feeding a young colt

lesha

Thanks everybody heaps for all the info and yeah i always thought just feeding studmaster and roughy was not enough. But no i relise that simple is good and will save me the bucks too... and knowing that others feed just that too.. and nothing else but vits and min makes me feel better to.

and guess that what the complete pellet is for so it simple and easy... ahhh feel alot better now..

once again thanks guys....

kathera

Feed same too, with equi vit / min only as I don't feed recommended studmaster and also 1/2 cup canola oil. Only a new horse to me but seems good so far

howaboutapony?

we have a colt where i am. we just feed him 2 scoops grower and weaner pellets 2 scoops chaff. we put dolomite groom and salt in his am feed. hes not hyped up at all, except when he tries being a stallion, even though hes just 1 year old... google horse calming herbs and try some things . also you might want to look at cutting your protien because some people i know tried that and thier horses calmed down. but thier horses were full grown, so i dont know about that. Hope i helped!

Hygain

Lesha,
If I may throw up a suggestion which has worked for alot of people in your situation.

Firstly the Studmaster is a good economical basis to your feed so I reckon you could stick with that at a rate of 1 scoop morning and night. I would then remove the lupins, muesli and canola oil and replace with 3/4 of a scoop morning and night of Grotorque. Just make up the rest with hay/chaff.

The Grotorque is a non cereal grain muesli/textured feed made from micronized lupins, beans and sunflower seeds as well as a soyabean meal based pellet. It is coated in Rice Bran Oil and aside from very concentrated micro nutrient levels we also add a fair bit more amino acids (eg Lysine) and so it brings out the coat and assists from a topline and general conditioning point of view.

By mixing this in with the Studmaster you will make it a little more interesting but most importantly you will provide all of the nutrients required in more concentrated levels without needing to add any supps. I can honestly say that it is my favourite feed!

In fact I am so confident that you would be ecstatic with the result that if you aren't happy I will cut up my St Kilda FC membership - well, no I wouldn't do that - but I would go to Subiaco on the 23rd May and sing the Eagles anthem before the game (coz they won't be playing it after!). Now that is CONFIDENCE.

Anyway - just another option.

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uno

i secA colt and get gets exactly what caroline says, he is growing putting on weight and lovely to handle. Keep it simple , plenty of handling and possible geld him. good luck

Kimaley

My yearling colt who is a fatty is on grower and weaner pellets, lucerne, chaff, CellVital and hay. We have to limit what he gets as he is rather a fatty but I have had all my babies on this in different portions depending on their weight and they are all happy and healthy with nice level heads.

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feather feet

but I would go to Subiaco on the 23rd May and sing the Eagles anthem before the game (coz they won't be playing it after!). Now that is CONFIDENCE."quote

wow your game saying that on a WA forum..but then again..you are victorian..and we all know about your type

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buggalugs

my filly foal gets Hygain growtorque, lucerne chaff and sweetchaff (just to make me feel like im giving her enough food haha) and ad lib hay i feed her recommended rates so no need for min/vit and shes looking better and better everyday!

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lesha

Hey guys i have now cut everything out all he gets in 1 scoop morning and night of studmaster with heaps off chaff and lucerne with all the hay he can get.... he is alot carmer now still trying to dominate me.... but we have a bull bit and he is perfect thinks he is a big man prances and carries on.

i think he is just so active runs around like a mad chook...
i dont under stand why he is so colty can some colts have more testostrone then others and is ther anything i can do, because i dont wont to geld him because he is so lovly and will make a great producer in the future.... but guess will have to wait and see how he acts in the year to come.

will have to post some pictures soon have to get some up to date ones i think....

Hygain thanks alot sounds great...... will try it out i think. !!!

buggalugs - where abouts do you get your Grotorgue from and how much does it cost $$$ thanks alot..

all the info and advice that has been givin has helped me lots and have stopped trying to mother him hehe ;D

Deb2

I cant really advice on what your feeding your boy, as I dont know his breeding, although I was assuming TB???

I'll tell you what I feed mine....the same receipy but different quantities.

Weaner and grower pellets
Flaked Lupins
Lucerne chaff
Minerals (Dolomite, Sulphur, Garlic, Yeast, Copper sulphate, Epsoms salts, Kelp, Applecider vinegar, cod liver oil)

Plenty of good hay.

Note# As the spring grass shoots are comming throu' I will start feeding good quantities of sweet chaff to really push any sand through....this worked last year really well.

Hope you work out what works for you.

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