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half lb 10% fat 11% protein
1lb Renew gold
3lb whole oats (not exactly sure on weight yet, it's just one full scoop, plastic scoop like most people use)
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| cutnrunqhmt - 2017-03-01 4:07 PM
I keep it pretty simple I feed 1 1/2 lbs oats 3/4 alfalfa pellet 3 ounces of peas and 2 ounces of pumpkin seeds , hemp seed oil and various herbal mixtures but everyone gets marshmellow root, aloe, spirulina and turmeric. Here is a picture of a mare a few weeks ago I am in Montana and have had the hardest winter we have seen in 20 yrs. No barn still shiny! Had to use picture from Oct/Nov The second picture is from a couple weeks ago. They have all been on alfalfa all winter.
On your peas and pumpkin seeds, do you soak them, or feed them dry?
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| GLP - 2017-03-01 4:31 PM
cutnrunqhmt - 2017-03-01 4:07 PM
I keep it pretty simple I feed 1 1/2 lbs oats 3/4 alfalfa pellet 3 ounces of peas and 2 ounces of pumpkin seeds , hemp seed oil and various herbal mixtures but everyone gets marshmellow root, aloe, spirulina and turmeric. Here is a picture of a mare a few weeks ago I am in Montana and have had the hardest winter we have seen in 20 yrs. No barn still shiny! Had to use picture from Oct/Nov The second picture is from a couple weeks ago. They have all been on alfalfa all winter.
On your peas and pumpkin seeds, do you soak them, or feed them dry?
They are fed dry. I use split peas . I had tried a couple of feeds that used peas and the horses like it but had to drive about 400 miles to get it so just mixed this up. |
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Location: Cocoa, Florida | My newest colt gets a Florida feed - Seminole wellness dyna sport, he does very well on it, it's 14% fat but I'm riding him heavily right now. I also add more ground flax and coco soya oil, a feee choice salt mineral and I do aloe Vera juice for ulcers.
He gets a bucket of alfalfa cubes and 2-3 flakes of Timothy and alfalfa mix every night as well. Turned out all day on grass.
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| I do 1/2 scoop of 12% Impact & 1/2 scoop crimped oats w/ free choice quality forage all night (we're fortunate with our grass here) & a huge flake of Timothy alfalfa while she's stalled.
We're super low maintenance around here lol
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| Where do you get your hemp oil? |
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| Sandok - 2017-04-12 9:36 AM
Where do you get your hemp oil?
I was buying from Natural One in Canada but Biostarus has some and I am seeing it show up a few more places. It is expensive but all the oils are getting pretty expensive any more. |
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| Daily:
6-8 lbs Total Equine (depends on work load)
4 oz MVP Exceed 6-Way
1 oz MVP DC-Y (devil's claw, yucca) anti-inflammatory
1-2 oz raspberry leaf (for mare's heat cycle/PMS)
Grass turn out and free choice grass hay
1-2 flakes alfalfa
I don't have any recent pictures but they look and act pretty darn good.
What works for one horse, may not work for the next. In my experience, it takes a lot of personal research to find the right regimen....and to not be tempted by the latest fad.
If you want more info on MVP products, shoot me a message! |
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Location: So Cal | Free choice Orchard/Alfalfa Hay
~2qts Alfalfa/Oat pellets
~2lbs American Family Feed (adjust amount based on work)
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Location: Jersey Girl | I feed a ration balancer (Purina) once a day and they get about a bale of hay a day. My horses are FAT. they should slim down once I can ride regularly again.
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Location: Gainesville, TX | I think it is interesting people feed peas. That was a staple horse feed throughout the middle ages and Renaissance as they did not have as many grain choices as we have now. I don't think its a bad option.
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| oija - 2017-04-13 11:54 AM I think it is interesting people feed peas. That was a staple horse feed throughout the middle ages and Renaissance as they did not have as many grain choices as we have now. I don't think its a bad option. There is your historical horse fact for the day. Carry on.
That is interesting!! |
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| rodeomom3 - 2017-04-13 12:21 PM
oija - 2017-04-13 11:54 AM I think it is interesting people feed peas. That was a staple horse feed throughout the middle ages and Renaissance as they did not have as many grain choices as we have now. I don't think its a bad option. There is your historical horse fact for the day. Carry on.
That is interesting thanks. I started feeding because our protein levels in hay in my part of the country is poor and our ground is just depleted. They love them. |
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Location: NE TX | I feed Bluebonnet Equiline Pellets 1 scoop once a day with one scoop of bleeder stop and 1 cup of aloe Vera juice at home. When I haul she also gets omeprazole at night and ranitidine in the morning. When at home she is in a 3 acre pasture to herself so free grazes, when hauling she gets as much coastal hay as she wants. She stresses when she is hauled and stalled so that's why I add the omeprazole and ranitidine is to cut down on ulcers.
I used to feed Ultium in the blue bag and loved how she looked but it made her hot and she was also on Platinum Performance and I didn't notice much difference in coat or hoof health so I discontinued that.
Attached picture is a week ago ( she's still shedding but is mostly done now) |
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Location: NE TX | I feed Bluebonnet Equiline Pellets 1 scoop once a day with one scoop of bleeder stop and 1 cup of aloe Vera juice at home. When I haul she also gets omeprazole at night and ranitidine in the morning. When at home she is in a 3 acre pasture to herself so free grazes, when hauling she gets as much coastal hay as she wants. She stresses when she is hauled and stalled so that's why I add the omeprazole and ranitidine is to cut down on ulcers.
I used to feed Ultium in the blue bag and loved how she looked but it made her hot and she was also on Platinum Performance and I didn't notice much difference in coat or hoof health so I discontinued that.
I was going to attach a photo but it wouldn't let me. I like the way she looks and acts on the Equiline compared to Ultium. |
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| In regards to feeding peas. What kind of peas do you use? Fresh peas,k frozen??? Freeze dried?? |
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| Sandok - 2017-04-13 4:02 PM
In regards to feeding peas. What kind of peas do you use? Fresh peas,k frozen??? Freeze dried??
They are dried split peas have seen some whole peas in feed as well but they are pretty hard so I liked the split ones. Not sure it matters though. |
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| Where do you get them at? |
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| Sandok - 2017-04-13 4:49 PM
Where do you get them at?
I was buying at health food supply stores either in town or there are places on line but have not used them. I now have found some farmers who are growing them so will be doing that now. |
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