Leeana
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Do not just look at the belly, look at the horses shoulder and hip ...does that area look to be "lacking"? Normally when these horses are not getting propper nutrition the belly will be big, but the hip and shoulder will lack muscle and depth.
How much of what grain you feed is going to depend upon the grain, Purina has a long line of products. For instance, you can feed Purina Born To Win (much like the Buckeye Gro N Win product) and only need to feed maybe 1-3 cups of that a day. Then, there are other grains that the horse would need 4-8 (or more) cups of per day. So, really until we know exactly what grain you are feeding ..i dont think one can say "your not graining enough". I feed Buckeye Gro N Win last year and my horses got anywhere from 1/2 - 3 cups per day. Now, i feed purina strategy and my horses need anywhere from 3-5 cups 2x a day. I do not go by that say "horses should have 3% of their body weight in grain per day". Says who??? You cannot follow that saying
. It depends on the grain you are feeding as to how much your horses should get
. If your feeding a lessor quality product, your going to have to feed more ...but if you are feeding a higher quality produce, imo ..you should not need to feed that much. What i liked about Buckeye Gro N Win was it didnt take much grain (at all) to equal more nutrion then what you would get if feeding a lessor quality grain. If 1 cup of buckeye gro n win has more (better) nutrition in it then say, 3 or 4 cups of a lessor quality grain, which would you rather be feeding? Okay, off my soap box now
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Anyway, post pics and im sure someone could help you out
How much of what grain you feed is going to depend upon the grain, Purina has a long line of products. For instance, you can feed Purina Born To Win (much like the Buckeye Gro N Win product) and only need to feed maybe 1-3 cups of that a day. Then, there are other grains that the horse would need 4-8 (or more) cups of per day. So, really until we know exactly what grain you are feeding ..i dont think one can say "your not graining enough". I feed Buckeye Gro N Win last year and my horses got anywhere from 1/2 - 3 cups per day. Now, i feed purina strategy and my horses need anywhere from 3-5 cups 2x a day. I do not go by that say "horses should have 3% of their body weight in grain per day". Says who??? You cannot follow that saying
Anyway, post pics and im sure someone could help you out
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