ahhh wish I had kept mare where she was!!!!

ADVICE!!!!!! mmm from about 2 people the rest have been scaremongers re colic and stuff!!! honestly to think I rescued her from Ireland in such a worse state destined for meat.... and yes I feel bad but I am bringing her in every day and feeding her and she has 2 rugs on and she has been out for 2 years in the best grazing I was advised to pts but have kept her and was thrilled to be able to be working her again. She is one lucky mare!!!!
 
hihosilver said:
ADVICE!!!!!! mmm from about 2 people the rest have been scaremongers re colic and stuff!!! honestly to think I rescued her from Ireland in such a worse state destined for meat.... and yes I feel bad but I am bringing her in every day and feeding her and she has 2 rugs on and she has been out for 2 years in the best grazing I was advised to pts but have kept her and was thrilled to be able to be working her again. She is one lucky mare!!!!
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How long is she in for during the day? Where are you putting her?
 
hihosilver said:
ADVICE!!!!!! mmm from about 2 people the rest have been scaremongers re colic and stuff!!! honestly to think I rescued her from Ireland in such a worse state destined for meat.... and yes I feel bad but I am bringing her in every day and feeding her and she has 2 rugs on and she has been out for 2 years in the best grazing I was advised to pts but have kept her and was thrilled to be able to be working her again. She is one lucky mare!!!!
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Oh dear. :rolleyes:

Not scare mongering but good advice....either take it or leave it, i suspect you'll do the latter.
 
The fact she is going without food less than when you got her does not make going without proper food ok! Does she stand in the field hungry and losing weight thankful that she is at least not back in Ireland? No...
 
What would the YO do if the field was properly covered in deep snow? not trying to be difficult but surely then hay could be put out as the yard is overstocked and there are more horses than stables, so what is different now when there is no grass the others must also be losing weight, I find it ridiculous that there are such daft rules with no thoughts to the welfare of the livery horses.
 
hihosilver said:
I am bringing her in for about 2 hours a day. I long rein her and then feed her haylage and feed her.
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So she is eating food for less than 2 hours a day? :o , she is starving and lost weight and you are working her? Horses are supposed to be constantly grazing/eating hay for 18 hours a day.
 
hihosilver said:
ADVICE!!!!!! mmm from about 2 people the rest have been scaremongers re colic and stuff!!! honestly to think I rescued her from Ireland in such a worse state destined for meat.... and yes I feel bad but I am bringing her in every day and feeding her and she has 2 rugs on and she has been out for 2 years in the best grazing I was advised to pts but have kept her and was thrilled to be able to be working her again. She is one lucky mare!!!!
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Troll! I hope :D
 
So how long are ou long lining her for?

If say half an hour, then say 20mins to eat a feed so she's getting as much haylege as she can eat in just over an hour. That's not going to sustain her in a bare paddock OP.

You asked what to do people are telling you what to do.
 
I would be letting her eat for that ten minutes if her nutrition time is so ridiculously limited..not working her
 
I dispair really.....if shes losing weigh why are you working her? I am sure the vets would not be so keen to work her if you explained she is hardly grazing for any real length of time and is losing weight. Shes already demonstarted shes burning calories to keep warm, and you are burning more working her...i would be worried about her going into ketoacidosis if this continues...
 
So, let's say a miracle happens & the fields are knee deep grazing tomorrow. What's she going to eat next winter when there's no grass & no hay again? It's really very simple op. The yard doesn't meet your horses needs (i.e. the need to eat) so move. And this time when you move, perhaps find out beforehand whether the yard is suitable.
 
Delicious_D said:
I dispair really.....if shes losing weigh why are you working her? I am sure the vets would not be so keen to work her if you explained she is hardly grazing for any real length of time and is losing weight. Shes already demonstarted shes burning calories to keep warm, and you are burning more working her...i would be worried about her going into ketoacidosis if this continues...
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Now that tells me you do not know what you are talking about. I have a hons degree in Equine Science. Do NOT insult my intelligence.
 
OP you may have a degree but you don't seem to be able to put your knowledge into practice..thereby making it worthless
 
Shut up whingeing and get on with it then!

You clearly think what she is receiving is adequate, or you would have moved her regardless of a months notice,

If my horses were losing weight dramatically, they be moved, i couldn't care for working them if they were losing weight, id like a horse to work at the end of it, not a sick/dead one!

Those knee deep mud fields will turn into perfect lush grass as soon as the suns out ;)

Give me strength!
 
Guys you know what TROLL!!!!!

OP Do what you want you will anyways, the only one that will suffer is your poor mare, it doesn't matter what you rescued her from if your not helping her now.
 
Delicious_D said:
I dispair really.....if shes losing weigh why are you working her? I am sure the vets would not be so keen to work her if you explained she is hardly grazing for any real length of time and is losing weight. Shes already demonstarted shes burning calories to keep warm, and you are burning more working her...i would be worried about her going into ketoacidosis if this continues...
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well then you should know that she would never go into ketoacidosis...stop scaremongering!!!!!
 
hihosilver said:
Now that tells me you do not know what you are talking about. I have a hons degree in Equine Science. Do NOT insult my intelligence.
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Well in that case you should know the risks you are continuing to subject her to, colic being the most likely, lack of food for 22 hours then stuffing herself for an hour or two, the best way to get impacted colic, little and often or trickle feeding is how horses should be fed.
You stated in your OP that she was losing weight and it was obvious in just 10 days now you get offended by people making comments that insult your intelligence:confused:
 
Wow OP... Is this for real?! You say she's not a welfare case because she looks ok. Surely having no access to forage counts...? If you really care for this horse and really do have that degree then you will KNOW that the "scaremongering" as you called it is the reality of the case. Horses can colic for the smallest of reasons and yes, it can kill. You need to sort this out before you mare suffers even more. It's ridiculous.

Rant over.
 
meesha said:
Just a thought op, put the ball in your yard owners court, approach her nicely and ask how she would like forage fed, don't mention the fact its not allowed in the fields just ask her how she would like you to feed it as your horse needs extra due to weather!. If she states you cannot feed then I would very nicely state that you will have to move yards with immediate effect for the welfare of your horse and therefore won't be able to give months notice (make sure u have somewhere to go first) Good luck.
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Yes, this is what I would do. Use your best charm offensive and nicely explain (well, remind as I am sure she know deep down) that if yours or any of the horses have to go for long periods without food then they will lose weight and possibly colic, imply that this will be her fault and that she needs to change her ways. It makes me SO ANGRY that someone would not allow hay in their fields because it won't look pretty. Jesus, what do they expect, plus if its a knee deep bog anyway is a bit of hay going to make it any worse?

If she didn't adapt I would leave without notice, just because. She can stuff her facilities I would sooner drive further afield to find somewhere that offered both.
 
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