hsrascal
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Looking to get feedback on getting my 9 month old mini up to par. I've had him about two months and it's been a roller coaster getting him on a consistent program, due to moving barns etc.
His current condition - some belly (not sure if it's worms or hay belly, or both), you can feel his backbone some, but he seems to be carryng his weight alright otherwise.
What I'm doing - For the past two weeks he has gotten 1/4lb of a 12% protien with corn oil once a day and free choice straight alfalfa hay. The previous two weeks to that he was getting no grain and a flake of T/A twice a day. I gave him a 250lb dose of ivermectin last week.
I exercise him by leading at walk/trot and I work him in the ring for about 20 minutes, but only at a trot because the footing is deep. I do this about 4 days a week.
He does not have ideal turnout for exercise and unfortunately, I can't change that.
Can you give a power pac to minis? (5 days of worming safeguard or panacur in a row)
Am I over/under feeding the grain and hay?
Is that exercise enough help him?
How else do you fit up a mini?
His current condition - some belly (not sure if it's worms or hay belly, or both), you can feel his backbone some, but he seems to be carryng his weight alright otherwise.
What I'm doing - For the past two weeks he has gotten 1/4lb of a 12% protien with corn oil once a day and free choice straight alfalfa hay. The previous two weeks to that he was getting no grain and a flake of T/A twice a day. I gave him a 250lb dose of ivermectin last week.
I exercise him by leading at walk/trot and I work him in the ring for about 20 minutes, but only at a trot because the footing is deep. I do this about 4 days a week.
He does not have ideal turnout for exercise and unfortunately, I can't change that.
Can you give a power pac to minis? (5 days of worming safeguard or panacur in a row)
Am I over/under feeding the grain and hay?
Is that exercise enough help him?
How else do you fit up a mini?