what do you feed your broodmares?

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wishes4kissez Reg. Jan 2011	Posted 2015-02-26 5:17 PM Subject: what do you feed your broodmares?
Expert Posts: 1261	I will be breeding my mare for the first time this spring. She's had other foals but this is the first I will be providing feed and care for the whole pregnancy and beyond. I am wondering if a mare and foal feed or supplement is necessary and if so how soon prior to breeding is best to start. What is the best feed program? What changes need to be made as the pregnancy develops or after the foal arrives etc. I have a very experienced breeder to walk me through everything and know her opinion on nutrional requirements just wanting to know what has worked well for others. Like most of us I am on a budget and can't go crazy with adding all sorts of things. I board and included in the board is grass hay in AM, Alfalfa hay PM and some grain. She currently gets a large coffee can of a local complete feed, rice bran poweder and forco. She is a hard keeper and a big mare.
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streakysox Reg. Jul 2008	Posted 2015-02-26 8:31 PM Subject: RE: what do you feed your broodmares?
Take a Picture Posts: 12841	I feed a 14% pellet from a local mill. I feed all of my horses by weight. My mare is 16-3 and very stocky built so she gets 6 lbs twice a day. She gets about two tbs of loose salt in the PM. Approximately 8 lbs of extremely high quality coastal hay, AM and PM. I keep loose horse minerals out for her at all times. She is in very good flesh and has huge babies.
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aqhabarrelchic1 Reg. Apr 2005	Posted 2015-02-26 11:56 PM Subject: RE: what do you feed your broodmares?
Expert Posts: 3300	i feed normaly till the last trimest. after that they get omolene 300 mare and foal.... orchard and alfalfa and the omolene after they foal
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oija Reg. Feb 2012	Posted 2015-02-27 8:47 AM Subject: RE: what do you feed your broodmares?
Expert Posts: 3782 Location: Gainesville, TX	Ours also get Omelene and are on free choice pasture and coastal hay year round.
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Murphy Reg. Dec 2007	Posted 2015-02-27 9:31 AM Subject: RE: what do you feed your broodmares?
Midget Lover Location: Kentucky	I treat mine no different from my other mine. Around the last month or so I'll up her feed a little bit. Nothing drastic. She is on TC Senior, FORCO, and free choice grass hay. I pull her from fescue a month before foaling.
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wishes4kissez Reg. Jan 2011	Posted 2015-02-27 5:33 PM Subject: RE: what do you feed your broodmares?
Expert Posts: 1261	Thanks that what my friend does also I just wanted to make sure she will be getting enough nutrition!
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