MiniAddict21
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[SIZE=14pt]Okay, as I have stated in my "introduction" in the picture section, I am new into the world of Mini's.
Arrow is my first mini. He is 17 month old colt. I will be getting another mini on saturday and my big horse will be leaving. (Yes I have left the big horses for minis hehe).. Anyway moving on to the actual question.. What do you all feed your mini's? I want to make sure I do everything right with mine. And as I have seen there is some differences in the ways horses and mini's are fed. [/SIZE]
Here is what Arrow has been getting. [SIZE=14pt]He is out on grass 24/7 but it isn't lushious grass.. He has free choice of hay as well and I have been feeding him the Reliance pelleted feed twice a day 1/2 a grain scooper each time. Which measures out to about 1/2 a lb-1 lb of pellet's aday. He can get to a salt/mineral block. Winter is coming and I want to make sure I am doing everything I can to keep him healthy.[/SIZE]
I know about the beet pulp and have asked our local feed store if they could order me some and they are supposed to. I have seen a lot of you talking about supplements..Should I be giving him a supplement? If so what should I get?
Also the mini I will be getting on Saturday is a 4 year old Stud. He is WAY over weight and the only thing they have been doing as far as feeding goes, is having him turned out in a 25 acre pasture. So what should I be doing with him? Almost all my grass is gone and it has done got quite cold here. Should he have free choice hay as well? Should he be grained? How should I go about feeding him all together?
Another question (haha I am full of them tonight), both of them will be gelded soon. When they are gelded should I feed anything different or continue doing what I have been? Thanks so much and any advice yall can offer would be great!
Here is what Arrow has been getting. [SIZE=14pt]He is out on grass 24/7 but it isn't lushious grass.. He has free choice of hay as well and I have been feeding him the Reliance pelleted feed twice a day 1/2 a grain scooper each time. Which measures out to about 1/2 a lb-1 lb of pellet's aday. He can get to a salt/mineral block. Winter is coming and I want to make sure I am doing everything I can to keep him healthy.[/SIZE]
I know about the beet pulp and have asked our local feed store if they could order me some and they are supposed to. I have seen a lot of you talking about supplements..Should I be giving him a supplement? If so what should I get?
Also the mini I will be getting on Saturday is a 4 year old Stud. He is WAY over weight and the only thing they have been doing as far as feeding goes, is having him turned out in a 25 acre pasture. So what should I be doing with him? Almost all my grass is gone and it has done got quite cold here. Should he have free choice hay as well? Should he be grained? How should I go about feeding him all together?
Another question (haha I am full of them tonight), both of them will be gelded soon. When they are gelded should I feed anything different or continue doing what I have been? Thanks so much and any advice yall can offer would be great!