Posted 2017-08-27 8:37 PM Subject: Question about Miniature Ponies
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MINIATURE PONY FRIENDS: Ok my mini mare Harley has b8een having trouble putting weight back on since giving birth. Since we didn't know she was pregnant we didn't put her on a special diet and her baby is quiet the "titty baby" and I've upped her feed, grass and hay. She's wormed etc. What's a good feed to give her without foundering her or colicing her???? When we bought her at a sale she was over 1 years of age and we aged her at the vet and she is over 2 now but showed absolutely no signs what so ever of being pregnant. We believe her baby is a premie because she is more tiny then my other baby pony who was worn w days after she was.
Posted 2017-08-27 9:19 PM Subject: RE: Question about Miniature Ponies
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Purina MARE AND FOAL. I gave my older broodmare to my trainer and she is 15-3. She puts everything she gets in her milk. She looks super on that MARE AND FOAL. Other suggestions feed 3 times a day. Get her teeth checked.
Posted 2017-08-28 1:58 PM Subject: RE: Question about Miniature Ponies
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The baby could most likely be a dwarf if it's as small as your saying. If the mare needs weight don't be afraid to pump the feed to her, just make sure it's low in starches and sugars. It's harder to founder one than you'd think but the chances of it are much higher with a high NSC feed.
Posted 2017-08-28 11:49 PM Subject: RE: Question about Miniature Ponies
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Personally I feed by weight of the horse. That means small amounts of feed for small horse. I do think that feeding 3 times a day is beneficial for lactating mares
Posted 2017-08-29 1:53 AM Subject: RE: Question about Miniature Ponies
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I have a miniature mule and a mini horse. My vet recommended Nutrena Safe Choice. They have several kinds so maybe one is what you need. Ask your vet also. You sure do not want to feed them to much.
Posted 2017-08-29 5:54 AM Subject: RE: Question about Miniature Ponies
Oklahomacowgirl24 - 2017-08-27 8:37 PM
MINIATURE PONY FRIENDS: Ok my mini mare Harley has b8een having trouble putting weight back on since giving birth. Since we didn't know she was pregnant we didn't put her on a special diet and her baby is quiet the "titty baby" and I've upped her feed, grass and hay. She's wormed etc. What's a good feed to give her without foundering her or colicing her???? When we bought her at a sale she was over 1 years of age and we aged her at the vet and she is over 2 now but showed absolutely no signs what so ever of being pregnant. We believe her baby is a premie because she is more tiny then my other baby pony who was worn w days after she was.
Your mini was still a baby when she had a baby and Mother Nature and
the belly size of the mare determines the size of foal. And maybe
baby mama is not giving a lot of milk which would be natural considering
her age etc etc ...
You are smart on being concerned about the amount of feed she gets ..
NONE would be the best program. These mini's and shetlands were
raised on the poorest pastures for centuries and have a much
better food processing plant than regular horses. This is the reason
so many people founder these small ponies, they start treating them
like big horses and feel sorry for them at feeding time.
It is too far in the summer to think about her gaining weight until
you wean the baby!! Then if you feed her any grain ... buy the cheapest
10% feed you can find and only feed a cupful PER DAY ... if a 12-14% feed
only HALF A CUP PER DAY .. you have to remain concerned how much
hay and if it is high quality foundering her without any grain ..
so minimize the grain or no grain ...
The best thing you can do for her is give her a 800 lb dose of ivermetin
and in 30 days do it again and then put her on your normal worming
program.
Baby at 5-6 months old give a round wormer with the P word and
then in 30 days give her a double dose by estimated weight of
ivermectin .... winter feeding is coming which means both will
tank up on good grass hay ... so don't let your emotions override
your common sense ...
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