6 Year Old stud horse weight lose

[fwood74]

My husband & I bought a stud horse in Feb. from a man that was unable to take care of him anymore, when we got him his hooves had never been trimmed & were curved upwards. We’ve trimmed his hooves & let him bred a couple of our mares, but we can’t seem to keep weight on him. We have wormed him, given him calf manna, oats, rice, sweet feed, we put him in a shorter pin thinking he wouldn't "pace" the weight off, we've kept the "hot" mares away from him, but still he keeps losing weight any ideas???

[lindasp62]

Please see previous posts on how much to feed a horse.  Stallions seem to have a higher energy level and metabolism that geldings and will require a different diet than such. How much hay are you giving him? Good quality hay is the best for weight maintenance and gain. Have you had his teeth floated?  Have you considered gelding him? I would recommend a consult with your vet for these issues, and he/she can advise further on a proper diet and what may be contributing to his weight loss.

[hmmack392]

has he been wormed? talk to your vet...check his teeth ect. if he needs his teeth floated he may not be able to chew all of his food and hes basically spitting it all on the ground.