Advice on feeding a pregnant mare

[Aquila]

I've bred my Arabian mare Night Eagle to my Arabian stallion Flame (they've both just reached breeding age), and I'd like advice on feeding Night Eagle during her pregnancy. She's in my small pasture, and she's currently on weight gain mix as she was thin when I bred her (she's moderately thin now). I'm thinking of letting my small pasture grow to 100% quality too.

Here's a link to Night Eagle's profile:

https://www.horseworldonline.net/horse/profile/2575675

[BlackOak2]

I've bred my Arabian mare Night Eagle to my Arabian stallion Flame (they've both just reached breeding age), and I'd like advice on feeding Night Eagle during her pregnancy. She's in my small pasture, and she's currently on weight gain mix as she was thin when I bred her (she's moderately thin now). I'm thinking of letting my small pasture grow to 100% quality too.

Here's a link to Night Eagle's profile:

https://www.horseworldonline.net/horse/profile/2575675

Pregnant mares tend to eat between 105% and 125% of their regular to maintain their weight [mostly for pastures only] during pregnancy. You'll also probably not get 'not eating enough' warnings for them, so they might be great at the beginning of the pregnancy, but suddenly be super thin at the end. You may have a mare that does just fine on 100% feed, but usually they need a little more.

It appears your mare may be a 105%'er. She's eating 106% right now and at moderate and she looks to be about 5 months along. You should be good with what you have her at right now.

That said, if she's kept in a barn, keeping her on 100% feed should also help maintain her weight, regardless of pregnancy.

[Aquila]

I've bred my Arabian mare Night Eagle to my Arabian stallion Flame (they've both just reached breeding age), and I'd like advice on feeding Night Eagle during her pregnancy. She's in my small pasture, and she's currently on weight gain mix as she was thin when I bred her (she's moderately thin now). I'm thinking of letting my small pasture grow to 100% quality too.

Here's a link to Night Eagle's profile:

https://www.horseworldonline.net/horse/profile/2575675

Pregnant mares tend to eat between 105% and 125% of their regular to maintain their weight [mostly for pastures only] during pregnancy. You'll also probably not get 'not eating enough' warnings for them, so they might be great at the beginning of the pregnancy, but suddenly be super thin at the end. You may have a mare that does just fine on 100% feed, but usually they need a little more.

It appears your mare may be a 105%'er. She's eating 106% right now and at moderate and she looks to be about 5 months along. You should be good with what you have her at right now.

That said, if she's kept in a barn, keeping her on 100% feed should also help maintain her weight, regardless of pregnancy.

Thanks! I'll definitely keep Night Eagle in my small pasture for now, and on more or less the current amount of feed. Is weight gain the best feed to give her during her pregnancy, or should I give her something else?

[Aquila]

Night Eagle has given birth! The foal is a colt, who I've named Firefox; his genetic potential is 68,665. Here's his profile:

https://www.horseworldonline.net/horse/profile/4547726

[BlackOak2]

Night Eagle has given birth! The foal is a colt, who I've named Firefox; his genetic potential is 68,665. Here's his profile:

https://www.horseworldonline.net/horse/profile/4547726

The type of feed isn't as important when you're not training or competing horses.
That said, if you feed a type that has a higher sugar content, you may not receive notifications that they're not eating enough. Because it's based on fulfilling their energy. If they get their energy refilled, there will be no notification of any lagging weight.

Weight gain may refill their energies without filling their weight needs. But it's a better option than the other feeds for weight gain (a horse can eat more weight gain than any of the other feeds).

Firefox looks like a good, solid outcome. Congrats!

[Aquila]

Night Eagle has given birth! The foal is a colt, who I've named Firefox; his genetic potential is 68,665. Here's his profile:

https://www.horseworldonline.net/horse/profile/4547726

The type of feed isn't as important when you're not training or competing horses.
That said, if you feed a type that has a higher sugar content, you may not receive notifications that they're not eating enough. Because it's based on fulfilling their energy. If they get their energy refilled, there will be no notification of any lagging weight.

Weight gain may refill their energies without filling their weight needs. But it's a better option than the other feeds for weight gain (a horse can eat more weight gain than any of the other feeds).

Firefox looks like a good, solid outcome. Congrats!

Thanks! Thanks for the feeding advice too; I currently keep both of my mares in the pasture, and I feed them either high performance or weight gain, depending on how they're doing weight-wise. Firefox has been weaned now (he's still in the pasture too), and I'm feeding him sweet feed at the moment.

[Talasphyra]

Night Eagle has given birth! The foal is a colt, who I've named Firefox; his genetic potential is 68,665. Here's his profile:

https://www.horseworldonline.net/horse/profile/4547726

Seem like a good one
Here is it stats
Stat Conformation Effect
Speed 38
Strength 23
Stamina 35
Movement 47
Tempo 43
Agility 35
Balance 36

[Aquila]

Night Eagle has given birth! The foal is a colt, who I've named Firefox; his genetic potential is 68,665. Here's his profile:

https://www.horseworldonline.net/horse/profile/4547726

Seem like a good one
Here is it stats
Stat Conformation Effect
Speed 38
Strength 23
Stamina 35
Movement 47
Tempo 43
Agility 35
Balance 36

I don't yet know which stats are good or bad; I'm assuming the higher a stat, the better it is?

[BlackOak2]

Seem like a good one
Here is it stats
Stat Conformation Effect
Speed 38
Strength 23
Stamina 35
Movement 47
Tempo 43
Agility 35
Balance 36

I don't yet know which stats are good or bad; I'm assuming the higher a stat, the better it is?

Generally speaking, yes. But the stats are the icing on the cake. The hard genes are the big part. Your breeder's report takes into consideration both the hard genes of the horse and the conformation stats. The conformation stats have a very limited number sequence (somewhere from 5 to 70 pts, some start higher or lower and some end higher or lower), but the hard genes have a much larger range. You should use the breeder's report and the colors therein (red, black or not colored, green and gold) to help guide you to where you want to be.
Utilize the stats to fine-tune your horses.

[Aquila]

I don't yet know which stats are good or bad; I'm assuming the higher a stat, the better it is?

Generally speaking, yes. But the stats are the icing on the cake. The hard genes are the big part. Your breeder's report takes into consideration both the hard genes of the horse and the conformation stats. The conformation stats have a very limited number sequence (somewhere from 5 to 70 pts, some start higher or lower and some end higher or lower), but the hard genes have a much larger range. You should use the breeder's report and the colors therein (red, black or not colored, green and gold) to help guide you to where you want to be.
Utilize the stats to fine-tune your horses.

Firefox has five gold stats (stamina, tempo, balance, agility, intelligence), one green stat (speed), and two uncoloured stats (strength, movement); I assume that's good.