This message is from: jern...@mosquitonet.com
I have two Fjords that are 33 and 35 years old and to keep weight on them I have to feed them Nutrena Senior Life, about 5-6 lbs daily to Stella, 33 and about 4-5 lbs to old Bjarne, 35. Both started to lose weight dramatically about age 28 when on the mostly brome hay only diet, and my farrier suggested I feed the Senior feed as they weren't able to get the nutrients out of the hay like they did when they were young. I now feed the senior feed plus joint supplements and about a cup of Omega Horse shine, a stabilized flax supplement and I feed it wet, as a soft mash. Both had their teeth done by a good horse dentist, and still have all their teeth, but they are worn down pretty well, but they still eat hay very well. The dramatic improvement in their condition when I added the senior feed make me hopefull that they may live a few more years! Old Bjarne already has a beautiful thick coat, as he has always started to shed his summer coat the day after summer solstice and now has a coat thicker than some fjords down south ever get. When it is extremely cold here I increase the hay, but not the senior feed. Jean in Fairbanks, Alaska, 45 degrees today. > I might mention that we NEVER feed sweetened grain either, > which is the equivalency of feeding children a steady diet of candy. (junk > food) > Plus, sweet grains mold very easily, and moldy grain, or hay, can be DEADLY > for a horse. > Sometimes the grain appears okay as the mold is not yet discernable! > > We do occasionally feed straight oats, youngsters, working, elders, but not > routinely for every Fjord. Nature's fare, and exercise, is usually always > better, > as we humans are discovering more and more. Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f
