My 2 year old stallion is very slim, other horses of his breed the same age have much more fat and muscle mass. I may want to show him next year when he turns 3 so I wanted to get him some muscle and fat. Currently his diet consists of free feeding on round bales. I want something cheap yet effective so I thought the best way would be to make my own feed rather than buying expensive bags of something at the store. He weighs around 1500 lbs currently.
After doing some research here is the recipe I came up with.
2 cups canola oil
5 lbs rice bran
5 lbs beet pulp
5 lbs oats
I would give that to him once per day and he still would have constant access to his round bale. I would also get a salt lick for him so I hope that would cover all his nutritional needs.
I am looking for any advice as I am completely new to this, I just want him to grow as large as possible and be as healthy as possible.
After doing some research here is the recipe I came up with.
2 cups canola oil
5 lbs rice bran
5 lbs beet pulp
5 lbs oats
I would give that to him once per day and he still would have constant access to his round bale. I would also get a salt lick for him so I hope that would cover all his nutritional needs.
I am looking for any advice as I am completely new to this, I just want him to grow as large as possible and be as healthy as possible.