Ok .. Here goes , feed question , sorry

mulledwhine

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Having always had tb types, even as a a child, I know how to feed those..

However , got my first ' proPer pony this year , and he gets...

2 finger fulls of good doer a day
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A haynet morning and night!!

I have been told
 

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How is his weight? You can only judge the pony you have in front of you ;) :) Is he in at night or out 24/7? Without seeing the pony, no, there is nothing wrong with the diet, but it would help to know a bit more :)
 

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In at night with his haynet ..

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Not the best pictures, and I know he looks a bit odd there.

I must take some of him without daughter on hI'm.

However, cam you see past the bad stance ?

I really do need to know if what I am feeding is ok xxx
 

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It's exactly the same as feeding a TB - if he's too fat, cut his feed down; if he's too thin, give him more!
 

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He's gorgeous, really reminds me of a Welsh A called 'Tomboy' I used to know.. Hard to tell from the pics, he looks like he could have a bit of a belly

You will have to be careful that he doesn't put on any more weight though, and in some places the grass seems to be growing already :eek: :eek: If he is putting on the weight then you could consider soaking the hay for when he's in.

Rough guide is 1.5% bodyweight per day for weight loss, 2% for maintenance. This would include all he is having so grass as well. Just keep a check that his weight doesn't creep up without you noticing!
 

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That picture is probably about right, he is on a ' starvstion' paddock and hay is soaked , and yet no weight lOSS ( however has lost a tiny bit since he came to us )

I would love to give just hay, but if he does not get feed, them he escapes :(
 
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