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Bexandspooky
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 England
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 Posted - 25 Mar 2007 : 11:14:55 PM
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My friend has a 12 yr old tb gelding, He is never going to be the bulkiest horse around as he is very tall and slender, but he is soooo thin and she cannot get any weight in him.
He is currently being fed as much haylage as he will eat at night when he is stabled, out during the day, grazing isn't fantastic but alot of people have worse, he has a morning and evening feed, each consisting of 1 scoop alfa oil, 1 scoop alfa beet and 1 scoop baileys conditioning cubes. He heats up very easily but seems ok on this combination and the slightest bit of comotion and any little bit of weight he may have put on falls off him instantly!!
he is ribby, his hip bones stick out and the poor chap has a very poor excuse for a neck......so does anyone have any ideas!! The vet saw him recently and says he doesnt see a problem but neither of us think that is acceptable.
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Honeyb060674
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 25 Mar 2007 : 11:26:55 PM
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| A friend of mine feeds her TBx Allen & Page Calm and Condition mix. Keeps his weight on really nicely and as theres no oats or barley in it no fizz attacks either. Sorry can't really be of much help but I've heard a few good reports on this. |
      
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Tahir
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 25 Mar 2007 : 11:48:17 PM
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Have you tried Bailey's Outshine, NAF pink powders may help him too.
Carla, xx. |
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Erica
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England
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LIV
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England
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Posted - 26 Mar 2007 : 06:38:48 AM
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| Baileys Outshine is superb. It is high oil and fat so won't make your horse fizzy. |
     
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kcv1223
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England
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Posted - 26 Mar 2007 : 08:42:53 AM
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Hi there,
I've got a 20 something tb gelding who would love to be a hat-rack and drops weight easily. After loads of combinations, he lives out rugged up 24/7 (or he weaves weight off in the stable!) and when he needs a bit extra he has 1 heaped scoop of Happy Hoof, 1 scoop of Spillers Conditioning Cubes, 1 scoop of Speedibeet plus NAF Pink Powder twice a day. He's so well at the moment that he's currently on the Happy Hoof, Spillers Horse and Pony Cubes, and Pink Powder. We haven't even had to bring out the sugarbeet this year! 
I don't know how Pink Powder works but it does 
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pat day
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 26 Mar 2007 : 09:05:33 AM
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If you email me, pat templewood @ aol.com I will give you caroline, baileys nutritionists, number. She has helped me no end with a problem I have just had with our youngster.
I think I would include a balancer too. |
       
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LYNDILOU
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 26 Mar 2007 : 09:21:16 AM
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| As with us humans, underlaying problems may not surface till often too late, I would be inclined to maybe have some blood tests done, he just might have a liver or kidney malfuntion that could be rectified with medication. just a thought. |
   
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cassy
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 26 Mar 2007 : 10:21:15 AM
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| Saracen equi jewel will do the job, puts condition everywhere not just belly, feed up to 6 mugs a day in feed and will see differance in weeks, i had this problem with one of mine and this did the trick very well indeed, they have a website and can order online from saracen horse feeds i highly recommend, try their show improver pencils as well and they are great, i found the mix a little heating pencils was fine though and again work, equi jewel is excellant for weight |
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MirandaToo
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England
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Posted - 26 Mar 2007 : 11:15:52 AM
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Had a similar problem with my part TB, he got so poor that it was embarassing - he really did look like a rspca case, BUT I had to be soooo careful what I fed because he would just go loopy on most things. In the end I tried giving him Milk Pellets, they are expensive, but they seemed to work a treat. He wasn't on them for that long, just enough until I got some condition on him, then I phased them out. They really worked for him and didn't make him at all silly. Only problem I had with them (other than price!!) was that they have lard in them which I wasn't too happy feeding him (veggie horse and veggie owner!!!), but I had reached the point where I would try anything because he looked so dreadful!
Good luck with yours x |
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NUTTER
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England
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Posted - 26 Mar 2007 : 11:39:04 AM
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A friend of mine got her mare back last september it was the most horrendous sight of a poor tb that you could imagine, she had test after test with vet, tried all feeds and the mare still looked horrendous, winter months she has been a nightmare as good rugs were bought in the beginning for her but she was ripping them of daily!!! so this was not helping situation, then she put her on blue chip and the tranformation is unbelievable,its really worked for her,
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Big Mover
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 27 Mar 2007 : 12:16:04 AM
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Has your friend had a worm count done recently? Its worth thinking about, along with the other suggestions. I also have had some amazing results with a feed balancer, I use Blue Chip it really helps your horse digest and use his food properly. I had an ex racer yrs ago, he was so thin when I rescued him, I didnt think he would make it. One of his biggest problems (apart from not been fed)was "Stress" he would worry weight off when he was stabled wind suck, crib, weave, so I tried keeping him out as much as possible and he was so happy and after 6 months he was a totally different horse. These are just my experiences, but maybe a vet needs to check him over and give a professional opinion
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Moira
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Posted - 27 Mar 2007 : 12:27:19 AM
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| I use Equimins Advance feed balancer. Mine all used to get 1 1/2 scoops of sugar beet, 1 scoop Alfa-A and 1 scoop Build up Mix or Staypower Muesli in the winter. This year I haven't had to use sugar beet at all but they get Advance instead and they all look great. |
  
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sazzlepants71
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Posted - 27 Mar 2007 : 09:31:21 AM
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echo what lynda says about blood test just to be safe - we have a TB , the only thing that putweight on him was simple systems greengold andthe blue bag grass nuts + unmolassed sugar beet - brewers yeast was very good for his gut as well - worth a try dont know many horses that dont 'look good' on grass... |
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