Is what I'm feeding ok?

I will look into Timothy Pellets. I'm pretty sure I saw them as well at TSC earlier...

I try to stick mostly to pelleted feed, because my oldest gelding (the fat one) tends to choke on anytihng other than pellets (and corn, lol... but no more corn for him...)... and, if I have to, I can soak it.

He's only 6 and a half.
My other gelding is 4.
My mare is 18.


I've never actually used Dumor as a feed, just their supplements (which I am a huge fan of), so I'm going by what some friends said who have used Dumor feeds for their horses for years.


If the Dumor feed doesn't work out, what would be something good to try and switch to? (though I'm seriously hoping the Dumor feed works out...). I admit, I know next to nothing about horse feeds and brands... (which is really sad considering...)

Have you tried soaking beet pulp shreds? It's a cheap way of putting and keeping weight on hard keepers and older horses.

I didn't know it was a cattle feed... Out here it is advertised as a feed for horses, cattle, and other livestock animals... and a lot of people use it for their horses...

Whenever I see "All Stock" on a bag all I read is "All Crap".. I will never feed my horses an "All Crap" feed...

I have tried beet pulp once and got no results from it, so I didn't try it again.

Huh.. I've always had good results with beet pulp..

What do you do with your horses?

It's called All Stock, but it's not really. Cattle feed can contain additives that are toxic to horses, as well as using cheap protein sources that horses simply can't digest.

You said you're using EquiStages? That's an actual feed, not a supplement.

I've had excellent results with beet pulp over the years, especially for my 26 y/o who has trouble keeping weight on during the winter.

I love beet pulp. I'm not sure what results you were expecting from it?

Corn is bad, bad, bad. Buy your grandma a small, metal trash can. I have chickens (who do get cracked corn) and I've never had the corn go bad in the trash can and it takes us forever to go through a bag of corn since we give out 1-2 handfuls daily (the chickens have a feeder of layer pellets that is their real food source).

I just trail ride, though I am tryin to get my six year old gelding prepared to hopefully compete in a few obstacle challenges in the next year or two. I only get to ride about two-three times a week now, and never for longer than two-three hours (depending on which horse I take), mostly walk and trot with a little cantering here and there.

I was just trying to get some weight back on my youngest horse after he dropped a lot from being gelded and was too sore to move for several days after surgery. He may have gained a little weight, but he also had access to grass 24/7 after being gelded (he was a crypt.) and it seemed, to me, that the beet pulp didn't do much of anything to help him out.

Our chickens are allowed to just roam the yard and get birdseed, chickenfeed, mixed seed, and corn and whatever bugs and grass they eat in the yard over the course of the day.