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Old horse dropping weight

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Chandler's Mom
Reg. Jan 2015
Posted 2016-09-21 12:36 AM
Subject: RE: Old horse dropping weight



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amandacamarano - 2016-09-20 9:13 AM

My 24 year old dropped weight when we moved to Louisiana about a year and a half ago. I finally have him looking pretty good...he gets a heaping 3qt scoop of Purina Equine Senior and a heaping scoop of Omnis Cubes twice a day, along with SmartSenior and AE Detox (I weighed the feed once, but I cant remember the pounds). He takes his time eating hay and if it is "stem-y" he wont eat it...I figure he has done enough for me he deserves to be picky.

It seems the vintage ones are hard to find the right feed combination...good luck in your search!!

You're right, they deserve it. I can't tell you how many people tell me to just "put him down, he doesn't do anything anymore except cost you money." Seriously??? He's teacher, confidante, psychologist, confidence builder, and friend. My question is, what doesn't he do???
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Chandler's Mom
Reg. Jan 2015
Posted 2016-09-21 12:39 AM
Subject: RE: Old horse dropping weight



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Tdove - 2016-09-20 4:49 PM

Chandler's Mom - 2016-09-19 11:47 PM

Tdove - 2016-09-19 10:58 AM

There is not much of anything better for a geriatric horse than Omnis cubes. It does not need soaking and has saved more than a few old horse's lives like this. You can give it up to free choice and I think it will help. I am not sure where you are located but if it is in your area, I would recommend that you give it a try.

I've not seen them down here in SE Arkansas---do you know if they're near me anywhere??

I don't have any current dealers there. We are expanding and accepting new dealer applications for Arkansas, Florida and everything North and West of Texas, all the way to California.

Thanks for the info. Sounds like most folks love them!
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Gunner11
Reg. Mar 2011
Posted 2016-09-21 11:49 AM
Subject: RE: Old horse dropping weight



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Location: N Texas		I'm in the same situation--my 29 year old has always been a super easy keeper up until these last few years.
He's now on 3 1/2 lbs of soaked alfalfa pellets + 1 lb of Renew Gold in the morning and 4 lbs of Purina Equine Senior active + either a flake of alfalfa or the equivalent in soaked alfalfa cubes. He has free choice coastal hay and grass when it grows, but he doesn't chew it well, so the soaked alfalfa is essential.
He actually winters pretty well (I'm in north Texas so winters aren't too bad), it's the hot summer that gets him and I have to keep an eye on his weight.
Soaking is going to be very important, whether it's beet pulp, alfalfa pellets/cubes/ etc. You can even soak his feed if he has trouble with it. Whatever makes it easier to eat and digest. Soaking is also great because it gets more water in them.
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