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Lite and lean or Dodson & Horrell daily vits & mins . Nutrition recommendations

Omg I remember my mum making me watch the pot so it didn’t boil over , this was 56 yrs ago when i was 4yrs old . It looked gross 🙈

I use Charnwood micronised linseed For my really old ones They have a good mug in summer and 2 in winter . You could always start with a small amount and work up to a mug. I have found with one of mine a small half mug is enough when he drops off during the winter months before the grass...

Linseed is great

Grass nuts Veteran vitality Linseed are my 3 favourites

I do also think it depends where you live. We had a lady in the village who had to remove her donkeys as “jobsworth” said she wasn’t allowed to keep on agriculture land . Tried to appeal but lost. We were all sad as they weren’t doing any harm and kids loved petting them.

He only mentioned grazing land . She is going to get a solicitor to look into

My friend just had a horrible man from the council( very condescending ) to say she needs to apply for change of use . A complaint had been put in . She’s been there 7 yrs and never had an issue , she has recently got a new neighbour so figure it’s probably them .

I have been using this with excellent results https://www.equineanswers.co.uk/equine/joint-supplements/premierflex-plus/ Used on my 2 oldies now on my 3rd tub and can highly recommend it. Friend has her 18yr pony on her 2nd tub and told me last week she has definitely seen a massive...

Mine have been 24/7 for 4 yrs now with hay fed am and pm . As my oldies have aged they seem so much better not being stabled . Surprisingly the fields are actually better as they are not fence walking waiting to come in.

I swapped from from spillers lite and lean and now use Dodson and horrell daily vits and mins . My ponies hooves have transformed amazingly so definitely made a difference and can recommend. On the nutritionist recommendation

I would say a lot of these vans are over weight. I saw 3 today at an event that all had 2 big horses in 🙈

I think you may be pushing it with full tank , equipment and passengers . 2 passengers could be 150kg alone if not more .

I have 4 of them alongside 2 trickle nets and 4 greedy nets Mine find them all ok but I prefer the shires ones they nice and soft compared to the trickle ones and greedy feeder ones

What I found works well for my pony with EMS and Cushings after getting her tested last year , she had slight bulges above her eyes but wasn’t overweight More exercise, consistent walks out in hand , lunging , ridden twice a week(friend rides her) and free schooling Getting her heart rate up...