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camocowgirl Reg. Apr 2010	Posted 2015-10-15 6:35 PM Subject: Old horse drops feed (pellets/grain), any suggestions?
Unable to Live Without Chocolate or Coffee Posts: 1849	Our old horse (21) drops his pelleted feed pretty badly and sometimes he doesn't pick them up and eat what he dropped. I give him just a little pelleted feed with some vitamin minerals that are also pellets and a powder. Any suggestions on how to help him not waste so much of it? Edited by camocowgirl 2015-10-15 6:38 PM
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winwillows Reg. Jul 2013	Posted 2015-10-15 7:34 PM Subject: RE: Old horse drops feed (pellets/grain), any suggestions?
Expert Posts: 1695 Location: Willows, CA	Check his teeth.
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cranky B4 10am Reg. Dec 2009	Posted 2015-10-15 7:48 PM Subject: RE: Old horse drops feed (pellets/grain), any suggestions?
Witty Enough Posts: 2954 Location: CTX	And after you have his teeth checked just wet down his grain a little bit. Makes it mushy and easier to eat for an older one.
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camocowgirl Reg. Apr 2010	Posted 2015-10-15 8:23 PM Subject: RE: Old horse drops feed (pellets/grain), any suggestions?
Unable to Live Without Chocolate or Coffee Posts: 1849	Teethe were just done in july
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Bibliafarm Reg. Jul 2008	Posted 2015-10-15 9:58 PM Subject: RE: Old horse drops feed (pellets/grain), any suggestions?
Warmblood with Wings Posts: 27846 Location: Florida..	wet it down or buy a senior grain its textured and easier to chew
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hammer_time Reg. Jul 2007	Posted 2015-10-16 12:24 AM Subject: RE: Old horse drops feed (pellets/grain), any suggestions?
Money Eating Baggage Owner Posts: 9586 Location: Phoenix	After teeth are cleared, choose something like Renew Gold--its a very soft pellet and crumbles very easily.
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Mainer-racer Reg. Oct 2004	Posted 2015-10-16 8:14 AM Subject: RE: Old horse drops feed (pellets/grain), any suggestions?
Maine-iac Posts: 3334 Location: Got Lobsta?	I agree, soak it. I soak mine with Aloe Vera juice. Also you can add Hay Stretcher - I take about 3.5 pounds - soak it in a feed tub and give it to him. Its just mushed up hay and he loves it! Doesn't leave any behind and it keeps the weight on him.
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Frodo Reg. Jul 2004	Posted 2015-10-16 9:02 AM Subject: RE: Old horse drops feed (pellets/grain), any suggestions?
"Heck's Coming With Me" Posts: 10797 Location: Kansas	My 27-year-old drops quite a bit but it sure makes our dogs happy as they stand underneath the tub and pick up what he drops. I would like the idea of soaking it but this horse slobbers in his feed so much it pretty much soaks itself. I give him an excessive amount to make up for what he drops. Teeth.....once a year.
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Southtxponygirl Reg. Nov 2006	Posted 2015-10-16 9:28 AM Subject: RE: Old horse drops feed (pellets/grain), any suggestions?
A Somebody to Everybody Posts: 41354 Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas	I would have his teeth rechecked. Does he have any missing molars?
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camocowgirl Reg. Apr 2010	Posted 2015-10-16 9:57 AM Subject: RE: Old horse drops feed (pellets/grain), any suggestions?
Unable to Live Without Chocolate or Coffee Posts: 1849	she didn't mention him missing any teeth but she did say they aren't really growning anymore. So I guess they are just going to keep wearing down?? He had a few points but it wasn't bad at all she said. She did say that he would still be dropping feed due to so much wear.
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LMS Reg. Feb 2008	Posted 2015-10-16 10:56 AM Subject: RE: Old horse drops feed (pellets/grain), any suggestions?
Experienced Mouse Trapper Posts: 3106 Location: North Dakota	Feed him in a big tub too-not a regular bucket. I usually have either a lick tub-empty of course or half a barrel for them to eat out of-helps contain the mess.
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mbellos11 Reg. Aug 2010	Posted 2015-10-16 7:19 PM Subject: RE: Old horse drops feed (pellets/grain), any suggestions?
Location: Midwest	Wet his grain!
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Chandler's Mom Reg. Jan 2015	Posted 2015-10-16 11:44 PM Subject: RE: Old horse drops feed (pellets/grain), any suggestions?
My Heart Be Happy Posts: 9159 Location: Arkansas	We feed our 36 year old in a big tub simply because he drops so much and then eats it again! (We leave him in his stall at least an hour to hour and a half to give him plenty of time to finish.) He has very few teeth left. He gets senior feed and beet pulp; obviously we soak the beet and that moisture really helps.
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barrelracingstar121 Reg. Oct 2012	Posted 2015-10-17 12:03 AM Subject: RE: Old horse drops feed (pellets/grain), any suggestions?
Veteran Posts: 232 Location: Wisconsin	feed bag! works great :)
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camocowgirl Reg. Apr 2010	Posted 2015-10-17 8:03 AM Subject: RE: Old horse drops feed (pellets/grain), any suggestions?
Unable to Live Without Chocolate or Coffee Posts: 1849	barrelracingstar121 - 2015-10-16 10:03 AM feed bag! works great :) That's a really good idea because the horses all live together in a pasture with a run in barn/shed. So if I have any with special feeds I'd have to separate them out. Any tips on training a horse to use it or it is pretty easy to get them to wear one?
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barrelracingstar121 Reg. Oct 2012	Posted 2015-10-17 10:45 AM Subject: RE: Old horse drops feed (pellets/grain), any suggestions?
Veteran Posts: 232 Location: Wisconsin	camocowgirl - 2015-10-17 8:03 AM barrelracingstar121 - 2015-10-16 10:03 AM feed bag! works great :) That's a really good idea because the horses all live together in a pasture with a run in barn/shed. So if I have any with special feeds I'd have to separate them out. Any tips on training a horse to use it or it is pretty easy to get them to wear one? nope! super easy!!! the other horses may bother him/her at first because they are smart and know theres grain in there, but they all figure it out. use on daily on a broodie that needs grain twice a day!!!
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Southtxponygirl Reg. Nov 2006	Posted 2015-10-17 11:14 AM Subject: RE: Old horse drops feed (pellets/grain), any suggestions?
A Somebody to Everybody Posts: 41354 Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas	21 is really not old, my 22 year old never loses his feed while eating, if this horse were mine and he loses his feed as bad as your saying I would have an equine dentist check him out. Sometimes if they are eating to fast and getting a big mouthfull of feed they will lose it while being a piggy, is he eating to fast and this could be the cause of losing feed?
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Nevertooold Reg. Oct 2003	Posted 2015-10-17 12:45 PM Subject: RE: Old horse drops feed (pellets/grain), any suggestions?
I Prefer to Live in Fantasy Land Posts: 64864 Location: In the Hills of Texas	If he had his teeth done in July and now just started this...it's his teeth. He could have fractured a tooth or now has a loose one. Was his teeth done with power tools? Like others have said...wet his feed down. I would wet his pretty good to make the pellet very soft. Edited by Nevertooold 2015-10-17 12:52 PM
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camocowgirl Reg. Apr 2010	Posted 2015-10-17 1:00 PM Subject: RE: Old horse drops feed (pellets/grain), any suggestions?
Unable to Live Without Chocolate or Coffee Posts: 1849	He was dropping feed before his teeth were done. It is better now but still happening. She uses both a power tool and hand/manual tools. She said he has good teeth no big issues. Just he isn't growing them very fast if at all she said. the feed bag idea sounds pretty good. I'm gonna try that. Maybe switch to a senior feed or renew gold
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Anniemae Reg. Jan 2004	Posted 2015-10-17 1:41 PM Subject: RE: Old horse drops feed (pellets/grain), any suggestions?
Common Sense and then some Location: So. California	Adding a bit of water is the easiest and it works!
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