LordMephistoh
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I'm in need of advice on my horse's pasturemate. He is NOT mine, he belongs to pasture owner.
The pony, Chester, is SEVERELY overweight. He is around 6 and was a stud until last fall; he definitely still acts like a stud, and is not easy to work with (ie. he wants to kick me in the head/run me over when I ask him to do anything he doesn't want to do). He knows how to lunge but hasn't been ridden or driven. Chester is pretty much just a pet, the owners are busy (both work full time, have two young kids, and mom is going to school).
So my dilemma is this: should I work with Chester to get his weight down to normal, and how exactly would I go about doing that as I cannot ride him (I'm 5'9" and 120lbs and he is 10 hands). Obviously I would talk to the owner before I do anything with him, but I don't want to stick my nose in if it doesn't belong.
The pony, Chester, is SEVERELY overweight. He is around 6 and was a stud until last fall; he definitely still acts like a stud, and is not easy to work with (ie. he wants to kick me in the head/run me over when I ask him to do anything he doesn't want to do). He knows how to lunge but hasn't been ridden or driven. Chester is pretty much just a pet, the owners are busy (both work full time, have two young kids, and mom is going to school).
So my dilemma is this: should I work with Chester to get his weight down to normal, and how exactly would I go about doing that as I cannot ride him (I'm 5'9" and 120lbs and he is 10 hands). Obviously I would talk to the owner before I do anything with him, but I don't want to stick my nose in if it doesn't belong.