Recent content by Devonshiredumpling

Thanks, I shall take him for purposeful shorter hacks, give him some oats and balancer and see how we go :-)

Thanks, this is good advice, none of mine run up light at the end of the season, this is my problem going into summer, and the reason I have 7 acres of winter turnout growing and they are on just 2 acres or tight grazing... he does gain more fitness as do all my horses throughout the season and...

Thankyou, i hate feeding un necessarily but just felt like he needed something... we are so steep here, no matter which direction we go in, the poor boy has to hail his 750kg arse up a bit hill to get home, now hes 7 I really want him to be super fit this year, he has a long season ahead of him...

Everything just seems a slog for him, i feel like hes working on empty, what quantities are you feeding please and which brand? X

He's been back in work for about 4 weeks, started off just walking, he just looks rubbish to be honest, lost all his topline and looks very baby like, due to him being soft I guess... would you recommend additional food or think he should be able to get enough from his grazing? I was always on...

Hi all, perhaps you can help.... My 16 hh hw drumcob is 7 yrs old and never really got up to super fitness due to his age and size, he did start to get quite fit and whizzy towards the end of last hunting season. He's has saddle issues and needed 6 weeks off and is now fully back into work...