This message is from: Robin Churchill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I agree with Sarah. I would take him off any type of concentrate and feed him some type of not very rich grass hay (I don't know what is available in Finland) and use a vitamin/mineral supplement meant for horses on grass hay. Here is Florida, the soil is sandy and sand colic is a concern. I feed my fjords only a tiny amount of a low starch feed with timothy or orchard grass hay, sometimes supplemented with the local grass hay if any that is decent is available. YOu can try to find some hay that is good quality but not too delicious so he eats it more slowly and doesn't just gobble it down. I know that if I feed the fjords hay that is too palatable they just bolt it down and look at me for more. It is always a balancing act to keep from overfeeding a fjord. I think a hay bag to keep him from eating off the sandy ground is also a good idea. I like a hay bag better than a net as they are not as likely to get a foot caught in the hay bag. If you can increase his work and get a companion for him that would likely help with his boredom as well. Good luck.
Robin in Florida --- Anne Salo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This message is from: "Anne Salo" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Hi every one, > > This message comes from Finland and asks for advice. > I bought a 16 > year old fjord gelding 6 months ago, who was > terrible overweigh. I > have tried to have him on diet with lots of exercise > and a bit less > hay but normal feed otherwise. A week ago he got a > serious sand colic > and I was advized to have a muzzel on him untill > winter time. It is > still 3-4 months to winter even here in Finland and > I am afraid my > gelding will be really depressed by that time. Even > now he only stands > and looks around in his dry lot, are there any other > alternatives? > > Anne Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
