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| My new 3 year old is a little small. Could just be genetics but what is the best feed program to really maximize growth potential on a 3 year old ? I would assume something like ultium growth is for weanling up to age 2? Thanks!!'n |
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| TOTAL EQUINE- have rescued a couple horses and feed is safe enough to just open a bag and give it to them. I have pictures if youd like to see. great for any horse young and small. had great results. |
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Location: Durango CO | Alfalfa, oats or barley, mineral and some sort of oil. In a flax seed or actual oil, or rice bran. I feed free choice grass hay. Grain is barley/oat mix, alfalfa pellets and straight coconut oil. Only like 1/2 to 1 cup of oil though. I also have free choice salt and mix in mineral in their grain.
If you wanna see progression take pics overy 2 weeks. Or you may never think they are growing haha. |
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| Lil_Pony35 - 2017-02-13 9:51 AM
Alfalfa, oats or barley, mineral and some sort of oil. In a flax seed or actual oil, or rice bran. I feed free choice grass hay. Grain is barley/oat mix, alfalfa pellets and straight coconut oil. Only like 1/2 to 1 cup of oil though. I also have free choice salt and mix in mineral in their grain.
If you wanna see progression take pics overy 2 weeks. Or you may never think they are growing haha.
Thanks! What amount of the oat/RB mix should I work up to? My feed store does carry a " Growth feed" with quite a few of those ingredients. |
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Location: West Texas | What ever your feed already.
The horse will require no special feed different from any other horse. I would feed the same as you do your others. |
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Location: Durango CO | FLITASTIC - 2017-02-13 12:22 PM
Lil_Pony35 - 2017-02-13 9:51 AM
Alfalfa, oats or barley, mineral and some sort of oil. In a flax seed or actual oil, or rice bran. I feed free choice grass hay. Grain is barley/oat mix, alfalfa pellets and straight coconut oil. Only like 1/2 to 1 cup of oil though. I also have free choice salt and mix in mineral in their grain.
If you wanna see progression take pics overy 2 weeks. Or you may never think they are growing haha.
Thanks! What amount of the oat/RB mix should I work up to? My feed store does carry a " Growth feed" with quite a few of those ingredients.
I work up to 3 lbs of oats and barely. 3-5 lbs of alfalfa depending on work load. |
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Location: Phoenix | Tdove - 2017-02-13 12:18 PM What ever your feed already. The horse will require no special feed different from any other horse. I would feed the same as you do your others.
I like this answer. I'd want the horse to grow naturally as his bloodlines intended. We used to raise colts and ours didn't mature until they were 6-7. |
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