tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7503414269772613959.post6530991653050671304..comments2023-10-07T10:27:10.751-04:00Comments on The Adventures of Lucy: Packing on the poundsKatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08707037151404133158noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7503414269772613959.post-32959239109355213002012-06-28T21:54:01.351-04:002012-06-28T21:54:01.351-04:00hi Katie, where are you located? I feed Poulin'...hi Katie, where are you located? I feed Poulin's Fibre Max, a 14% fat, 17% NSC, 12% protein grain (http://www.poulingrain.com/product_details.php?product_id=232&category_id=3), but I know that grain isn't available everywhere. I supplement with Purina Amplify, a 24% rice bran-based product. I also top-dress with canola oil, which has lots of "cool" calories per tablespoon - she gets about a cup with dinner.<br /><br />Also with dinner she gets 3 quarts of soaked alfalfa cubes, which can make a horse hot but they also have a high calcium content, which neutralizes stomach acid and helps prevent a reoccurance of ulcers.<br /><br />Speaking of ulcers, they can really prevent a horse from putting on weight, so if this is a chronic problem, definitely keep that in mind. Also make sure your horse is wormed properly.<br /><br />It's a battle to find the right balance of energy and fat with hot horses who are hard keepers. If Poulin isn't distributed by you, try to find a grain with the lowest NSC (basically carbs, which deliver lots of "hot" calories) count. A high count is in the mid 20's and up. A good count for a hot TB is below 20. I can feed Lucy quite a bit of the Fibre Max without really increasing her energy, just her fat intake, so that is really helpful.<br /><br />Also I've found that I have to constantly be upping some things, and there are some points during the year when I can decrease what she's getting. It all depends on the weather and her activity level.<br /><br />Hopefully that helps!Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08707037151404133158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7503414269772613959.post-92010403586711703682012-06-28T09:39:21.051-04:002012-06-28T09:39:21.051-04:00Hi Kate! I've just started following your blog...Hi Kate! I've just started following your blog as I've recently adopted an OTTB of my own. I'm having some trouble putting weight on my guy, and I'm interested to see what you fed Lucy to get her looking so great. Thanks!Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12325487731371907779noreply@blogger.com