How is she looking?

[el_Snowflakes]

Hi all,

I normally struggle to keep weight off my mare as she is a mega-good doer! I think shes looking slimmer at the mo so here goes......she is 16 years old, 16hh & at the moment (due to weather) is in light work. In the summer shes in light to medium work. Im a bit obsessed about topline and feel that I need to build hers up a bit but we have been working on that with diet and excercise


sorry the pics arent the best!

excuse the basil brush tail!!

 

[el_Snowflakes]

bump

 

[dominobrown]

I would she is carrying quite a bit of weight, doesn't want to lose tonnes of weight though.

 

[el_Snowflakes]

Thanks DB

I dont know if you can tell by the pics but she is a Belgian Sport horse (sBs) and quite stocky in build. She thrives on thin air!

 

[amandaco2]

She looks in good to plump.
She's got nice bum muscles tho!!!

 

[dominobrown]

Thanks DB

I dont know if you can tell by the pics but she is a Belgian Sport horse (sBs) and quite stocky in build. She thrives on thin air!

She does look like a nice horse- wouldn't mind finding that in my stable! I have seen Dutch warmbloods etc by the bucket full, but never a Belgian Sport horse.

 

[el_Snowflakes]

Thanks that's nice of you to say. They are basically Belgian warmbloods from the the south part of Belgium which where they are registered with the sBs stud

 

[el_Snowflakes]

*book. Sorry Phone posted b4 I was finished!

 

[el_Snowflakes]

She looks in good to plump.
She's got nice bum muscles tho!!!

Thankyou

I only wish my buttocks were as firm as hers

 

[Lotty]

I have the same problem as you. I have a Dutch Warmblood x welsh d and weigh tape her every 2 weeks, actually she is still muzzled when turned out.

The top photo is a bit dark but she has a nice bum.

 

[AmyMay]

Difficult to tell really how she's looking - apart from the obvious lovely gloss to her coat.

If I had to hazard a guess, I'd say rather than fat, she is simply unfit - and has that dropped down, not in work belly.

 

[el_Snowflakes]

Amymay she is in work. Her belly always looks rounded. I put it down to a middle age spread being 16

 

[AmyMay]

Amymay she is in work. Her belly always looks rounded. I put it down to a middle age spread being 16

But light work, so not muscle building, or tummy trimming work.

 

[el_Snowflakes]

Light work as in schooling, lunging, hacking & jumping but in lower amounts than summer due to weather. Did hack for an hour today tho since weather was fine in the summer we do more & work towards comps