are my youngsters looking ok??

[pegasus1986]

this is my new forest x warmblood yearling

and my irish draught x warmblood 2 yr old

 

[Damnation]

I loooove the IDxWB

 

[welshied]

I love your ID X WB i want lol

 

[hadfos]

Your new forest cross is a little overweight for my liking...i would sooner see a youngster on the leaner side,i dont like to see them carrying to much weight on a growing frame!Your id cross looks well though

 

[welshied]

Oh yeah forgot to add that i would say you NF X is a little bit over weight especially for a youngster

 

[pegasus1986]

shes only on grass aswell they dont get fed coz i have so much grass at the mo she seems to live on fresh air lol!!

 

[JM07]

the draft x NF hasn't the best front pastern axis, so i'd be mindful of it getting heavy topped TBH...

I certainly wouldn't want much more weight on those front legs...


ETS...the Forest/WB isn't much better either.....

 

[pegasus1986]

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I loooove the IDxWB

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thankyou hes a lovely boy
and i no my yearling is overweight but its hard to keep the weight off when they are just in a field doin nothing

 

[hadfos]

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I loooove the IDxWB

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thankyou hes a lovely boy
and i no my yearling is overweight but its hard to keep the weight off when they are just in a field doin nothing

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No disrespect to you but you did ask if your youngsters were looking ok??

As you know your nf x is overweight,it might be beneficial for you to ask how to trim them off a little

Am sure there are others on here that have the same problem but may have some great ideas on keeping a youngster turned out 24/7 trim!He does look very grass bellied,winter is coming so he will drop some weight anyway,but before then we will have another flush of rich grass,which ideally you could do without him scoffing to much of

Have you know way of fencing off some of the field??

 

[pegasus1986]

ive got both on a fenced off bit i have just moved yards and got a yard to myself there had been no horses on it for a while tho so the grass was long but theyve eaten it now. i just dont no how to keep the weight off coz im not feeding her maybe now theyve eaten the first rich bit they might lose weight

 

[_daisy_]

have you considered muzzling them?

 

[pegasus1986]

do you reckon that wuld be ok for a youngster havent thought of that idea

 

[_daisy_]

why not on a youngster? what makes you query it? i would prefer to muzzle them than having an overweight horse - especially a youngster

my laminitic pony has worn muzzles for years (from a young age), done her no detriment, however she has a balanced diet and does have vit/mins

 

[hadfos]

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ive got both on a fenced off bit i have just moved yards and got a yard to myself there had been no horses on it for a while tho so the grass was long but theyve eaten it now. i just dont no how to keep the weight off coz im not feeding her maybe now theyve eaten the first rich bit they might lose weight

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They would be better on very overgrown grass

,it has little nutritional value,the shorter the grass the richer it is as it grows!!
If you have no othe options i would just be thankful of winter,get some weight off,but be extra aware next spring and plan ya sections of field

 

[marlyclay]

Strip graze the field with electric fencing

 

[251libby]

marlyclay - I agree!
TBH that is far too much weight for yearlings to be carrying.