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I have a yearling gelding that I handle daily but ask nothing from in the way of exercise. He weighs 630 lb (290 kg) and is thin, probably a body condition score of 4. He is stalled 8 hours of the day and turned out the remainder of the time. He has no health issues,…

I have just acquired an Andalusian/Quarter Horse yearling filly that I feel sure has not been on a proper nutrition program for most of her life. Should she eat grass or alfalfa hay (lucerne)? If grass hay is appropriate, what type? I feed my 17-year-old easy keeper Arabian balancer pellets, and I was wondering if…

...as foals and yearlings than those that did not, regardless of birth month. However, fewer May-born yearlings started as two-year-olds compared with earlier-born yearlings. It is generally accepted that faster-maturing,...

My yearling (20 months old) was recently diagnosed with OCD lesions in both hocks. He is slightly ribby now, probably a 4 based on the body condition scorecard of 1-9. He is kept outside half the day and inside the other half. He is fed 7.5 lb (3.4 kg) of a well-fortified growth concentrate, 2…

I own a 750-pound yearling Paint gelding that is showing signs of growth-related bone problems. He is outside 24/7, and is fed one flake of bermudagrass and one flake of alfalfa hay morning and night, as well as King Feed 20/20. Should I feed him the KER All-Phase ration balancer in addition to the hay?…

I have a yearling Appaloosa colt that weighs 750 lb (340 kg). Will his diet need to change after castration? His current diet includes corn, oats, brome hay, and mid-bloom alfalfa hay. Should his diet stay the same or does it need to change?

I have an 11-month old Arabian that has been diagnosed with OCD. This yearling has been fed the same as all previous foals from this stallion-mare combination and the same as the other yearling we raised. I have been trying to find the best way to proceed with this horse and would like some advice…

I own a yearling Clydesdale/Paint colt that stands 15 hands and weighs 1,050 lb (477 kg). I am pleased with his weight (moderate, a body condition score of 5). He is turned out a few hours in the pasture each day, and then spends the remainder of the day in a stall with an attached…

What sort of feed/feeding program do you recommend for pony foals/weanlings? I've raised several crops of foals on a ration balancer and quality forage/pasture with success, but I'm concerned that this may not be the ideal way to meet their daily nutrient requirements for growth. All of my ponies tend to be easy keepers.

...have a skeletal structure that is better prepared for training and competition. If so, the common practice of housing yearling horses in stalls prior to yearling sales or commencement of...

...nutrient requirements of horses of this age, particularly during the transition period from untrained yearling to intensely exercised two-year-old. Ideally, the yearling Thoroughbred should have been on a sound nutritional...

...decrease the rate of gain; however, the skeleton of the yearling will continue to grow. The end result is a yearling that has grown taller, but has become progressively thinner....

Everyone wants to take a big yearling to the sales! The industry perception seems to be that big yearlings can be expected to have better racing performance and therefore will...

...the public sales division. He has devised guidelines for the preparation of the horses the sales agency will handle that cover the range from weanlings and yearlings to broodmares. Each...