This message is from: "jen frame" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi Patty, NO--don't ket your pony (or any other equine for that matter) free feed on oats. This would be too dangerous--could result in founder. I am sorry I wasn't clear in my first e-mail about this: You would substitute, by vollume, not by weight, the oats for the feed you are currently using. Then add oil and "just add oats". You will probably need to feed LESS oats than you are feeding sweet feed.
BUT: I am currently switching over to this system, and my Tennessee Walking horse mares are rapidly getting fat pads at their tail heads and over their shoulders. So I am quickly reducing the amount of oats. I think it is too high in carbs for them. So it remains to be seen whether or not I can get them the right amount of oats to keep them healthy and not fat. If you want me to be the giunee pig and let you know how it goes before you try it out, just let me know, or check back with me in 2 weks or so... Also, I personally would be terrified to try this with my Fjord. So for her I'll stick to my current feeding methods until I figure out what to get her on if I take her off the tiny amount of Nutrena/Acco she is currently on--basically it is just a little something to stick her Glanzen Lite by Horsetech to!!!!! I hope I was able to clarify this for you, Jen On 1/22/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > In a message dated 1/22/2008 3:47:10 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > It is based on feeding > whole oats. You feed as much or as little whole oats as each > individual horse requires. You balance the deficiencies in oats by > adding a supplemnt called Just-Add-Oats. This ensures that each horse > gets the proper calcium to phosphorous ratio and all the minerals and > vitamins they need, while not having to eat huge amounts of feed to > get them. Then you also add a fat supplement which slows the > absorbtion of the starches in the oats so as not to get those peaks > and valleys of blood sugars and insulin, and also to provide the fats > that horses need. > > > > So do you just put out containers and let them eat all that they want? I > would think some breeds (Fjords, ponies, mustangs, donkeys, etc) would eat too > much. Or are they supposed to balance out after they get what their systems > need? I would like to know how this goes, as I have a 30+ year old pony who > doesn't like her senior unless we buy John Lyons, which is loaded with > molasses. > She has lost most of her teeth and has choked repeatedly on hay. > Patty > > > > **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. > http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489 > > The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: > http://tinyurl.com/rcepw The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
