When the grass is growing and your horse’s waistline is too, managing their weight can be challenging. Balancing their diet while ensuring they get enough fibre and nutrients is crucial.
Tips to Manage Your Horse’s Weight:
Restrict Quality:
Avoid lush grass and high-fat concentrates.
Substitute grass with older or soaked hay for lower nutritional value.
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Regular exercise is essential for burning excess calories and boosting metabolism.
Daily activity helps your horse burn calories more efficiently.
Even 30 minutes of walking each day, whether in-hand, ridden, lunged, or on a walker, can make a significant difference.
Restrict Quantity:
Use grazed paddocks or strip graze with electric fencing.
Consider part stabling or using a grazing muzzle.
Use small-holed hay nets to encourage slower eating.
Feeding Horslyx Balancers:
Horslyx Balancers can support a natural ‘trickle feed’ approach, balancing nutrient deficiencies in forage and grazing. Despite concerns about molasses, Horslyx Balancers are suitable for good doers and horses prone to laminitis when fed in regulated amounts. A 500 kg horse consuming the recommended 250 g daily only gets 82.5 g of sugar, less than in 2 kg of hay. This is minimal compared to the sugar in fresh grass.
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Conclusion:
Using Horslyx Balancers ensures your horse receives a balanced diet without the risk of extra sugar and starch from concentrates. Combined with regular exercise, this helps manage their weight effectively while keeping them healthy.
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