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Alright, so I've got a broodmare that I bought in April of this year. Bred her on May 17th and she confirmed in foal 16 days later.
Well, I kinda jumped the gun on her and breeding (already had a stud set up and was deciding if I was gonna really haul her out and breed her and let her heat cycle kinda decide if I would.) Well, she popped into heat a lot sooner than I thought and I rushed her out and got her covered and she took fabulously.
The bad news, I hadn't had time to test her and did after her confirmation and she is n/PS1 and n/Gbd. Positive is that she seems to be asymptomatic(outside of the heavy sweating in the heat).
So how do I feed an asymptomatic pregnant mare? As in, what would people recommend for feed product? The last mare(5 panel neg) w/ foal on side I had fed Omolene 300, but I haven't fed current mare heavy enough (don't grain during the summer) and she did well on Strategy and alfalfa pellets, but I'm worried I might trigger her maybe? So I am just looking for the safest route. I've read good things about Ultium Growth and the Enrich feeds, but very open to suggestions!
Thanks!
~Bug
P.S. I have straight Orchard grass lined up for this winter.
Duchess, when I first got her.
Stud she is bred to.
Well, I kinda jumped the gun on her and breeding (already had a stud set up and was deciding if I was gonna really haul her out and breed her and let her heat cycle kinda decide if I would.) Well, she popped into heat a lot sooner than I thought and I rushed her out and got her covered and she took fabulously.
The bad news, I hadn't had time to test her and did after her confirmation and she is n/PS1 and n/Gbd. Positive is that she seems to be asymptomatic(outside of the heavy sweating in the heat).
So how do I feed an asymptomatic pregnant mare? As in, what would people recommend for feed product? The last mare(5 panel neg) w/ foal on side I had fed Omolene 300, but I haven't fed current mare heavy enough (don't grain during the summer) and she did well on Strategy and alfalfa pellets, but I'm worried I might trigger her maybe? So I am just looking for the safest route. I've read good things about Ultium Growth and the Enrich feeds, but very open to suggestions!
Thanks!
~Bug
P.S. I have straight Orchard grass lined up for this winter.
Duchess, when I first got her.

Stud she is bred to.
