--- In [email protected], "judy3hhd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I don't know what the correct amount of feed is for my Icelandic. He > is 13.2 hh. I feed him 1-2 pounds of alfalfa and 4-5 pounds of grass > hay. A total of 6 pounds. I think this may be too much. Also, do > you give supplements (oats,senior feed,etc.)???? I also use strongid > d-wormer every day. Thanks, Judy F
Hi Judy, I have my grass hay analysed and it ranges from 10% - 16% protein. I give about 2 lbs a day of the 16% which is orchard grass and 4 lbs a day of the 10% of what we call "meadow grass" which is a mixture of crab grass/fescue/orchard. This works out to about two flakes in the AM And PM for each. I give 3 oz. a day per horse of a vitamin/mineral supplement that is manufactured by Southern States. I did give free choice the mineral supplement but because of the molasses base they tended to over indulge so I went to the loose mineral so I could moniter it better. Frankly I really wish they didn't have 16% protein but have to feed what I am given by the hay farmers in Virginia. My Icelandics do not get grain because of the quality of their hay. I use the nutrionist at Southern States to help determine my feeding program. Every major manufacture of horse feeds has a nutrionist that will help you. Kayla ( icnewb but not new to horses)
