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Hello Dr. Mike,
I have a 20 month old TWH filly. She will sling her bucket out wide left or right to get as much food into her mouth and in process spills a lot of it. Sometimes she will dump the whole bucket on ground and sifts through the dirt to eat. I worry about colic and give her oil each night with her food. I have put large rocks in her bucket and even bricks. Does slow her down but once she can sling bucket to dump food and brick she is happy. She has been doing this for a long time so I don't know if its a habit or if I should start feeding her 3 small meals a day.
Jan Emrich
Jan,
Great question. First, get her teeth floated by your veterinarian. Second, built a feed trough about 2 ft wide and 3 ft long. Put her hay in the trough first and then add her grain on top of it. Make sure the sides of the trough are about 2 ft high. Never add rocks or bricks as they will surely cause teeth damage. The mare will have to search around the hay to find the grain, thus slowing her down. Let me know how it works.
Thank You,
Dr. Lowder
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