hannahemmerson
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My 25 year old welsh x gelding has been looking increasingly ribby over the past week. He hasnt dropped any weight, his worming programme is up to date and he wolfs down his dinner no probs.
He lives out 24/7 during spring/summer.
He is lami prone and has had one tiny bout this year (a few months ago) but has been fine since he's been in a smaller paddock.
The grass in his paddock is pretty much gone now and I think it needs to rest for a few weeks (grass is growing at a rate of naughts up here if its left to its own devices) The only field that there is avalable is one that has quite a lot of grass in it, I was thinking of asking the YO if they would section a bit of it off for B, but I'm still worried about lami, as he was in that field for 7 hours and when I checked him in the evening he had pulses.
Feed wize he gets a scoop happy hoof, half a scoop seinior maintanance mix two mugs of beet and a table spoon cod liver oil. He gets that twice a day. And he comes in once a week at night and eats ad lib haylage. He also munches on haylage whenever he comes in (to be tacked up to ride, for a groom and a cuddle, for the farrier etc)
He is ridden 6 times a week, but I'm cutting it down to 5 times a week as he's been a bit lathargic when I ride (I have a girl who looks after and rides him three times a week, so she'll only be riding twice a week now)
Whenever I have the time I take him into the coral bit of the field where everyone feeds and let him eat the grass there for 30 mins to an hour depending on how much time I have on my hands.
Here is a pic of him (you can kind of see his ribs, they are more visable in the flesh)
so, yeah, advice please!
He lives out 24/7 during spring/summer.
He is lami prone and has had one tiny bout this year (a few months ago) but has been fine since he's been in a smaller paddock.
The grass in his paddock is pretty much gone now and I think it needs to rest for a few weeks (grass is growing at a rate of naughts up here if its left to its own devices) The only field that there is avalable is one that has quite a lot of grass in it, I was thinking of asking the YO if they would section a bit of it off for B, but I'm still worried about lami, as he was in that field for 7 hours and when I checked him in the evening he had pulses.
Feed wize he gets a scoop happy hoof, half a scoop seinior maintanance mix two mugs of beet and a table spoon cod liver oil. He gets that twice a day. And he comes in once a week at night and eats ad lib haylage. He also munches on haylage whenever he comes in (to be tacked up to ride, for a groom and a cuddle, for the farrier etc)
He is ridden 6 times a week, but I'm cutting it down to 5 times a week as he's been a bit lathargic when I ride (I have a girl who looks after and rides him three times a week, so she'll only be riding twice a week now)
Whenever I have the time I take him into the coral bit of the field where everyone feeds and let him eat the grass there for 30 mins to an hour depending on how much time I have on my hands.
Here is a pic of him (you can kind of see his ribs, they are more visable in the flesh)
so, yeah, advice please!
