MyLuckyStar
Well-Known Member
Not a very good photo as was taken off my phone in limited light last night, but just wanted to post a photo of Sox and his weight gain.
Hes on a very high calorie feed at the moment so this will be cut down once he goes out 24/7, to a token amount of alpha beet, a general purpose vitamin and mineral supplement and his lami free supplement.
Ive had him now since January 1st and he was quite underweight when I took him on. I had a nutritionist out (and spoke to the vet) and changed his diet.
January 1st:
He was previously on fast fibre and molasses free hi-fi chaff plus out 24/7, he is now in at night and out during the day with two feeds of alpha beet, high fibre cubes, healthy hooves (a tiny amount), vegetable oil (again a tiny amount), micronized linseed and a general purpose vitamin and mineral supplement. Plus a large haynet over night (weve tried giving him more but he just leaves most of it, whereas if we give him a large net full he tends to eat most if not all of it. He is out from 6am until 7pm every day, in a sectioned off field with another pony next door.
He is only been ridden at weekends at the moment which consists of road work hacks (both hills and flat surfaces), mainly at walk with short sharp trots. We dont have a ménage so Im limited to schooling on hacks. Does anyone have any tips for building his muscle and topline back up?
Hes on a very high calorie feed at the moment so this will be cut down once he goes out 24/7, to a token amount of alpha beet, a general purpose vitamin and mineral supplement and his lami free supplement.
Ive had him now since January 1st and he was quite underweight when I took him on. I had a nutritionist out (and spoke to the vet) and changed his diet.
January 1st:
He was previously on fast fibre and molasses free hi-fi chaff plus out 24/7, he is now in at night and out during the day with two feeds of alpha beet, high fibre cubes, healthy hooves (a tiny amount), vegetable oil (again a tiny amount), micronized linseed and a general purpose vitamin and mineral supplement. Plus a large haynet over night (weve tried giving him more but he just leaves most of it, whereas if we give him a large net full he tends to eat most if not all of it. He is out from 6am until 7pm every day, in a sectioned off field with another pony next door.
He is only been ridden at weekends at the moment which consists of road work hacks (both hills and flat surfaces), mainly at walk with short sharp trots. We dont have a ménage so Im limited to schooling on hacks. Does anyone have any tips for building his muscle and topline back up?
