Hello, I’m having a slight issue feeding DD’s dear little welsh section B pony. It’s 12hh, 17 years old and very very fine. She looks older than she is I think.
Anyway bay makes her cough. She is out 24/7 atm and no cough at all since 2 weeks of being out. However we’re getting very short of grass, very. And she needs more forage. If she doesn’t have v regular access to forage she colic’s.
but:
hay makes her cough
she won’t eat soaked or steamed hay (to the extent she goes hungry all night)
haylage gives her very very loose poo and she loses weight and tbh she only picks at it anyway
we’re off to pony club camp next week where there is v limited turn out time. And she’ll be stabled when not riding and at night. And in the winter she’ll have to come in at night on dust extracted bedding. But what on earth can I feed her to replace the grass, hay or haylage?
Currently she has 2 massive feeds morning and night. Half big scoop calm and condition, half big scoop pony nuts and massive double handful of vetran Molly chaff and a dollop of oil. She looks okay. But only okay… she is also pretty excitable if she’s fed up too much.
please don’t tell me to find more grass. I know that’s what she needs. But There simply isn’t any round here. I’m on the best livery yard with 40 minutes drive, grass wise, and short of buying my own land I can’t get more grass.
Her teeth are good and up to date. So signs of ulcers and no laminitis history.
any ideas at all??? Thank you