http://www.hardgaineranswers.info/768/how-to-put-weight-on-my-tb-gelding.htm Everything you ever wanted to know about gaining weight Fri, 10 Sep 2010 04:17:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.hardgaineranswers.info/768/how-to-put-weight-on-my-tb-gelding.htm/comment-page-1#comment-3759 Jane Horse Sun, 28 Feb 2010 04:46:04 +0000 http://www.hardgaineranswers.info/768/how-to-put-weight-on-my-tb-gelding.htm#comment-3759 Thoroughbreds are not supposed to be fat!!! The trouble with these horses is that they are naturaly thinnner, & therefore, people think they are too skinny & keep trying to fatten them up too much. With a thoroughbred, as long as he is happy & healthy (he does not sound bad at all), then that all that matters. Thoroughbreds should appear "sleek", not chubby. If I could see a picture of him I would be able to judge as to if he needs extra pounds. Anyway, if he really is needing a wait gain, I would recomend COPRA MEAL. This is the ground up whites of the coconut (it looks like cocoa). It is high in fats & oils & protien. But be careful how you feed it, it is safer to mix with water & then feed as it can swell up, & change the feed over slowly. Also, make sure he is getting enough roughage like hay & chaff. But if still in doubt, go to your feed store & ask them, even take them a photo, I hope this has helped you, Jane Thoroughbreds are not supposed to be fat!!!
The trouble with these horses is that they are naturaly thinnner, & therefore, people think they are too skinny & keep trying to fatten them up too much. With a thoroughbred, as long as he is happy & healthy (he does not sound bad at all), then that all that matters.
Thoroughbreds should appear “sleek”, not chubby. If I could see a picture of him I would be able to judge as to if he needs extra pounds.
Anyway, if he really is needing a wait gain, I would recomend COPRA MEAL. This is the ground up whites of the coconut (it looks like cocoa). It is high in fats & oils & protien. But be careful how you feed it, it is safer to mix with water & then feed as it can swell up, & change the feed over slowly. Also, make sure he is getting enough roughage like hay & chaff.
But if still in doubt, go to your feed store & ask them, even take them a photo, I hope this has helped you, Jane

]]> http://www.hardgaineranswers.info/768/how-to-put-weight-on-my-tb-gelding.htm/comment-page-1#comment-3758 Kat Sun, 28 Feb 2010 04:33:08 +0000 http://www.hardgaineranswers.info/768/how-to-put-weight-on-my-tb-gelding.htm#comment-3758 Weather or not you can see ribs does not indicate if he is a healthy weight. You have to look at his rump & neck. If he has a skinny neck & a pointy & distinguished hip, he's underweight. If he has a fat neck & a round butt, he's probably overweight. But the best things to give an underweight horse are green grass, & Pollard.http://www.stockyard.net/vbulletin/feedi…http://www.gvequine.com.au/Review%20of%2… - Pollard is about half way down this site. Weather or not you can see ribs does not indicate if he is a healthy weight. You have to look at his rump & neck. If he has a skinny neck & a pointy & distinguished hip, he’s underweight. If he has a fat neck & a round butt, he’s probably overweight.
But the best things to give an underweight horse are green grass, & Pollard.http://www.stockyard.net/vbulletin/feedi…http://www.gvequine.com.au/Review%20of%2… – Pollard is about half way down this site.

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