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HOw much do you feel as a horse love... That my two Arabian's need to gain??

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Are you talking about how much weight do they need to gain?

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They are arabians so they naturaly have a higher metabolism which will keep them a bit slimmer then other breeds such as AQHA, APHA, Morgans, etc. Are they both still younge horses?

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Do you mean weight gain? From those pictures, they actually look pretty healthy... You should take into consideration their age and work load when determining how much weight a horse should lose or gain.

If you feel they are underweight, talk to your vet (many will answer simple questions over the phone). Your vet can give you and idea of what their ideal weight is, and you can go from there in determining what and how much you should feed them.

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I think your Arabians look very healthy and fit! I also have an Arabian, and no matter how much he eats or little exercise he gets, he's always a bit slimmer than the others. They just have a faster metabolism and from what I've learned they consume a lot more energy because they're always so hyper and alert! But yah I'd say they're healthy. =D

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They look good to me, they could maybe put on a little more weigh 25 pounds or so, just to give them a fuller neck and rump. But since they arabs, they may not get bigger. They look good as they are!!

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well if you mean weight gain, when i got my arabian he was very thin and had to put alot of weight on him by giving him beet pulp mixed with the everyday grain, 1 tablespoon of flax seed, and 1 tablespoon of vegtable oil!(i use sweet feed) just mix it all together and thats really how my horse gained weight! also, exercise really helps gain weight by adding muscle! just make sure to give your horses plenty of grain after you ride! another thing you can do is give your horses hay during the winter because this helps them stay warm and keeps a nice healthy weight on them! by the way, your arabians dont look skinny anyways...they look like they need just alittle more of a belly!

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I dont think they need to GAIN ANY WEIGHT!! I think that they could however gain a bit more muscle in places..

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