RedVendetta
Well-Known Member
My horse was in a lot in winter, had 1-3 days per week out and rest of the time he was in and ridden 5-6 times a week in relatively hard work.
Now he is out every day in a smallish field with 3 other horses. We slowly built up to this and he is out from about 8am to 5.30pm.
There is not a lot of rich or long grass in the field, so Im not too worried about him getting fat, colic or lami.... although correct me if Im wrong.
He is fed a small brekkie in the morning, half an hour before he goes out and in the evening he has joint supplement, vits & mins, large scoop alfa a oil and medium scoop of spillers conditioning mix.
He looks fantastic and, until he was going out every day, he seemed as fit as a flea! However, now he seems to have lost his sparkle a bit. He's a bit lazy anyway, but he seems tired, dragging his feet etc, and I want him to feel raring to go, especially at weekends when I have competitions. I jumped him last night and he was good, but he's a very clean jumper and he just didn't feel like he was putting any effort in, clipping the jumps a bit and being a bit clumsy.
Is this just normal from being out all day in the sun and eating grass, playing with his friends and generally tiring himself out, or is there something I can do to put his 'sparkle' back?
Now he is out every day in a smallish field with 3 other horses. We slowly built up to this and he is out from about 8am to 5.30pm.
There is not a lot of rich or long grass in the field, so Im not too worried about him getting fat, colic or lami.... although correct me if Im wrong.
He is fed a small brekkie in the morning, half an hour before he goes out and in the evening he has joint supplement, vits & mins, large scoop alfa a oil and medium scoop of spillers conditioning mix.
He looks fantastic and, until he was going out every day, he seemed as fit as a flea! However, now he seems to have lost his sparkle a bit. He's a bit lazy anyway, but he seems tired, dragging his feet etc, and I want him to feel raring to go, especially at weekends when I have competitions. I jumped him last night and he was good, but he's a very clean jumper and he just didn't feel like he was putting any effort in, clipping the jumps a bit and being a bit clumsy.
Is this just normal from being out all day in the sun and eating grass, playing with his friends and generally tiring himself out, or is there something I can do to put his 'sparkle' back?
