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Please consult your Veterinarian before starting any weight gain program
for your horse to rule out other possibilities for the weight loss.
There are alot of life threatening
complications that can arise by trying to put weight on a horse too quickly. If you don't know what kind of a feeding schedule, if any, your horse was on before you got
him/her, you might kill them trying to help them.
This weight gain plan worked for Goblin because I knew his
background; what and how often he was fed, the last time he was wormed, what he was wormed with, as well as a vaccination
history.
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Beet Pulp -n- Oats:
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I started out using sweet
feed and whole corn, but that proved disasterous. Poor Goblin was WIRED FOR SOUND.
It is AMAZING stuff this beet pulp. It is the by-product of sugar beets.
It is very safe to feed, and much much, cheaper than all those high priced weight gain products and specialty feeds.
Aside from free choice hay, I started out with 2 cups of shreded
beet pulp and 2 cups of whole oats. I soaked the pulp and oats in enough hot water to cover them. After the
water was soaked up, I added about 1/8 cup corn oil, Vitamins,
and "Calm and Cool" twice a day.
Slowly I increased the amount of beet pulp in the mixture until
he was getting 4 cups (dry measure) of
shreded beet pulp and 2 cups of oats. I also increased the amount of oil to 1/2
cup.
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OH, I ALMOST FORGOT!
ONE VERY IMPORTANT THING!
GIVE HEAVY DOSES OF LOVE AND AFFECTION FREQUENTLY!
It really DOES help, no kidding.
If your horse KNOWS
you care about him, he WILL respond,
mentally AND physically!
The changes I have witnessed in Goblin are really profound. He
is so different from the horse that I had brought home less than two months ago.
When Goblin first came to live with me, he had
a very dull personality. In the short time that I have been caring for him, he has evolved into a happy go lucky, goofy ham.
Lakota STILL picks
on him, but he takes it like a man, he runs away...LOL!
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Site Updated June 10, 2007
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