pinkcatkin
Well-Known Member
My 14 year old mare is 6 months in foal and yesterday I noticed that her back legs looked a little filled, even though she had only been standing in for a couple of hours. She is normally out at night and in during the day, which will change when the weather gets vile. It just suits us at the moment and means that she is only in for about 7 - 8 hours a day. She has ad lib good quality hay and two small feeds, containing 2 cups of Baileys Stud Balancer and some chaff, carrots and apples (not always). She is in good health.
This happened once before but when she was on box rest. I think I was told I was giving her too much hay. I used to put stable bandages on her then and that helped.
Do you think she is getting too much? She has not put on any weight apart from the foal bump, as I weigh tape her and her weight is constant. I checked her at lunchtime today and they are up slightly again, not terrible, but fetlocks just lost som definition. Any comments gratefully received.
This happened once before but when she was on box rest. I think I was told I was giving her too much hay. I used to put stable bandages on her then and that helped.
Do you think she is getting too much? She has not put on any weight apart from the foal bump, as I weigh tape her and her weight is constant. I checked her at lunchtime today and they are up slightly again, not terrible, but fetlocks just lost som definition. Any comments gratefully received.