MDB
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My extremely overweight PRE horse came to me malnourished and emaciated, but now seems to live off air. Does make me wonder what the previous owners did to her to keep her in such a state but that is by the by.
She has been overweight for about a year but I thought it would come off over winter. It didn't. Then I was set up for a fab summer of riding (hacking with a friend) with her on my other horse, but the other horse is out of action for the time being.
So I have worked really hard to get her to be able to go out solo. Every day worked and ridden for 2 weeks and we have just achieved a solo 30 min hack. I have one of those simple weigh tapes which i am not going to say what she has weighed in at because I am mortified. The farrier and vet think she needs to lose about 80kg and she is a narrow 15.3 horse. Not a chunky build.
She is on restricted grass grazing and maybe 2 flakes of hay a day. She gets half an apple after we ride and then 5 mins access to nice grass as a treat.. If I hack out for 45 mins to an hour 4 - 5 times a week, how long should it take to lose the weight??? Edit to add that our hacks are up and down serious hills and she lives out 24.7
She has been overweight for about a year but I thought it would come off over winter. It didn't. Then I was set up for a fab summer of riding (hacking with a friend) with her on my other horse, but the other horse is out of action for the time being.
So I have worked really hard to get her to be able to go out solo. Every day worked and ridden for 2 weeks and we have just achieved a solo 30 min hack. I have one of those simple weigh tapes which i am not going to say what she has weighed in at because I am mortified. The farrier and vet think she needs to lose about 80kg and she is a narrow 15.3 horse. Not a chunky build.
She is on restricted grass grazing and maybe 2 flakes of hay a day. She gets half an apple after we ride and then 5 mins access to nice grass as a treat.. If I hack out for 45 mins to an hour 4 - 5 times a week, how long should it take to lose the weight??? Edit to add that our hacks are up and down serious hills and she lives out 24.7
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