How long does it take for a 17 year old horse to start showing weight gain?

I have a 17 year old horse that I have grazing all day and I feed him sweet feed 3 times a day how long will it take to show weight gain on him he is pretty skinny

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An underweight horse can safely gain .5 to 1 pound of body weight per day and it may take up to a year or more for a horse to get back to a normal weight.The Care and Feeding of the Starved Horsehttp://animalscience.ag.utk.edu/horse/pdf/Care&FeedingoftheStarvedHorseASH155.pdf