'm super picky about keeping grain intake low for health reasons so it makes me happy you don't need to feed much of it per serving! Of course the first two feeds (grains, not supplements like you asked about) are designed for senior horses, but they can be just as good for younger horses as well. And alfalfa pellets in general are just very good I find! Weight trouble, normal maintenance, whatever, they're a safe bet.

But what's a lot more important than adding fancy feeds to a horse's diet is more access to forage / hay in larger time frames, and that's something I think is much easier to see when you have horses with weight troubles. Horses are designed to be eating all throughout the day, so there can be trouble when they're limited to two large meals per day instead of that same amount spread out across the full day. When I finally got around to installing slow feeders I noticed my trouble mare had a much easier time keeping her weight and benefiting from what's in her grains. Making sure there's always hay in the slow feeder and giving them access to pastures is the best thing you can do really.

Anyhoo, I wish you luck figuring out what's best for your pon. Everything depends on the individual needs of the horse in question so you'll probably have to do some experimenting.

Supplements May 14, 2021 01:33 AM


Hallucination Manor
 
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Canola oil. I swear by it. One gelding that I take care of is the absolute hardest keeper I've ever met, mainly because he's EXTREMELY herd bound, seriously, if any of the horses in his immediate vicinity get take out of their stalls he will pace and refuse to eat until they get back, well it was getting bad to the point where he looked like he was being starved and abused (even though he was being fed at least 4 flakes of hay a day, usually more, of Bermuda and alfalfa, along with grain/other supplements)
As soon as we started adding canola oil to his grain he gained weight like crazy and is keeping it on as well! He no longer looks like the ASPCA poster child, but more like a hippopotamus XD
Supplements May 14, 2021 06:00 AM


FirstLightFarms

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Three flakes of hay a day isn't nearly enough for any horse, let alone a large hot-blooded horse like an Ottb. You wouldn't believe how many "hard keepers" I've had blow up like ticks once they have 24/7 access to hay.
Editing to add: i made a blog post about feeding. This isn't directed at you, I've been wanting to make this post for awhile and this post reminded me about it :)

Edited at May 14, 2021 08:17 AM by FirstLightFarms
Supplements May 14, 2021 06:09 AM


HMH Reality Check

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Just feed the horse. Give him some high quality feed. (I'm feeding this amazing mix from a mill, my horses LOVE it!) Give him 24/7 hay in a ahay bag, then if you don't see a difference, through in some cool calories. (You can order them from Tractor Supply, Amazon, Stateline Tack etc), and conola oil.
Supplements May 14, 2021 09:35 AM


CC Knabbstruppers
 
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Increased hay I've read is the best possible way to add weight to a horse. Horses should get about 2% of their body in forage daily. If he's out on pasture, I use the rule of every hour on grass is 1 lb. Whatever they don't get from grazing should be made up for in a good, clean, quality hay.

I'd personally also recommend a grain or ration balancer, but that also depends on what work you're doing with and going to do with him. I'd say if you're going to be moderately working him, put him on Triple Crown Senior or Senior Gold. Senior Gold has lower sugars and starches and a higher calorie count, which is why I'm feeding it (and my boy needed a slight weight gain as well). If you slowly introduce a grain to him, he will probably gain the weight just off of that and increased hay intake. I like to give free choice hay, and due to our pasture becoming overgrazed whilst we wait on our smaller one to grow back up, I've been offering hay during pasture as well.

I myself, would go ahead and look up the nutritional and caloric requirements of horses (special emphasis in calories). I could explain what I've learned all through here, but that would take literally forever and no matter what I tell you, it'll all depend on experimentation and your horse. ^w^

Good luck with him! I promise, when he gets to the weight you want him at, it is so satisfying!

Supplements May 14, 2021 09:45 AM


Lucky Ranch
 
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FirstLightFarms said:
Three flakes of hay a day isn't nearly enough for any horse, let alone a large hot-blooded horse like an Ottb. You wouldn't believe how many "hard keepers" I've had blow up like ticks once they have 24/7 access to hay.
Editing to add: i made a blog post about feeding. This isn't directed at you, I've been wanting to make this post for awhile and this post reminded me about it :)


Ah my apologies, I forgot to clarify
He gets fed twice a day with 2 Bermuda, one alfalfa. (I thought I was clear, I see now that I was not at all 🤦‍♀️)
I'll definitely check your blog out
Supplements May 14, 2021 10:02 AM


Lucky Ranch
 
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I've read through everyone's suggestions, and thank you very much!
I've also been talking with experienced horsey people at the barn we're boarding at. One woman had quite a lot of experience with horses and suggested Purina mineral like little pieces? This lol
We will definitely be getting a hay net to do slow feeding (he will continue to get his regular amount of food aswell)
I also read Pucks blog, and going down with step
Step 1:
More hay will be added (with the hay net)
Step 2:
I'll have to look into different types of hay. The vet suggested a 1:1 ratio of Bermuda and alfalfa, once the hay net arrives, one Bermuda in the hay net, and the 1:1 ratio in his trough.
Maple really loves alfalfa, however we don't want him putting on weight to fast or getting sick or ill from to much sweet. I'll have to talk more with some people about it (I know that only bermuda can be a problem because its longer and stemmier)
Step 3:
We're going to give Maple some more time, but the next time the vet is here (in about 2 weeks for his follow up shot for strangles) I'll definitely ask him
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Maple currently has a mineral block which he really likes, so that's good.
Supplements May 14, 2021 10:38 AM


FirstLightFarms

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Good! We actually feed that exact mineral balance to some of our horses, it's really good.
As for the hay, possibly put the alfalfa in the haynet and the bermuda out of it, so he has easy access to one and has to work for the good stuff. The length of time they spend eating is almost more important than the amount they actually eat, so it's a good idea to try and slow down his eating.
Seems like you're on the right track! :)

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