Lydiamae
Well-Known Member
I currently show my trad boy inhand, aiming for ridden at the start of next season when he is a 5 yr old.
I have seen lots of different horses and ponies in shows, ridden and in hand, who do awfully well, but to me the look fat? My boy isn't fat, I am actually super pleased with his weight at the moment, he looks well but not fat. I am too paranoid about laminitis catching us! I keep him fit, he has varies light work 4 or 5 times a week and is fed saracen show improver cubes, hi fi original and general purpose supplement with adlib hay.
Please describe to me how you see show horses. Should they be fit or fat? What is the difference in a judges eyes? Can they be both?
I want to continue to do as well as we have been locally, at county, but I don't want judges comments to say he lacks condition, when he is a body score of 3 out of 5.
Thanks in advance
I have seen lots of different horses and ponies in shows, ridden and in hand, who do awfully well, but to me the look fat? My boy isn't fat, I am actually super pleased with his weight at the moment, he looks well but not fat. I am too paranoid about laminitis catching us! I keep him fit, he has varies light work 4 or 5 times a week and is fed saracen show improver cubes, hi fi original and general purpose supplement with adlib hay.
Please describe to me how you see show horses. Should they be fit or fat? What is the difference in a judges eyes? Can they be both?
I want to continue to do as well as we have been locally, at county, but I don't want judges comments to say he lacks condition, when he is a body score of 3 out of 5.
Thanks in advance