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Grain or Not
Hi everyone!!!
The first barn we were at my horse wasnt given any grain, Apparently he needed it along with "hay" so we left for obvious reasons. The next barn we went to gave him hay (yeah) and grain, he gained almost 200 pounds in 3 months. I should have said he should be around 1260 but was about 900. She was using Buckeye Ultra Cadence. My Horse flourished, weight, attitude, shiny red/auburn coat and overall great appearance. We are at a third and hopefully final barn(love it) and I buy his grain same as before, the Buckeye. The reason we left the farm was because they were having hard time financially and food was getting lean/winter coming had to make a decision. I couldnt have my boy losing weight again!! He has been at the new barn and is at his optimal weight 1260 yay Princeton and yay to the Barn owners. I also need to say I am not a Buckeye sales person, but for my horse it works amazing. He is in his best top form ever. We also add a small scoup of roasted garlic to his feed everyday. Not only does it keep the bugs away, its an antioxidant and the barn owner said he actually likes mucking his stall as the smell of fresh pizza in the morning is amazing. lol I just wanted to share my experience with grain/garlic. Oh and GH sells the garlic for 39.99 but you can get the same thing at the bulk barn for 8.03 and twice the amount, you decide if you want to use it. I use it all year long. The vet said it is really good for him and he couldnt be healthier!!
The first barn we were at my horse wasnt given any grain, Apparently he needed it along with "hay" so we left for obvious reasons. The next barn we went to gave him hay (yeah) and grain, he gained almost 200 pounds in 3 months. I should have said he should be around 1260 but was about 900. She was using Buckeye Ultra Cadence. My Horse flourished, weight, attitude, shiny red/auburn coat and overall great appearance. We are at a third and hopefully final barn(love it) and I buy his grain same as before, the Buckeye. The reason we left the farm was because they were having hard time financially and food was getting lean/winter coming had to make a decision. I couldnt have my boy losing weight again!! He has been at the new barn and is at his optimal weight 1260 yay Princeton and yay to the Barn owners. I also need to say I am not a Buckeye sales person, but for my horse it works amazing. He is in his best top form ever. We also add a small scoup of roasted garlic to his feed everyday. Not only does it keep the bugs away, its an antioxidant and the barn owner said he actually likes mucking his stall as the smell of fresh pizza in the morning is amazing. lol I just wanted to share my experience with grain/garlic. Oh and GH sells the garlic for 39.99 but you can get the same thing at the bulk barn for 8.03 and twice the amount, you decide if you want to use it. I use it all year long. The vet said it is really good for him and he couldnt be healthier!!
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Permalink Reply by Valentina Escobar-Gonzalez on
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Question: Have you seen a equine nutritionist?
How much does your horse weigh? How old?
What breed is it? What does it get used for?
How much does it get worked?
What type of forage do you feed it?
What/How much do you feed? (too much might lead to getting Laminitis, Insulin Resistance, etc)
I love horses and my passion at school was nutrition. I am a HUGE fan of having the horse being fed properly. FYI-Most vets don't cover a whole lot about nutrition in Vet School.
P.S. Having the smell of fresh pizza in the morning, is always a plus! :)
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Permalink Reply by Angela Whitter on
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Hi there
Actually the lady who trains our horse 3 days a weeks-6 hours is a certified nutritionist.Yay, that was just a bonus. He is a 16 hand appendix QH/TH and he is 5 and a half weighs 1250 and is in pristine form right now. Also my daughter rides him 5 days min a week, arghhh 7 days a week in the summer. Yes I am a bit tired, thanks goodness the barn is close. He is a hunter jumper and does about 10 shows a year, next year we hit the A circuit yay!! We feed him Buckeye Ultra Cadence and a scoop of garlic with feed, and then he gets regular grazing of grass and as much free choice hay as he wants. He is an easy keeper. Its the garlic that keeps the bugs away as he is thin skinned so to speak. His diet is working for him now thank God! He looks amazing.
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