Yearling Horse

Yearling Horse



What is the best diet to feed a yearling colt? I also need for it to be affordable.?

Even though I started riding Thoroughbreds when I was 6, and have been around horses all my life, I have never owned a horse. I just recently purchased an APHA bay & white tobiano yearling. He will be arriving to our new boarding facility this Friday, and I am doing self-care instead of full-care. Therefore, I need some suggestions on a good grain/pellet for yearling colts, until the age of 2. Most of the diets I have come across are for either "mare & foal", "performance", "pleasure" and "senior" horses. All suggestions from experienced horse owners will be very much appreciated! I do need his diet to be as affordable as possible without sacrificing quality. Thanks!!!
I looked into Purina's Equine Junior, due to a recommendation to my question. The Equine Junior states adding hay in unnecessary, and that you can feed the feed alone, due to it's content of alfalfa. Has anyone fed this feed alone, without hay, and had good results?

Hay is ALWAYS needed - the all pellet diets come with digestive problems for lack of fiber. Sooner or later colic happens.
What are you going to be doing with your paint? That makes a huge difference. Are you going to show? Wait for him to grow up and ride? Pleasure or competition? What are your long term goals for him. Someone mentioned Omolene 200 and if you're looking at showing I'd look at that with a good pellet. Also have seen good results from a Buckeye performance feed - very concentrated stuff.
If you're not planning on showing him you still need to feed for growth and health...find a good 14-16% feed and use it according to directions. Pick a good quality hay and feed on weight (not free choice unless he's been starved or has issues - a stalled horse doesn't need and shouldn't have food all the time. Being without hay for a couple hours between feedings is not going to hurt him.)
Where you are matters too - the best feed in one area might be impossible to get in another.



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