Jakey is a thirty year old. I ride Jakey two or three times a week.
The stable owner is in charge of his feeding. She said that they are
feeding him one scoop of beet pulp, one scoop of senior feed and one scoop
of sweet feed. I told her that this was way too much for him. He is only
13'2 and no more then 700 lbs. She said that when they first got him they
were feeding him even more. He was brought in very thin. She also said
that if we don't feed him enough his weight will crash.
That's not an extraordinary amount of feed for some 30-year-olds...of
course, scoop is a vague measurement. Is that per day, twice a day...?
More often? All at once? I have no idea either, what his condition is -
his body condition, the condition of his teeth, etc. How much hay/grass
does he eat, and does he quid? Many 30-year-olds have such poor teeth
that they need to get all their nutrition from senior feeds. I'm not a big
fan of sweet feed anyway, but especially not for seniors. Often, they can't
digest it.
I also have a Rhino medium weight on him.
I'm sorrywhat is a Rhino medium weight...? Is that a blanket?
Does anyone have any ideas? Any suppliments or different feeds?
Where are you? I swear by Triple Crown Senior for my older horses, but I
don't think it's available in all parts of the country. The beet pulp is
probably a good idea from all I've read - Triple Crown Senior we use is a
beet-pulp-based feed, so I don't feed beet pulp separately.
Karen
Karen Thomas
Wingate, NC
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