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Posted on Monday, Jan 31, 2000 - 1:00 pm:

We live in New Zealand and am confident that we raise some of the best horses (and livestock in general)in the world - must have something to do with the fact that we are at the bottom of it!!!

We have thoroughbreds and raise them primarily for sale as yearlings. We keep them till they are around 10 months of age and they are then sent for preparation. In terms of feed, what should I add to my complete feed (know it is the best and has the necessary minerals) to give our horses the 'edge' when it comes to condition, coat etc? The horses are on good grass for around 9-10 months of the year.

Posted on Tuesday, Feb 1, 2000 - 4:28 am:

Goodness Julie,
If your feed is a excellent quality complete feed and plenty of roughage available I do not know what you could add. Perhaps the most sensible approach would be to study the types of nutritional deficiencies that are common in your area and then reevaluate the critical elements of your diet with a nod to these deficiencies. A little tweak in that area might make a big difference. Research is showing us that foals are much harder to keep dewormed than adults. If you are deworming the foals the same as the adults you have room for improvement there. Do not rely on Strongid C daily pellets alone. A good general vitamin supplement and just a extra touch of excellent green alfalfa hay may be all you need..
DrO

Posted on Sunday, Feb 11, 2001 - 2:49 pm:

If a mare has been on bad quality hay and no pasture time and was breed and foals have wobbly legs is there hope for those foals to recover from this start in life without being lame?

Posted on Monday, Feb 12, 2001 - 11:37 am:

Possibly, it depends on why the legs are wobbly and the degree of permanant damage, and that is not evident from your post.
DrO

Posted on Tuesday, Feb 13, 2001 - 4:36 pm:

The mares never go on pasture and are feed very poor quality hay and no sup.Its not because of breeding because I use their Stud and my babies are fine. But I feed my horses with good hay and they have pasture time from April to October
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