feeding a BCS: 1 Poor

[1987mille]

My mare is BCS: 1 Poor, and I feel I did everything to make her gain in weight but it don't seems to work .. :s

Can anyone help me with my problem..
Is I training her to hard or what is it..

/ Kamilla

[Aela]

How old is she? What kind of feed is she getting and how much? Is she in a barn or pasture? :)

[1987mille]

she is 2 years and 7 months.. and she is staying in the pasture..
I have now tryed to feed her with Alfalfa Hay and that performents mix and that helped on her.. She is now BCS: 6 Moderately Fleshy is that good enough for her form?

[Scythian]

A few observations that may help:

BCS 5 or 6 is fine for non-racing Harness: Driving Shows (Driven Dressage, Marathon Driving, Obstacle Driving) and Log Pull; and under saddle events (all Western, non-jumping English). Leaner (BCS 4-5) is better for all Racing disciplines; probably also helps for Show Jumping, Cross Country, In-Hand Jumping, and Hunter.

Arabians and Part-, Mixed-, and Cross (e.g. Arabian x Forest Horse) have a tendency to burn energy and lose weight*. It's a good idea to check their feeding setup often.

*So do other "hot blood" types. Racing types including Arabians, Turkmenes, North African Barbs, Akhal-Tekes, Baladis, Kathiawaris, Marwaris, Norfolk Trotters, Thoroughbreds, and Standardbreds often benefit from Performance Mix even when they are in a pasture.

[1987mille]

thanks for your help Scythian
that helped alot.. I'll will copy it so I have it (:

/Kamilla