Return to Website

Ask the Nutritionist: Dr. Getty's Forum for Equine Nutrition

   Welcome to my forum. 

Here you will find more than 6 years of questions and my answers. It is searchable and offers a great deal of information. 

Currently, I am discontinuing new questions. This may change in the future, but in the meantime, please know that It has been a true pleasure serving you. 

Take a look at my Nutrition Library and Tips of the Month for a variety of answers on selected topics. Be sure to sign up for my monthly e-newsletter, Forage for Thought. 

I also have a growing number of recordings on "Teleseminars on Nutrition Topics that Concern You" as well as the new, Spotlight on Equine Nutrition Series -- printed versions of favorite teleseminars.

And finally, look for my articles in a variety of local publications and online newsletters, as well as the Horse Journal, where I am the Contributing Nutrition Editor.  

 

All the best,

 Dr. Getty 

 

Return to Website  > Index
Recent Posts
 
Ask the Nutritionist: Dr. Getty's Forum for Equine Nutrition
This Forum is Locked
Author
Comment
j
Jac
Jan 16, 2006 - 6:41PM
Feeding a filly

Hi there, i have recently purchased a quater horse x paint filly, unbroken, and currently not being worked. She has 5 acres to herself, wich is currently green due to the wet seasin here. I feed her about 2kg of lucerne chaff and 500g pony pellets with mollasses to taste. She has a fat belly but a bony back. How do i get her to look round without bones showing, but not fat. I want to make sure she gets all the nutrients she needs, as when the dry come i'll need to feed her a supplement. Please help

Jac

Where are you from? Northern Territory Australia

How did you locate this forum? web search on nutrition

Email  
Jan 16th, 2006 - 6:41 PM
d
Dr. Getty
Jan 16, 2006 - 6:46PM
Re: Feeding a filly

Hi Jac,

I would recommend that you offer her a comprehensive vitamin/mineral supplement that will help her fill in any gaps in her diet. This will also help her derive energy (calories) from her diet, so she can have a better chance of gaining weight.

A probiotic (live microbials) would be a good idea for a few weeks, to make certain that her hind gut is healthy.

She should also have access to pasture and/or hay at all times. Her fat belly may be due to poor numbers of bacteria or poor quality pasture. The probiotic will help.

Keep me posted!

Dr. Getty

Email  
Jan 16th, 2006 - 6:46 PM
Return to Website  > Index