As you know, we're moving Kal to a new yard early next week. Where he is now he gets:
ad lib/unlimited haylage
1/2 scoop bog-standard horse and pony mix (I think it's Scats' own brand) (2xday)
1/2 scoop mollichaff original (2xday)
1/4 scoop Top Line (Bailey's No 4) (2xday)
1 scoop Pink Powder (2xday)
turnout (lush grass) 7.30 a.m. to 3.30 p.m.
He seems to drop condition quite quickly/isn't a particularly good do'er.
The grazing at the new yard isn't as good (grass isn't as lush/plentiful), and he'll be on hay rather than haylage. I've ordered him a slightly richer (non-heating) mix (Spillers Meadow Herb) and he'll stay on the mollichaf, top line and pink powder. Question is, should I up his hard feed to compensate for the poorer grazing and reduction of calories from not getting haylage, or will the fact that he'll be out 24x7 (in the summer - they come in at night in the winter) make up the difference?
He is currently worked most days (lunging, schooling and/or hacking), and I don't expect his workload to change much in the next month or so.
Thanks in advance . . .
N
ad lib/unlimited haylage
1/2 scoop bog-standard horse and pony mix (I think it's Scats' own brand) (2xday)
1/2 scoop mollichaff original (2xday)
1/4 scoop Top Line (Bailey's No 4) (2xday)
1 scoop Pink Powder (2xday)
turnout (lush grass) 7.30 a.m. to 3.30 p.m.
He seems to drop condition quite quickly/isn't a particularly good do'er.
The grazing at the new yard isn't as good (grass isn't as lush/plentiful), and he'll be on hay rather than haylage. I've ordered him a slightly richer (non-heating) mix (Spillers Meadow Herb) and he'll stay on the mollichaf, top line and pink powder. Question is, should I up his hard feed to compensate for the poorer grazing and reduction of calories from not getting haylage, or will the fact that he'll be out 24x7 (in the summer - they come in at night in the winter) make up the difference?
He is currently worked most days (lunging, schooling and/or hacking), and I don't expect his workload to change much in the next month or so.
Thanks in advance . . .
N