lucemoose
Well-Known Member
Well I guess most people are aware that Kiwi Squeaky is over here now, and settling in at my old livery yard. She is in at night and out during the day, and her her group is changing daily but that will soon stop as all the mares are introduced to her.
She just looks a bit poor and dull TBH, and I KNOW she has gone through a big deal to get here, but unfortunately the GCT and WEG is showing me that horses can be jetsetters and compete at the highest levels and Teak would probably be beaten by a seaside donkey at this point!!!
Admittedly she was on very very light work prior to her departure and it was winter there, so god knows what she thinks of the change.
She was on ad lib hay, S beet, linseed and lots of minerals and magnesium there. Here she has stopped eating the hay so I am trying to mix it with bagged haylage, S beet and linseed. She was on hi fi cubes, running her through a bag of show pencils but next week I will start her on releve by Saracen (Im not keen on her on mixes, molasses etc but this is low starch) I also brought over a bag of her Kiwi minerals, and she is on magnesium and pro hoof I believe. Or balance, I'm not sure as its quite dark in my feed room!
Mum (her new owner!) has just come back in the house with some Guinness for her pony wub.gif laugh.gif and I am thinking about Protexin or a B12 supp?
She looks tiny, and feels underpowered.
I am still waiting for my passport from NZ as want to do vaccs and possibly run bloods/get a vet type of opinion or plan, she is also still barefoot behind and this may be affecting the power she can produce/ her stance. (but can't go anywhere without this!!!)
I am keeping her well- she has been rugged accordingly since she got here as she is struggling with the changes and often is chilly.
Thoughts? Ideas? I know that she is a horse that needs good work to thrive too, and that I have to be patient. I turned her away for 2 weeks last year and it did take a concerted effort to bring her back into non feral work!!
She just looks a bit poor and dull TBH, and I KNOW she has gone through a big deal to get here, but unfortunately the GCT and WEG is showing me that horses can be jetsetters and compete at the highest levels and Teak would probably be beaten by a seaside donkey at this point!!!
Admittedly she was on very very light work prior to her departure and it was winter there, so god knows what she thinks of the change.
She was on ad lib hay, S beet, linseed and lots of minerals and magnesium there. Here she has stopped eating the hay so I am trying to mix it with bagged haylage, S beet and linseed. She was on hi fi cubes, running her through a bag of show pencils but next week I will start her on releve by Saracen (Im not keen on her on mixes, molasses etc but this is low starch) I also brought over a bag of her Kiwi minerals, and she is on magnesium and pro hoof I believe. Or balance, I'm not sure as its quite dark in my feed room!
Mum (her new owner!) has just come back in the house with some Guinness for her pony wub.gif laugh.gif and I am thinking about Protexin or a B12 supp?
She looks tiny, and feels underpowered.
I am still waiting for my passport from NZ as want to do vaccs and possibly run bloods/get a vet type of opinion or plan, she is also still barefoot behind and this may be affecting the power she can produce/ her stance. (but can't go anywhere without this!!!)
I am keeping her well- she has been rugged accordingly since she got here as she is struggling with the changes and often is chilly.
Thoughts? Ideas? I know that she is a horse that needs good work to thrive too, and that I have to be patient. I turned her away for 2 weeks last year and it did take a concerted effort to bring her back into non feral work!!
