Little Bits
Well-Known Member
I am wondering do you creep feed your foals? I have always creep feed our large horse foals. Do you do it the same way or is one way better than another as far as setting up a pen? Pic of how you do it would be great.
Well you should agree, I'm normally right. Although my wife doesn't agree.Dr Taylor
I normally so agree with what you post but not this time. I see so many underfed mini and pony foals that it isnt even funny. Then you see them again as yearlings and they are still underweight and in poor condition. To me these foals are at much higher risk of issues then ones that are well fed while they are growing.
Like I said we dont have a creep feeder but we do feed our foals well and they never get those huge bloated bellies, bad looking coats etc.
LMBO!Well you should agree, I'm normally right. Although my wife doesn't agree.
The issue though is that most of these people have no idea their horses are underfed and will actually think they are fat (due to the bloated belly) and put them on a diet and then its a viscous circle. I also agree that "fat" minis is a bad thing too and have been pretty vocal about that on here (much to some peoples dismay) But I will say that in person going from farm to farm I see way more underfed minis than over fed. That myth of a handful of hay being enough is still out there.On this board there have been many more threads about founder, metabolic syndrome and cushing's disease (all having a feeding component) than under/malnourished horses. Feeding and housing animals poorly does occur, but the education needs to be on total husbandry issues, not quick 'fixes'
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