Penny is now having approximately 500g of Suregrow a day (since 27/12), mixed with a handful of chaff (she's not short of forage but it will slow her eating it as she is a gobbler). She is still in very good condition and does not appear to have lost any weight. She is carrying a bit too much condition, so I have a delicate balance between feeding for the foal and her. This is why she is on Suregrow as it gives her all the nutrients without the calories. I will start to creep up the feed though as I want to be feeding her 1kg of it by the time we get to March - the foal does most of it's growing in the last three months.

I am tempted to introduce Mare and Youngstock Mix or Stud Diet by the time she comes to foal, as I think she will need more energy when she is lactating than what is provided by Suregrow. Though I can add oats to the feed. I think another call to the Dodson & Horrell helpline is in order!