Skinny Horse won't gain weight. Why?

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New horse won't gain weight, any suggestions?

We recently obtained a tb gelding (a track rescue horse) 4 yrs old and he's already 18 h and is extremely gentle. We have had a problem with him gaining weight. He gets 12% sweet feed (2 scoops) and 2 measuring scoops of weight builder 2 x a day. he's been wormed and has a clean bill of health. Any suggestions with supplements? or changes in amount of feeding?

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I had a tb mare that needed to put on weight too. We gave her alfalfa pellets and soybeans and that...

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Skinny Horse Wont Gain Weight. HELP?!?!?

My horse Sugar is a 14.2 hh quarter horse mare (13 years old). She is ridden 2-3 times a week for around 30-40 minutes of walk trot and sometimes 5-10 min of cantering. I moved ...show more

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I prefer Calf Manna given in the recommended dosage added to their grain. I bought an underweight mare...

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Horse wont gain weight?!? what do i do?

i have tried to put weight on him for a wile now. i mean he isn't horribly skinny but his ribs are fairly visible. (im bad a spelling) i been feeding him 2 gallons of sweet feed in the morning and at night. i have been putting about 2 spoonfuls of corn...

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first,STOP all the sweet feed!it's not good for any horse to be getting that much.Sweet feed has pretty...

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Why can't my 16 year old quarter horse gain weight?

BlackJack has been power wormed and had his teeth floated. When i feed him twice a day gain with alfha pellets and a senior feed vitamin sauce topper along with corn or veggie oil from the store, he gains but if i dont then he begans to lose weight....

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Maybe he has a tape worm.

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My Horse wont Gain Weight!!! ergant?

i have seen 5 differant feed specialist and had bowen therapy done on my horse( Bullwinkle) he is 14 this year and i have tried everything i can think of. he is a medium level Dressage horse and all i see is bone and no top line, im thinking about retiring...

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Have you tried mixing your horse's feed with beet pulp? I had a really hard time putting weight on my...

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Horse wont gain weight and now has a nose bleed?

I have a 26 year old Appaloosa gelding that I have had since August he is very under weight. He was skin and bones when I got him I owned him 6 years ago and found him just in August. I have tried everything he gets hay all he wants, half a coffee can...

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Nose bleed is generally a t.b thing - burst a blood vessel. If he's old it's a b"tch to put weight...

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Why won't my horse gain weight?

I moved my horse from Vermont to Lexington, KY this past fall and have been having some troubles with my horse since. She is a 9 year old Appendix mare with Parrot Mouth (her teeth ...show more

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To give you any advice about diet, more information is needed. For instance, what type of hay and what...

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My horse hast lost, wont gain weight?

my filly is 2 years old will be 3 in may, my boyfriend said his did the same thing, and it was caused by the loss of the baby teeth... is this right? and will she put more weight, muscle mass. ect. when her adult teeth have come in? note: i have wormed...

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You should definitely have the vet check her teeth. She is at the age where she is shedding her caps...

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My horse is eating plenty but wont gain weight?

he was purchased from a racetrack, hes a standerbred gelding. We got a lot of weight on him, but now hes losing it again .. hes boney, and you can see his ribs when hes running :| ...show more

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Try buying him some oats or grain and put wieght builder in it. My horse has lost needed weight, too...

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Horse needs to gain weight! I need feed help!?

So i asked a question the other day about what to feed my horse that needs to gain weight and i got great responses that varied from feeding beat pulp, to adding oil, to feeding rice bran. ive been doing my research and I am a little hesitant to feed...

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I started Hygain Micrbeet (beet pulp) on my underweight paint horse about a month and a half ago. His...

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