Skinny Horse won't gain weight. Why?

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

• Answer:

  To give you any advice about diet, more information is needed. For instance, what type of hay and what quality is it? Is it a more stemmy or leafy hay? How much do bales weigh? How much (by weight) of the hay is she getting now on a daily basis? How much does a scoop of Cool Calories weigh? How much by weight of the Legends Performance Pellets is she getting a day? What is her body condition score? Where is the weight loss and is it possible it's lack of muscle rather than lack of weight? Just a general comment, fat should not be fed as more than 20% of the diet. So, you may be loosing money by pouring large amounts of cool calories to her daily. If you aren't meeting her other dietary needs, all the fat in the world won't make up for it.