Barb

البربري

Draft: needs vet review

This information is general. For doses and treatment, always ask your vet.

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Hay or berseem first, little and often. Grain only in hard work. Salt and clean water.

Tetanus, equine influenza, rabies where present.

Draft: needs vet review

Water and general notes: Water 25-50 liters, and salt about 50 g.

Stage	Weight / goal (kg)	Intake (% of weight)	Ration protein (%)	Daily ration example
Foal (0-6 months)	45-250		16-18	Colostrum first 2-3 hours, mother's milk, and from two months old, a starter of 0.5 kg for each month of age
Weanling (6-12 months)	200-300	2.5-3	14-15	Good quality hay ad lib + 2-3 kg concentrate
One to two years old	300-400	2-2.5	12-13	Hay + 2 kg concentrate
Horse at rest	400-500	1.5-2	8-10	7-9 kg hay, no need for grains
Light work	400-500	2	10	Hay + 1-2 kg concentrate
Hard work or racing	400-500	2.5	11-12	Hay + 3-5 kg concentrate over 3 meals, and the meal should not exceed 2 kg of grains
Pregnant mare: last 3 months	400-500	2	11-12	Hay + 1.5-3 kg concentrate
Lactating mare (first 3 months)	400-500	2.5-3	13-14	Hay ad lib + 3-5 kg concentrate
Stallion in breeding season	450-550	2	10-11	Hay + 2-3 kg concentrate

Mixture	Barley	Yellow corn	Bran	Soybean meal 44%	Molasses	Limestone	Salt	Minerals	Approx. protein
Foal starter	20	40	15	20	2	1.5	0.5	1	17%
Working horses and mares	40	25	20	10	2	1.5	0.5	1	14%

Roughage should not be less than 1.5% of the horse's body weight per day. Sudden changes in feed are a major cause of colic and laminitis.

Age / timing	Action
Day of birth	Colostrum within 2-3 hours, disinfect navel, ensure first meconium passes
Two months	First deworming, then every 2-3 months until one year old
4-6 months	Tetanus, two doses 4-6 weeks apart
6 months	Equine influenza: one dose, a second after 4-6 weeks, and a third after 6 months
As per region	Rabies, strangles, and herpes where recommended
Every year	Tetanus and influenza every 6-12 months depending on activity
Pregnant mare	Herpes at months 1, 7, 9 of pregnancy, and a tetanus and influenza booster 4-6 weeks before foaling
Every 6-8 weeks	Hoof trimming or shoeing
Every year	Dental check and floating if necessary, deworming adults based on fecal test

Disease	Signs	What to do	Prevention
Colic	Kicks at belly, rolls, looks at flank, not passing manure	Emergency: vet immediately, do not give food	Change feed gradually, water always available, parasite control
Laminitis	Lameness in front legs, hot hoof, shifts weight back	Emergency: vet immediately	Don't increase grains suddenly, prevent obesity
Tetanus	Body stiffness, third eyelid covers the eye, difficulty chewing	Vet immediately	Vaccination, cleaning wounds
Equine Influenza	Fever, dry cough, nasal discharge	Complete rest and vet	Vaccination, isolate new arrivals
Strangles	Fever, swelling of glands under the jaw, pus from the nose	Isolate and vet	Isolate new arrivals, separate equipment
Worms	Weight loss, dull coat, recurrent colic	Vet	Deworming based on fecal test, stable hygiene