Re: Welsh 18 year old pony mare (copied message)
Sherry Morse
Hi Jaime, There's not necessarily a ratio of hay to beet pulp unless you're not able to soak hay. If you can soak hay - you want to figure out how much she should be eating per day and then use a minimal amount of beet pulp to get supplements in and the balance should be hay. You want to feed 1.5% of current weight or 2% of ideal weight - whichever is greater. As an example - if she's currently 600lbs and her ideal weight is 500lbs you would do some calculating and see 1.5% of 600lbs is 9lbs and 2% of 500lbs is 10lbs so she should eat 10lbs per day TOTAL. So if you feed 1lb of beet pulp the other 9lbs would be hay. Beet pulp should be rinsed/soaked/rinsed.
Thanks, Sherry and Scutch (and Scarlet over the bridge) EC Primary Response PA 2014 https://ecir.groups.io/g/CaseHistory/files/Sherry%20and%20Scutch_Scarlet https://ecir.groups.io/g/CaseHistory/album?id=78891 |
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