Horses. What Is A Better Grain To Feed My Horse To Increase His Weight. Barley Or Oats?
Horses. He Is A 5 Year Old Thoroughbred Who Is Not In Work. I Have Been Told A Few Different Answers. Some Prefer Oats Other Barley. Does Any One Know
Horses : What Is A Better Grain To Feed My Horse To Increase His Weight Barley Or Oats
He is a 5 year old thoroughbred who is not in work. I have been told a few different answers. Some prefer oats other barley. Does any one know which is the better of the two? ~~~ Horse Fan ~~~
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In my personal experience, I had a very hot thoroughbred that I had difficulty keeping him cool ( . less nutty) and straight oats or sweet feed was out of the question. I did some investigating and found out that years ago, barley was the preferred grain fed to Arabians to keep them fit and cool. I tried it and It worked for my horse. Just remember that any change in feed must be done gradually to avoid any risk of colic or founder. Personally if you want to increase weight, I would feed a little corn or beet pulp, plus a good quality mixed hay. Good Luck and I hope that helps.
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Answer 1well actually i would prefer corn grain or sweet feed but if u want oats or barley i would suggest oats.
Answer 2Oats.
Answer 3If you need your horse to gain weight, I wouldn't feed straight barley or oats. Get a textured mix and look at feed labels primarily for quality and calories. Textured sweet grains (a mix of different grains, pellets and molasses) will generally give the best nutrition. I wouldn't rely too heavily on straight oats, as your horse can develop an oat cough. I'm not a big fan of many chain feed supply stores. I'm not going to name companies, but I know a lot of people who tried to save some $ on feed when corn prices jumped, and they ended up having horses lose weight, because the stuff they were buying from the warehouse chains didn't have enough nutrition in it. If possible, try to use a local feed store who carries several brands. They're really good at giving you some specific brand recommendations. Free feed lots of hay as well.
Answer 4Oats for way better for horses. Whole or rolled either one. Also give lots of hay, that won't hurt him. Barley is better for cattle. I agree with the person just before me that replied that the larger chains don't always supply the best product. My husband and I have whole and rolled oats for sale (in bags) if you need some and are in our area. Please email me if you are interested and we can see if we are near by each other. haynoats@ is my email address. Good luck.
Answer 5I have had really good luck with soybean meal instead of grain. It is high in nutrient value, but doesn't make the horses hot. I start with a half cup, and gradually increase to a cup per day in addtion to the regular hay ration. Adding more alfafa helps also
Answer 6i wouldn't feed either. oats has alot of sugar which will give him a lot of energy especially if he is not being worked. go with a complete feed and ask your vet what would be best. when im trying to put wieght on horse i mix canola oil with my horses feed (it helps keep the coat nice and shiny to). check with your horses vet before changing feed
Answer 7probably barley would be better beacase as he is not in work the oats might make him get abit fired up. also bran helps put the weight on as i had a thoroughbred mare who was very skinny and boney so i feed her a mix of bran, lusene charf and white charf. you can get special mixes that are specially made to help put the weight on hope this helps
Answer 8I don't think either of them are weight building feeds. I know a lot of people feed sweet feed, senior feed and beet pulp. Talk to your vet or the people at your local feed store. If your horse is thin there are a lot better choices out there than just oat and barley.
Answer 9My friend's rescue horses put on a lot of weight fast with sweet feed.
Answer 10In my personal experience, I had a very hot thoroughbred that I had difficulty keeping him cool ( . less nutty) and straight oats or sweet feed was out of the question. I did some investigating and found out that years ago, barley was the preferred grain fed to Arabians to keep them fit and cool. I tried it and It worked for my horse. Just remember that any change in feed must be done gradually to avoid any risk of colic or founder. Personally if you want to increase weight, I would feed a little corn or beet pulp, plus a good quality mixed hay. Good Luck and I hope that helps.
Answer 11I use beet pulp for weight gain or add corn oil to his grain. You might also want to get his teeth checked. Often horses with weight issues need to have their teeth floated.
Answer 12beet pulp and rice bran put weight on nicely.
Answer 13Your foundation for nutrition should be the best mixed hay you can afford. My thoroughbred boarders do best on orchard/alfalfa mixed hay, and some tolerate straight alfalfa without getting too "energetic", but you have an idle 5 year old so watch it on the straight alfalfa. After the hay then you have grain, it is true that a beet pulp based feed gives high quality nutrition without getting the horse all pumped up. Don't know where you are located, but I've had great luck with Purina Ultium. High fat, beet pulp based textured feed, has put weight on where other feeds failed. Purina rep said it's 2000 kcal/pound. From what I've read and experienced, increasing the fat fed to the horse helps with weight gain or maintenance without creating a behavior management issue.
Answer 14This is a great feed for skinny horses: Ultium. / I had a skinny QH mare who wouldn't gain weight no matter what I fed her or how much hay or grain I gave her-she hardly ate her grain. Started her on the Ultium, she finished it every time gained weight within a month...it's a higher fat food, low starch, has beet pulp in it safer than feeding straight oats or corn (which they don't digest makes them high!)
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