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Location: Kansas | I recently bought my first yearling... I've never owned anything younger than two years old, so this is quite the experience for me! I want to make sure that she is getting everything possible to help her mature to her full potential. What is everyone feeding/ supplementing their yearlings with?
She's by Judy's Lineage and out of a race winning TB mare. This is her (I'm pretty excited about her!): http://www.allbreedpedigree.com/judys+notebook
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Location: Phoenix | I would keep it simple. Good hay and a vitamin/mineral. Alfalfa will contain the protein needed to grow. I would keep as much grain OUT of her belly as possible. She's big and very pretty. |
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Location: Wonderful Wyoming | hammer_time - 2015-08-09 2:51 PM I would keep it simple. Good hay and a vitamin/mineral. Alfalfa will contain the protein needed to grow. I would keep as much grain OUT of her belly as possible. She's big and very pretty.
I agree with this. I give my youngsters THE Muscle Mass yearling formula. It has added vitamins, minerals, amino acids and much more. Great for sale prepping and just great over all health. Very economically priced and has a money back guarantee. |
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Location: Kansas | wyoming barrel racer - 2015-08-09 3:10 PM
hammer_time - 2015-08-09 2:51 PM Â I would keep it simple. Â Good hay and a vitamin/mineral. Â Alfalfa will contain the protein needed to grow. Â I would keep as much grain OUT of her belly as possible. Â She's big and very pretty. Â
I agree with this. I give my youngsters THE Muscle Mass yearling formula. It has added vitamins, minerals, amino acids and much more. Great for sale prepping and just great over all health. Very economically priced and has a money back guarantee.Â
I give THE to my older horses and was wondering if THE had anything specially formulated for youngsters. I will have to call and order some! |
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Location: When you hit the middle of nowhere .. Keep driving | I agree with a lot of the others. A good mineral supplement and good hay.... Or good pasture and mineral is even better IMO. Good for their minds too. |
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Location: Arkansas | Just want to say good luck with your pretty girl!! |
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Location: Kansas | Chandler's Mom - 2015-08-09 9:52 PM
Just want to say good luck with your pretty girl!!
Thank you!! She is the sweetest little thing. I can't wait to see what she becomes :) |
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| HarlanLivesOn - 2015-08-09 3:43 PM
I recently bought my first yearling... I've never owned anything younger than two years old, so this is quite the experience for me! I want to make sure that she is getting everything possible to help her mature to her full potential. What is everyone feeding/ supplementing their yearlings with?
She's by Judy's Lineage and out of a race winning TB mare. This is her (I'm pretty excited about her! ): http://www.allbreedpedigree.com/judys+notebook
I'm in the same boat just got a yearling too. I'm feeding him ultium growth and lots of grass hay. I too feed THE MM to my geldings I'm interested in the yearling formula for this colt. |
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Location: Missouri | Can't offer feeding advice, b/c I recently posted about feeding my own yearling!  She's turned out with a mineral supplement and I think --hopefully, finally-- growing! lol!
I did find this article informative: http://www.thehorse.com/articles/10450/feeding-yearlings
BTW, my JL grandson is 5 and ginormous!!! He just keeps growing!
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Location: West Texas | We feed Omnis Complete cubes and its the best yearling ration I have ever seen.
Before we had them, we used alfalfa cubes and oats and it works great too.
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Location: Smack Dab in the Middle | My two yearlings are on 2# Strategy GX plus 1# dehy alfalfa pellets, twice a day, and lots of really nice brome. I think they are looking really good.
March 2014 yearling, in the middle of a growth spurt, so a tad lanky, but great muscle.
August 2014 yearling (oops baby), who I think looks really good.
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Location: North Dakota | I bought a weanling right off the mother that looked OK but had never had any special care and didn't seem to winter too well. I found a lot of info regarding youngsters needing more protein. I'm not sure if you have access to Woody's feeds but the futurity blend made that horse bloom. It took the wormy belly off of him and added some stockiness. He ate a small amount (about 3 pounds per day as a 2 year old) and always had some alfalfa in his diet and he's really turned out to be a nice big growthy three year old. I'm always concerned about horses size as I have a 12 year old that NEVER received any special care as a youngster and he's small with poor feet and teeth (could be genetics might not be though) and I always wonder what he could have been if he would have had a little of the "right" extra care......View the looks of your horse with your eyes, I truly believe that with the correct nutrition horses can mature without the "gangly" stage you see so often. Your yearling looks amazing in the pics....what is she eating now?? |
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Location: Washington. (The DRY side.) | IMO, with any horse, less is more! (Including youngsters.) Feeding them up with 49506895 different things isn't going to make them grow past what they are genetically programed to be. It won't make them grow better/taller/thicker, it will make them FAT. It can also cause leg issues. You see more problems with youngsters that are over fed, than you do with ones that aren't. |
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Location: Missouri | RacingQH - 2015-08-11 11:51 AM IMO, with any horse, less is more! (Including youngsters.) Feeding them up with 49506895 different things isn't going to make them grow past what they are genetically programed to be. It won't make them grow better/taller/thicker, it will make them FAT. It can also cause leg issues. You see more problems with youngsters that are over fed, than you do with ones that aren't.
I copied this from the article I posted previously from www.thehorse.com:
"A healthy yearling doesn't look like a slick miniature version of an adult. He should resemble the teenager he is--angular somewhat unbalanced and perhaps even a little on the lean side."
Mine is definitely on the lean side, so I was encouraged to hear that it can be okay...they don't all have to be little tanks...
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| LMS - 2015-08-11 11:51 AM
I bought a weanling right off the mother that looked OK but had never had any special care and didn't seem to winter too well. I found a lot of info regarding youngsters needing more protein. I'm not sure if you have access to Woody's feeds but the futurity blend made that horse bloom.  It took the wormy belly off of him and added some stockiness.  He ate a small amount (about 3 pounds per day as a 2 year old) and always had some alfalfa in his diet and he's really turned out to be a nice big growthy three year old. I'm always concerned about horses size as I have a 12 year old that NEVER received any special care as a youngster and he's small with poor feet and teeth (could be genetics might not be though) and I always wonder what he could have been if he would have had a little of the "right" extra care......View the looks of your horse with your eyes, I truly believe that with the correct nutrition horses can mature without the "gangly" stage you see so often. Your yearling looks amazing in the pics....what is she eating now??
Young horses do need more protein. Protein is necessary for growth of new tissue such as bone and muscle. Nutrition before birth and during the first year is the most important time. 1uality protein is essential. |
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Location: Beggs, OK | Tdove - 2015-08-11 10:57 AM We feed Omnis Complete cubes and its the best yearling ration I have ever seen. Before we had them, we used alfalfa cubes and oats and it works great too.
I'll have to get some new pictures of my babies...They are looking great! I've been putting them on the walker for a few minutes a day, then they're getting baths and fly spray, feet handled, and fans. They are on pasture at night, but get Omnis cubes all day long and they are SO shiny! |
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Location: West Texas | Genetics have a lot to do with food utilization, especially for yearlings. Here are some pictures of our yearlings.
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Location: North Dakota | RacingQH - 2015-08-11 11:51 AM IMO, with any horse, less is more! (Including youngsters.) Feeding them up with 49506895 different things isn't going to make them grow past what they are genetically programed to be. It won't make them grow better/taller/thicker, it will make them FAT. It can also cause leg issues. You see more problems with youngsters that are over fed, than you do with ones that aren't.
I'll challenge this statement a little with something I've learned over the years...my little bit of extra is nothing compared to the 49506895 different things you're talking about. Some people it's all or nothing. If you've done the worming, pasture is good and they still don't look as good as you like, slowly add some protein either in alfalfa or small amounts of feed like I did. Genetically a horse as all the potential in the world but if human and natural factors are not there for them there is definitely a chance genetics will not shine through. |
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Location: Washington. (The DRY side.) | LMS - 2015-08-11 12:27 PM RacingQH - 2015-08-11 11:51 AM IMO, with any horse, less is more! (Including youngsters.) Feeding them up with 49506895 different things isn't going to make them grow past what they are genetically programed to be. It won't make them grow better/taller/thicker, it will make them FAT. It can also cause leg issues. You see more problems with youngsters that are over fed, than you do with ones that aren't. I'll challenge this statement a little with something I've learned over the years...my little bit of extra is nothing compared to the 49506895 different things you're talking about. Some people it's all or nothing. If you've done the worming, pasture is good and they still don't look as good as you like, slowly add some protein either in alfalfa or small amounts of feed like I did. Genetically a horse as all the potential in the world but if human and natural factors are not there for them there is definitely a chance genetics will not shine through.
I didn't say not to give them ANYTHING.(Nor did I mean that.) But there are some folks that seem to think if a little something extra is good, 394057846 things is even better! They don't need to be fed like a market hog. It won't hurt one to not be hog fat and look like an adult. I have no problem with a yearling looking like a YEARLING. (That was what I meant. :) )
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Location: The Oklahoma plains. | Tdove - 2015-08-11 2:21 PM Genetics have a lot to do with food utilization, especially for yearlings. Here are some pictures of our yearlings.
Those look like some mighty fine bred yearlings! 
And I agree. Must be why some bad fed but good bred yearlings still outshine/outclass the good fed but bad bred ones. |
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