Anyone know how to get rid of 'fat pads'

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A friend has a Sec D, 15yo, who had bad lami about 3 years ago. He is absolutely fine now, very strict feeding regime, he is as fit as a flea and very jolly, lots of work, hacking, fast work, jumping etc. However he has these 'fat pads', presumable from when he was too fat, and we are wondering if anyone has experience of them and any suggestions as to how they could possibly be reduced other than liposuction.
 
I'm going to have to check his face now. The pads that really stand out are behind the saddle and of course over his bottom. It's interesting that where his saddle fits there are none, but there is a definite saddle shape on his body, as though the pressure from that has either broken down the fat or 'moved it'?
 
Fat pads usually appear in these positions regardless of whether the horse is saddled. In order to the risk of laminitis has been minimised she should get blood tests done to check his insulin levels are under control. If he has lost enough weight to be within the normal range for his body type then the fat pads are unlikely to ever go. They may reduce gradually over a couple of years but the older a horse is the more of the fat pads will be there to stay for-ever.
 
Sam22 said:
Fat pads usually appear in these positions regardless of whether the horse is saddled. In order to the risk of laminitis has been minimised she should get blood tests done to check his insulin levels are under control. If he has lost enough weight to be within the normal range for his body type then the fat pads are unlikely to ever go. They may reduce gradually over a couple of years but the older a horse is the more of the fat pads will be there to stay for-ever.
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Thanks for that Sam. We think his insulin levels are ok as he never has a swollen sheath which I understand is one of the signs. Re his weight, his ribs can easily be felt, but as I said in my original post, he is very healthy and jolly, and up for anything.
 
Managed finally to get them off my cob mare last year, supplemented with pure magnesium oxide 20gms, seaweed meal, linseed meal, brewers yeast, changed gradually from 1 hour grazing morning and evening to 14 hours grazing muzzled ( this also upped her exercise looking for grass long enough to go through muzzle). Don't know exactly which ingredient made the difference or the combination, got the list from the UKNHCP website.
 
anniearab said:
Managed finally to get them off my cob mare last year, supplemented with pure magnesium oxide 20gms, seaweed meal, linseed meal, brewers yeast, changed gradually from 1 hour grazing morning and evening to 14 hours grazing muzzled ( this also upped her exercise looking for grass long enough to go through muzzle). Don't know exactly which ingredient made the difference or the combination, got the list from the UKNHCP website.
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Thank you anniarab, we're off shopping now :)
 
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