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Hi PJ,
One thing I would recommend is to avoid high starch diets. So, if the 15% mixture you are feeding is made from grain (oats, corn, barley, etc.), I would suggest switching to a low starch feed such as Purina Equine Junior or Purina Ultium.
High amounts of starch can cause bone problems in young, growing horses.
I would also give him a couple of flakes of alfalfa hay each day and all of the grass hay he wants.
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Dr. Getty 