muckypony
Well-Known Member
Hi,
My boy is rather lazy 6 year old.... He would much rather plod along at a snails pace than actually move his backside!! It makes it really difficult for me out competing because it uses up so much of my energy to keep him in front of the leg. Its not a fitness issue for either of us, nor does he have anything preventing him going forwards (had him almost a year and teeth, back, saddle etc all checked/maintained from day one). He loves his jumping and a good gallop with his buddies but apart from that he's quite a lazy a***!
Ive been thinking for a while of adding something to his feed to add a bit of spark, but as he is barefoot I need to be cautious of sugars. He is a good-doer (Welshie!) He currently gets:
1/4 scoop of TopSpec Top Chop Lite
Handful of pony nuts
Handful (or heaped wooden spoon) of SpeediBeet
25ml scoop of linseed
He lives in at night with soaked hay and is turned out 7am-6pm at the least, longer if not ridden. He is ridden 6 days a week and I would says he's in medium-hard work.
Any advice would be great, I would love to event him but I don't think I could physically manage it, no matter how fit I was!
Thanks
My boy is rather lazy 6 year old.... He would much rather plod along at a snails pace than actually move his backside!! It makes it really difficult for me out competing because it uses up so much of my energy to keep him in front of the leg. Its not a fitness issue for either of us, nor does he have anything preventing him going forwards (had him almost a year and teeth, back, saddle etc all checked/maintained from day one). He loves his jumping and a good gallop with his buddies but apart from that he's quite a lazy a***!
Ive been thinking for a while of adding something to his feed to add a bit of spark, but as he is barefoot I need to be cautious of sugars. He is a good-doer (Welshie!) He currently gets:
1/4 scoop of TopSpec Top Chop Lite
Handful of pony nuts
Handful (or heaped wooden spoon) of SpeediBeet
25ml scoop of linseed
He lives in at night with soaked hay and is turned out 7am-6pm at the least, longer if not ridden. He is ridden 6 days a week and I would says he's in medium-hard work.
Any advice would be great, I would love to event him but I don't think I could physically manage it, no matter how fit I was!
Thanks