Changing Lilly's Food

I have been transitioning her to different food because her previous food she was eating at the breeder has some things I do not want her eating.

First, it has wheat. Most horses are fine with wheat - but I am not and I think it is a factor in why I am having such a big flare right now. So I need to get her off the wheat so I do not have to touch or be around wheat.

Second issues is soy. Soy really messes with mammal hormones. It is also inflammatory. So I want to get her off as much soy as possible. Before I started transitioning her to her new food all THREE of her supplements had soy in them. So I am weaning her off the two major ones. But the Triacton is for bone growth and I will leave her on it through the winter to help her with her bone growth. I As soon as this last container of Triaton is gone I will no longer use soy products.

To get her off the feed I had to do a lot of research on what foods were best.

From my research it looks like:

Hemp Seed Ground: good protein, amino acids, omega 3, healthy omega 6 (gamma linolenic acid) supports anti-inflammatory process

Flax Seed Ground: calories, fiber, excellent fats, omega 3, ground stabilized form

Chia Seeds: high fiber, protein, vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, high fatty acids, high ALA, eases pain, prevent and cure ulcers, colic prevention

Split Peas: tasty way to add crunch and protein, high protein, low sugar, high fiber

Raw Pumpkin Seeds: nitrous oxide, rich in vitamins and minerals

Rice Bran Meal/Oil: good fat, vitamin B, Phosphorus (helpful to balancing calcium/phosphorus when feeding alfalfa)

Alfalfa pellets and cubes: nutrient dense, more digestible energy, crude protein, calcium, lower sugar and starches, is a forage when feed as cubes

Teff Pellets: lower in non structural carbohydrates *sugars - BUT horse either love it or hate it - since Lilly is sensitive to foods and usually hates all new foods (more on this later) I am hesitant to buy a big bag of this

Timothy Hay: a good low level sugar and protein - (to help balance the alfalfa), is a forage when feed in cubes

Beet Pulp: low sugar and starch, helps horses gain weight, lower potassium, higher calcium, good protein, is a forage

People also feed horses oats (too much sugar), wheat bran (I'm allergic and many horses are too), corn (too much starch and sugar), orchard grass (she already has this as her main hay), soy products (causes lots of issues, cheap source of protein).

Another consideration - horses Lilly's age do not have their teeth. She will not be getting molars until 9-12 months of age. This means that she can not grind up hay as effectively so I have to give her good sources of food as her supplements.

So based on this information Lilly's diet will be:

Feed Hay 3 times a day from the boarding place

Supplements 2 times a day consisting of:

Hemp Seeds Meal: 1/2 cup

Flax Seeds Meal: 70 grams from her vitamin supplement and 70 grams from NutraFlax

Chia Seeds: 50 grams

Raw Pumpkin Seeds: 4 oz

Split Peas: 1/2 pound

Rice Bran Oil: 1/2 pound

Alfalfa Pellets: 2 Pounds

Alfalfa/Timothy Hay Cubes: 2 pounds