How is his weight? Still cresty :/

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As the title really. Noticed today that his weight seems to have come down to a reasonable level (was previously a bit of a porker but combining a grazing muzzle with bringing him during the day in has made a big difference). Even the vet told me he had to get his weight down :(

So now his belly is down, does the muzzle come off? He is still a bit cresty, but I am unsure as to whether he will ever lose that at all? Some say you are stuck with it, others that it's the last thing to go? *confused*!!!!

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gosh i dont think he looks bad atall. is he a welshi? yes you really do have to watch their weight, they live on bugger all. he is looking good, dont think i would want to see him any thinner. beautiful :-)
 
Thanks, that was my concern, don't want him loosing any more, but still want rid of the crest. Now that winter is approaching would prefer him to go into it a bit on the heavier side :/ Gawd it's a bugger trying to get it right!!

Yup he is a welsh b, cheeky little sod with it lol. Thanks, I think he is scrummy :D.....oh yes his bum is still peachy!
 
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As the title really. Noticed today that his weight seems to have come down to a reasonable level (was previously a bit of a porker but combining a grazing muzzle with bringing him during the day in has made a big difference). Even the vet told me he had to get his weight down :(

So now his belly is down, does the muzzle come off? He is still a bit cresty, but I am unsure as to whether he will ever lose that at all? Some say you are stuck with it, others that it's the last thing to go? *confused*!!!!

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I would say he looks perfect. Plus extremely lovely!!
 
awww he is gorgeous! it is really really hard to get them the 'right' weight. i think regular work and a diet of non mollased chaff, sups (to make up what you have took away), soaked hay and strict grazing works. check him with your weight tape to see how he is getting on. then in winter same again but with warm rugs and abit of hard feed. thing is with them aswell, is that you dont want him going into spring abit on the large side as the cycle will start again. you would think good good gooooood doers would be a god send! but with lami and other things, its just really really difficult!
 
He looks really well. How's your grass? If very good, I don't think I'd take the mask off unless you were going to restrict his grazing.
 
I totally get that, I was a bit remiss at the start of the year and before I knew it, he was huge! For the last 3 months he has been in for about 6 hours during the day, then out and muzzled. Hi-fi light with a few sups and the odd carrot when he has behaved well lol (and not forgetting his marmite sarnie for breakfast)! He won't touch soaked hay, I just had to keep throwing it away :( so comes in with 1 flap of hay. Usually ridden / lunged 4 or 5 times a week, but it is difficult as my daughter is only 8 and he and her are having power struggles if you know what I mean!

He usually drops quite a bit of weight by the end of winter, we have no turnout at all from about Nov till Feb *nightmare* . He is rugged even when in and fed hay ad lib plus hard feed of hi fi light and pony cubes with sups. Tbh doesn't get enough exercise in winter, we use our indoor as turnout while we get mucked out, with 20+ horses on our yard it's a bit of a bunfight :(

Such a juggling act *sigh* *waffling*
 
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