Horse freight loss entail relief?
I have a 22 year old quarter horse who weighs 1001 LBS we own wormed him and we feed him a lot and often we provide him supplement to but his ribs are still showing. we also worked with him in shows in the summmer and he be fine in the summer alll of our other horses are a healthy weight. any thinking why hes still skinny
He may need senior feed. It is made to be more easily digestible so that the horse can go and get more out of it. If you haven't already, get the vet to float his teeth, and get him de-wormed. You vet can also do a blood theory test to check for disesase or metabolic disorder.
Also, a blanket would probably be a good idea in inclement weather.
Sometimes older horses have rough wear patterns on their teeth making it difficult to chew and digest their food. You should probably have a vet out to float his teeth. Also, you may want to consider feed him a food like equine senior and possible adding a little sea to make it a mash. This will help him know how to chew easier. Soaked beet pulp is another favorite for adding weight. Vegetable oil is another suitable weight adder. You can add up to a cup per feeding by mixing it surrounded by his food/mash. If he is having trouble eating his hay, it could be due to tooth loss and wear patterns. Consider feed a complete feed or hay in a pelleted/cubed form. You may stipulation to soak them.
What I would do is find other supplements to tag on to his food and mix it together. Also feed him more and don't over exercise him.
Your horse is antediluvian and certain horses loose weight when they get antediluvian because there immune system is not as strong as others. I recommend feeding him senior feed and this other pellet nurture called "New weight", it has a lot of nutrition within it and help horses gain weight. And make certain when you worm him you rotate wormer's because if not thats one reason why a horse will lose weight.
I propose
- stall him and if you do not have a stall double blanket him in the winter and when it is cold
-when it rain even if it is not winter put a rain sheet on hims o he does not catch a chill and draw from cold and sick.
One reason he may be loosing weight is because he is old and his teeth are not as fitting and he is having trouble chewing his food.
Good luck =] hope this helps
Answers: What are you feeding him specifically? Older horses often do not have the dimensions to either properly chew and/or digest the 'usual' foods fed younger horses. He may need a senior nurture, or a supplement like beet pulp to help. Is he allowed to eat by himself, so others aren't running him bad his feed? When were his teeth floated? What condition are his teeth in - moral, bad? What was he wormed with? You may own to have a fecal done to make sure you're getting adjectives the worms by using the right kind of wormer. If you're in a colder climate, make certain he stays warm, such as using a blanket or turnout sheet.
Age have something to do with it I am no vet so I am quiet sure whether you are conserned about it you should call your vet also look up progressive grass feed they hold a food just for weight gain and one for muscle and weight gain you can look up your horses body rack up and they will tell you what food to feed good luck :)
.I recently agreed to prudence for a very undernourished mare.The owners thought she was 8 years.But she was in reality 18 years.The owners wanted to fatten her for a sale.I did not think she would take home it.So first we wormed her (ivermectin) put her on good pasture,and grained 2x day .She kept separate from other horses ,because she was not strong adequate to protect herself.In 60 days the mare really began to bloom.At 90 days she was healthy again
