Hi, I have a quick question. 18 yr. Old mare, no job, just a big pet. How much senior feed along with her hay is the right amount?
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WHY are you feeding her straight(?) alfalfa as forage, and feeding her 'senior feed' if she is an easy keeper? Horses, as with people, dogs, etc, are not healthy if they're much overweight & overfed. Particularly if they eat a lot of 'junk food' - high carb diet.She's had her teeth done, always been an easy keeper, she gets alfalfa hay from our local tack store and also Neutrena senior feed.
A 'flake' & a 'quart' are rather ambiguous. You need to work out how much she's getting in weight.She gets four flakes of hay and 9 qts of feed a day.
You also need to understand that it is not good for their health & wellbeing to keep them cooped up & unexercised all the time. I am NOT saying that you SHOULD give her up, and I would not worry about what 'everyone' says, but if you love her so much, you will want what's best for her, and if after learning what that entails, if you find you cannot provide it, it would be only fair to rehome her to someone who can look after her properly.I can only let her out for any period of time if I can stay with her for however long, so she's become somewhat barn sour, ... Everyone says I need to give her up, but I love this little horse,