Thanks for the article, it has given me the nudge I need to increase Jordao’s SBM. He was on 1lb for a couple of months and I’ve gradually increased it to 1.5lbs and was wondering if I could up it some more. He has lost his excess body fat and loves his SBM/ Alfalfa feeds. If he has 2lbs a day that brings his daily protein up to 835gms. The…

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Hi Kerry, welcome from a fellow Brit. 😀

How about the horse’s gut biome as a topic, or a particular aspect of it?

Jenny

Thank you both for your responses. I’m in for the longterm. I have already noticed his stomach muscles looking tighter.

I’m shocked that in all the time I’ve had horses I never new about the BCS or TLS. Between them I have an objective assessment of the amount of fat and muscle on my horses.

I hadn’t knowingly been feeding grain, just a…

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Hi Kathy,

It’s good to hear your experience of the diet. After doing the Nutrition Course I Body Conditioned Scored (BCS) my horse, Jordao a Lusitano, found him to be 6.5 with a Top Line Score (TLS) of D! I swung into action, started soaking his hay, took off his rug, increased his exercise and sourced some SBM. It’s easily available in the…

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