251libby
Well-Known Member
I've had my horse 4 years and have struggled with her weight the entire time even though the winter.
Atm she is probably on a condition score of 4, she has a slight 'gutter' down her bottom, but I can feel her ribs, she seems to store the weight around her shoulders and tummy.
Both my vet and farrier thinks she looks good (alot better than she was) but could still do with loosing a bit. And now spring has sprung I'm worried she will put it back on!
She is in a 2 acre field with 6 other horses and there is not much grazing but no bare patches.
She gets 14lbs of hay each night which is soaked for around an hour.
She does get hard feed but it is literally a handfull as more of a token which is Happy Hoof she gets breakfast and dinner.
Because she has COPD I can't always ride..... she has months and months of being ok and then have a bad bout which means I cannot work her as much or as hard as I would like.
When she's ok (which is mostly all the time) she is worked 6 days a week.
Doing a mixture of schooling, jumping, trackwork, hills, very limited road work and no long hacks - if you've read my other posts you will know why
So basicly what am I doing wrong?
Can anyone give my some advice to loose the last bit and keep it off?
Thanks in advance
Atm she is probably on a condition score of 4, she has a slight 'gutter' down her bottom, but I can feel her ribs, she seems to store the weight around her shoulders and tummy.
Both my vet and farrier thinks she looks good (alot better than she was) but could still do with loosing a bit. And now spring has sprung I'm worried she will put it back on!
She is in a 2 acre field with 6 other horses and there is not much grazing but no bare patches.
She gets 14lbs of hay each night which is soaked for around an hour.
She does get hard feed but it is literally a handfull as more of a token which is Happy Hoof she gets breakfast and dinner.
Because she has COPD I can't always ride..... she has months and months of being ok and then have a bad bout which means I cannot work her as much or as hard as I would like.
When she's ok (which is mostly all the time) she is worked 6 days a week.
Doing a mixture of schooling, jumping, trackwork, hills, very limited road work and no long hacks - if you've read my other posts you will know why
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So basicly what am I doing wrong?
Can anyone give my some advice to loose the last bit and keep it off?
Thanks in advance
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