Do you think my mare needs to lose weight?

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Chestersmummy

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I'm unsure as to wether she needs to lose a bit of weight. Not much but a little.
She's a 15.3hh TB who's 14 years old and a good doer.
Also some CC on her conformation.
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Weight is good, can't see front legs, hind legs are possibly ever so slightly post legged, might be photo, might be lack of muscling behind. Body looks good, good sprung ribs, good depth of girth, kind eye, honest head and nice ears.
Neck needs some shaping , looks like too much muscle below, too little along the topline.
I see she is a TB aged 14, well she is in super condition.
I would do forty minutes schooling twice a week and she will be perfect.
 
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She looks fab in my opinion:)
Confo, nice length of rein, I love her head and ears:), good depth of girth, possibly a little weak in her quarters but the photo is at a bad angle.

I would imagine that when ridden her tummy lifts and she looks a little bit leaner as she should if going correctly.
 
No I don't think she needs to lose weight at all, she looks lovely. I do think she needs to use her abdomen muscles more, that would lift them up and help to give her more of a topline (shoot me down in flames here) but she looks as if she may work a little hollow, it is difficult to tell from one photo and she may look completely different when ridden. I had the same problem with my boy and he really improved with some groundpole work, just walking and trotting over them to make him use himself. She is beautiful though and certainly nothing to worry about! xx
 
she looks gorgeous .. :o but I:o would say she is at her 'top' weight, I wouldn't let her put any more on ..and i might want her to lose a little bit if your grazing is good.. (but i am not an expert ..so take no notice!! lol) but she is lovely what i can see xx
 
Damn stupid phone!
She gets fed Mollichaff Calmer once a day and a haynet. She does need some work on her muscles but shes been a happy hacker since the beginning of the year so not had to use them really. By she'll know shes come to me when I make her work properly.
She had 2 ingrown teeth so the dentist has sorted that problem so it should be all systems go now!
 
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