I Keep Getting Reported To The RSPCA :(

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OP - Having read all the thread I do not think your mare is getting enough forage 1/8th bale would not be enough for a poor doer. When did she have her teeth checked last? Worming? It does not excuse what is being said and done to you though.
 
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Mother Hen - Mea culpa thats how it works in Ireland.

OP - Having read all the thread I do not think your mare is getting enough forage 1/8th bale would not be enough for a poor doer. When did she have her teeth checked last? Worming? It does not excuse what is being said and done to you though.

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She gets about 2 or 3 chunks of the split bale, she has recently been wormed but i havent had her teeth checked yet.
 
I give my 11 year old TB mare 4 small feeds per day of sugarbeet, calm and condition, ride and relax, chaff, Naff Thrive, garlic, veg oil and linseed oil and linseed mix and three quarters of a bale and she's on light work at the mo, hacked only twice a week for an hour, no cantering. She just about maintains weight on this and is in a 450g rug. She also has 2 apples and about 15 carrots per day.
Granted, that's a lot - but that's a TB for you.

Can we see the photo please?
 
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Is she only fed build up? Could you possible add Alfa A oil, sugar beet and adding either corn or soya oil to each feed?

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she gets 2 buckets of build up and chaff and sometimes ill add a bit of C&C plus hay
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I know the feeling about being reported!

Its horrible that these people are constantly harrasing you.

My TB is a very poor doer, i have just upped her to 3 feeds per day consisting of speedibeet, calm and condion cubes and has pink powder, shes doing best ever and i have tried loads of different feeds!
Maybe try up her to 3 small feeds per day and maybe add some oil to her feed? also i would think about upping the hay too make sure shes getting all she needs
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Mother Hen - Mea culpa thats how it works in Ireland.

OP - Having read all the thread I do not think your mare is getting enough forage 1/8th bale would not be enough for a poor doer. When did she have her teeth checked last? Worming? It does not excuse what is being said and done to you though.

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She gets about 2 or 3 chunks of the split bale, she has recently been wormed but i havent had her teeth checked yet.

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When was the last time she had her teeth checked? I would recommend you have her teeth checked, it could be a problem with them that is causing her to loose weight. Honestly this should have be the first port of call when a horse looses weight imo.
 
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I give my 11 year old TB mare 4 small feeds per day of sugarbeet, calm and condition, ride and relax, chaff, Naff Thrive, garlic, veg oil and linseed oil and linseed mix and three quarters of a bale and she's on light work at the mo, hacked only twice a week for an hour, no cantering. She just about maintains weight on this and is in a 450g rug. She also has 2 apples and about 15 carrots per day.
Granted, that's a lot - but that's a TB for you.

Can we see the photo please?

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WOW!! thats alot! and i dont have a photobucket account
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ill try sort one out now though
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Mother Hen - Mea culpa thats how it works in Ireland.

OP - Having read all the thread I do not think your mare is getting enough forage 1/8th bale would not be enough for a poor doer. When did she have her teeth checked last? Worming? It does not excuse what is being said and done to you though.

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She gets about 2 or 3 chunks of the split bale, she has recently been wormed but i havent had her teeth checked yet.

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2 to 3 chunks probably isn't enough. I would up her hay...roughage (fibre) is paramount to keeping weight on and keeping warm
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I don't have much experience of poor doers but I would say up the hay - my horses and pony are out 24/7 (2 retired and the other doing practically nothing right now) and they have one good feed a day and probably around a bale and a half of hay between them.
 
Haven't read other posts, but it sounds like harrasment, defamation of character, slander etc. I would make appointment to see your local friendly solicitor.

This country seems to have an abundance of twerps at the moment.
 
As said earlier, if your horse is sharing a field, your horse maybe being bullied out of the vast majority of the feed, therefore not getting what it actually needs, also rather than feeding lots in one or two feeds it would be better to split into lots of smaller meals throughout the day to give the horses digestive system more chance to absorb the feed. Grazing/field licks are good for this as they can graze at it throughout the day but you do need the conditioning feed aswell as the field lick. Also old horses need their teeth checking regularly is she/he uptodate???? Is the horse wintering out, keeping warm burns calories, calories which your horse requires to put on weight.

I realise you've probably been asked all these questions before and if the rspca inspector has said that all is ok then the situation is being managed by yourself.

As said earlier you could try to set up a meeting with the neighbours, is there a neighbourhood watch in your area, maybe possible to tag it onto one of their meetings? Otherwise you could give them all your vets number and say if you're worried speak to them! I realise y
 
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You could can the picture to a photobucket account (or similar) if you have one to upload here
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I don't have much experience of poor doers but I would say up the hay - my horses and pony are out 24/7 (2 retired and the other doing practically nothing right now) and they have one good feed a day and probably around a bale and a half of hay between them.

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Yep!! well thinking about it now, a bale is put out in the morning, and a bale at night lol mine are out 24/7 too and mine is rugged
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to be honest I dont think shes getting enough feed.
how many horses are sharing the 1 bale of hay? is there any chance you could get the large round bales and have say 2 out so the horses have adblib hay and that no one gets kicked off it?
 
I agree with Puzzled shes not getting enough hay. My old man of 27 gets a bale a day to himself in the really cold weather and hes a 15.1 Appy cross not a TB. He also gets two feeds of conditioning cubes, speedy beet and barley rings. If a horse loses weight there has to be a reason why. Either not enough food, teeth, worms, not warm enough (check the weight of her rugs) there has to be something. Maybe she has a health problem thats not obvious?
Hope you find out what it is, it sounds like the RSPCA are going to regular callers until you do find the cause.


Just seen the photos and im sorry but she is thin. Are you sure about her age? Couldnt be older than you have been told? I would have a chat with the vet asap.
 
Is it possible you could put more hay in the field or section part of the field off for her and feed her individually so you know she is getting what you are feeding her and she isn't being bullied by the others?
 
Is there anyway that you could separate the mare by electric fencing a section of the field but making sure that she can still run with the rest if you get what I mean. Then you can see exactly how much hay she is eating and monitor her weight. Or you could try putting a friendly companion in with her.
Perhaps in the daytime she could be let out with the others.
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QR def up the hay intake!!! You say she gets 1-2 feeds per day ...my 8yo gets 3 hard feeds (1conditioning cube, 1 sugar beet and 1 alfa a) with ad lib haylage a day - he is a poor doer but still very young - I would seriously look at what you are feeding her! My 2 good doers live out 24/7 on 1/2 a bale hay a day each but again both are relatively young...I think your old girl needs a bit more
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My mare who is in at night eats half a bale of hay overnight, if they are living out I would expect a horse to eat at least a whole small bale it self. I think she is not getting enough too, sorry, they keep warm with a full gut.
(Not excusing the harrassment, but I would be concerned if I saw a mare as thin as that being ridden).
 
Is she wormed up to date? Is she rugged in the cold? Sorry if you've said this, I haven't read the whole thread in depth.
 
if that pic is up to date she is a little poor but not seriously poor. I agree with up the forage but chaff only bulks out a feed so I would swap the chaff for alfa oil as this does have nutritional benefits and also I would give her sugarbeet as this is additional fibre and great for horses inclined to drop weight.
With regard to the people constantly reporting you and posting pics taken of your horse on facebook you need to report them to facebook and as already said make them aware that the police are now involved.
 
I have seen worse, but yes I agree she is underweight. I personally wouldnt be riding her though at the weight she is.

I have a full tb who is 20 years old, lives out 24/7 with my other two and between them they get 1 bale in the morning and 1 bale at night, no feed. Luckily he has kept his weight.

I've just had all my horses teeth done by the vet. It cost me £25 each.

This maybe the answer to your problems, so well worth getting done.
 
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