mybaileysglide
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Hello, I was wondering if anyone has any advise or experience with lazy horses and how to get them going/bit more energetic (what to feed, what exercises we could do etc).
A bit about the pony: 13.3hh cob type, 6 yr old, schooled/jumped (very small) once or twice a week, hacked three or four times a week (roads and fields). He is only getting fed a bit of chaff at the moment and no hay/haylage (he is perfect weight at the moment) and he lives out 24/7. Don't think I've missed anything out?
He just isn't enthusiastic about anything, very lazy schooling, hard to get going and keep him going. When on hacks on the road and through fields he is still really lazy and doesn't get excited about anything. The only time he chooses to speed up is when he gets left behind on a hack out with others, then he trots to catch up, then goes back to plod mode again.
Would really appreciate some advise 😊
A bit about the pony: 13.3hh cob type, 6 yr old, schooled/jumped (very small) once or twice a week, hacked three or four times a week (roads and fields). He is only getting fed a bit of chaff at the moment and no hay/haylage (he is perfect weight at the moment) and he lives out 24/7. Don't think I've missed anything out?
He just isn't enthusiastic about anything, very lazy schooling, hard to get going and keep him going. When on hacks on the road and through fields he is still really lazy and doesn't get excited about anything. The only time he chooses to speed up is when he gets left behind on a hack out with others, then he trots to catch up, then goes back to plod mode again.
Would really appreciate some advise 😊