Ideal weight for Sec A?

[Ellies_mum2]

Daughter has bought grand daughter a Sec A pony. We know the pony is obese with a crest and she wobbles a bit as she walks. We weigh taped her yesterday to see how much weight we need to get off her and OMG if the tape is to believed she weighs in the region of 290 kgs

She doesn't and won't get any hard feed apart from a handful (literally) of Healthy Hooves after being ridden.We feed ad lib hay in the field during the winter so she will have access to that and any grass we have. She won't be rugged over winter so will lose some weight keeping warm. Due to time constraints we can't work her every day but she will be either ridden or lunged about 4 or 5 times a week.


What I want to know is what is the ideal weight for a Sec A? Roughly? I'm thinking we need to get at least 50 kg off her. Would this be about right?


Sorry for the long post Choc chip cookies if you got this far

 

[Montyforever]

Eeek!

My sec a is quite fine and 12.1hh, she always weighs in under 250kgs

 

[Ellies_mum2]

So my estimate of her needing to lose about 50 kg isn't that wide of the mark then *sigh*

Ah well she got ridden twice today. First time with very light weight grand daughter at walk then by my heavier son who was working on his sitting trot

Will post some pics of the chunky monkey when I can get photobucket to co operate

 

[atouchwild]

I would say anywhere between 200 and 260/270kgs, depending obviously on type. My dartmoor is 12hh and weighs around 240kg - he is how I want him going into winter ie. plenty round enough but by no means overweight, if that helps!

 

[Ellies_mum2]

Took some photos this afternoon

Hope the pictures come out ok

 

[*hic*]

If she's anything like my Section A ad lib hay and grass will just put weight on her over the winter. Mine is unclipped most winters and unrugged unless it is seriously bad weather, she is still kept on little grass and is allowed a tiny amount of hay at night. On the occasions she has been in over the winter she has had a tiny amount of hay fed several times a day - and a tablespoonful of chaff when the others are fed.

Do keep a very good eye on her if you let her have ad lib hay.

 

[ibot]

congrats on your new grandchild
chunky monkey indeed