Help? My horse can't eat hay-(no teeth)...?

I need to find a form of roughage that my 2 senior horses can eat this winter. They can't eat hay, I'm giving beet pulp, but my vet said that they really need some extra form of roughage. She also said not too much alfalfa, b/c of the extra protein levels.. Anyone else have experience in this area? Any advice would be much appreciated.

Help? My horse can't eat hay-(no teeth)...?
I would see about a senior complete feed, and the beet pulp, or maybe alfalfa that is chopped up. I would feed a combo of the three. Theres a lady at the barn that does that, and her horse looked pretty good, and seemed to like it.
Reply:Oats, there are different ground feeds available in bulk and some in feed stores.====
Reply:There are hay cubes available at feed stores and they will have to be soaked to make them chewable. My Vet advised me to do this with a pony I rescued who is 20 . He told me the protein would not be an issue.. Also , make sure to be feeding senior feed.
Reply:we used to have a horse w. no teeth, and we always just fed him "hay stretcher" that has been soaked into mush.. we also give this to another horse who is in his forties, and chokes on everything.. just to warn you, too much WILL give them a hay belly [happens to my horse]


im not sure if you have it in your area, but you could try finding something similar..





this is what we use:


http://www.blueseal.com/equine/pelletedf...


its the last one on the page.





good luck with you horses [=
Reply:I don't know what to do for a horse with no teeth, but instead of alfalfa you can use timothy.
Reply:get some beet pulp %26amp; soak it in water! Horses love it %26amp; it is better for them than hay.





This website will tell you how to feed beet pulp %26amp; what is in beet pulp.


Read This:


http://www.equisearch.com/horses_care/fe...
Reply:your horses have no teeth? then how can they eat anything at all? they need to be put down so that they don't have to die of starvation!
Reply:We fed our very old pony (30+) senior feed. He had no teeth and that senior feed really helped put the weight back on him. I can't remember how much we fed. Also, we did feed him about a slab of 3rd cut hay so that he had something to "chew" on. He would slobber it up, suck out the juice, and spit it out- kinda making ropes. That was our joke. He lived quite some time on this menu and loved his senior feed. I would not hesitate to put any horse on it that needed it.
Reply:There's a product in the UK called Graze-on.





http://www.megazorb.co.uk/about_grazeon....





Basically it's dried grass! My friend has an old horse that struggles with his teeth so she feeds that to bulk up his roughage. He loves it!


Another friend of mine fed it to her mare when she was on box rest because it didn't make her hot-headed.


One bag really lasts ages!





If you're not UK based see if you can get it or something similar where you are.


Hope this helps :)
Reply:Through the years, I have fed toothless horses and they survived to ripe old ages...one lived to be 40 years old and had no teeth since he was 30 or so. I presently have a 30 year old with no teeth and he is doing very well. He looks like a young stud muffin.


I feed all of these older ones a processed feed called Golden Glow but any processed feed will do as long as it will break down in the mouth or in the stomach with out the help of teeth. I suggest that you go to your local feed store, they know what is best. Believe me many horses can live good lives with out their teeth in this day and age. Good luck
Reply:We have "chopped" hay here on the West Coast...sold in bags...check with your local feed dealers.
Reply:I use timothy/alfalfa cubes that are dehydrated. I soak them in warm water twice a day and jokingly call it "pony soup". I pay $14.00 for a 50lb bag that will last 10 days. I figured it out and the cost was almost equal to my hay and the product was much better. Our cubes come from ADM feed mills and is grown in Canada.
Reply:they must have some bit of teeth left albeit worn down if they are able to eat grain.....that being said, there's a bagged product called Dengi that is a concentrated "hay" type product but it's very fine %26amp; you can feed dry or wet it down. They don't need much too equal 2 flakes of hay. there are also pelleted %26amp; extruded type feeds that are meant to replace roughage and/or be easy for older horses to eat. I think Triple Crown makes one...

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