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My big lad has been back in work for nearly 5 weeks after having nearly 18 months off due to various ailments and an injury! We're up to walking out for just over an hour. I've tried to keep it simple and varying his routes. He does 2 longer rides and 2 shorter rides per week currently and is...

Oh dear lord I thought riding and leading 1 was being brave! I take my hat off to anyone who can do as you do Fuzzy Furry. I think riding and leading may be the way forward to keep my 2 boys in some form of shape. Might help the midge to see more of the world too :)

Thank you JFTD. I was thinking maybe the exercise field would be best to start. The midget does have a cracking walk for a pony so he should be OK to keep up. Working full time, with a mini-me and 2 horses is hard work. Just trying to save time and get them both exercised. Do you put a...

So my daughter's pony is getting a bit on the chubby side. He's a stocky sec B type standing around 13/13.1 but I think at 5'7 and 11st I'm too heavy to ride him so rather than lunge the legs off him, I'm thinking of riding my 17hh gelding and leading the midget out with me only around the...

Having never had any dealings with balancers etc before, I'm looking for suggestions/advice. My daughter's pony is a stocky Sec B who does very well on very little! He will also light up on small amounts of hard food. I do strip him back in the winter and normally manage his weight well from...

I had a similar problem to you with my old Sec D. He would only have to look at grass and he would put weight on! I clipped him out during the winter months and didn't over-rug him and he was still on a restricted diet during the winter. He was lean and mean by the end of the winter lol...