Okay, I Don't Feel Like a Sucker Now!

I'm sorry but what sort of vet can't tell whether a horse has molars??! Bizarre. Hope he does well. Am sure once his teeth are sorted he'll do fine
 
Tia you are a star
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He looks such a sweetheart and I know if anyone can help him it will be you. I will watch out for updates on him.
 
What a good thing to do!
The poor boys in the best place now!
Im sure he'll get the weight back on easy, being pampered!
Good luck with him Tia and keep s up dated!

Sophie x
 
Get him onto some nice green grass but not too much though ! Dr Grass is the best for sick and injured ponies. For any internal problems, soya oil is very good and does not overload the system but I would get him wormed first and he will probably need vaccinating but not just right now. Frankly he looks like an RSPCA case but they are too busy fighting the hunting issue. Have a friend who rescued a pony like your fella, 2 years later he is winning driving classes, so just take it slow, he has made it this far.
 
In his head and far back end he looks youngish. It is just the middle bit he looks welll poor. I am sure you will work wonder with him and everything crossed here. My old girl was 29 when I lost her and she was fat and well covered so don't let that deter you. And my old guy only started to show weight loss and looking old at aged 37. So if only 23 there is plenty of life in her. She looks so alert in her eyes and full of life. Keep us posted please.
 
Thanks for all your best wishes. He really is a sweetheart. My daughter was right out there as soon as she arrived home from school. She took a lovely soft brush out and gave him a gentle groom down, which he seemed to thoroughly enjoy. Then she took him for a wander around the farm and down to the hay fields for a munch.

He is absolutely ravenous! He can barely breath as he stuffs the grass in
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. I am hoping that he will soon get the hang of what it is like for horses to live here - they never ever run out of food, and once he realises this, I hope that he stops bolting his food. It's a bit concerning watching him, although I do appreciate that he really is absolutely starving.

I wormed him obviously as soon as he arrived. He's living in the main corral tonight as don't want him in with any of my others till I make sure he is cleaned out. He's vaccinated so don't need to do that until next year. I think, from what the previous owner was saying, the main issue at her place has been that he has been bullied by the other bigger horses. She only has one paddock and the other horses were real bruisers, so he most likely was not able to get near the hay at all. Plus, her hay is very hard, mature hay; I will keep him on light grass hay, it does have a bit of alfalfa in it, and plenty of brome, Kentucky bluegrass, Bermuda and a little Timothy, so has all the good stuff but won't be harsh on his tummy.

I won't be feeding him much hard feed for the first few days; just some mushy hi-fibre pellets; but will increase this gradually. Hey I've done this before a number of times now, and the one thing that bodes well this time is that he, unlike many of the others in the past, has a real zest for life! He wants to pull through, so everything is being put in place for him to succeed!
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