pictures! current weight of my haffy and any of your chunkies.

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I had the saddler bring my new saddle today after much waiting, hooray!

Last time he came I felt she should lose a bit of weight, but he said she was at a good weight so I thought fair enough, I am not really used to these 'compact' type of horses.

It's been about 9 weeks since last visit and he said she has lost 30kgs! I will be keeping an eye and extra hay so she doesn't lose too much more, but just wondered what you all think and how yours are getting on :-)

When I first got her in Oct - too round for me, check out that apple bum!
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Around first saddler visit (I know, I know, yes you can book me for a 'triangle plait')..
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Just before Christmas
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Today

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Sorry pics weren't taken with this in mind, might try and take one of her standing up properly tomorrow (if she ever stops eating!)
 
I have two cobs and previously kept natives. Your Haffy looks fine to me ,just right . They are meant to look rounded and covered,

The problem I find is managing their weight throught spring and summer. Big cob is relatively easy to manage. My 14.2 hh cob is permanently on a weight management regime.

I was always told that it was good to have them a bit lean going into the spring.

Your Haffy is lovely.
 
Looks great and I love the hair! I agree with earlier posts that it's best for them to be a bit on the thin side coming out of winter as they should lose all the weight they have put on in the autumn. I am trying not to give my natives too much hay as they still need to drop a size over the next couple of months. They are out 24/7 so are able to eat the grass but are getting a bit of hay whilst the ground is frosty/snowy.
 
30kgs is nothing to lose and over winter it's very natural and good for the metabolism. It'll re-appear once the sugar re-appears in the grass.
 
She looks good and to have dropped a bit of weight over the winter. My welshie D always looks better for a winter with no rug too.
 
Looks best in the last picture :)

My welsh D's look fab at the moment weight wise, infact am keeping them a bit lighter to make way for the spring weight gain! Managed it fairly well last year though so here's hoping.
 
I also agree she looks really good in the last photo :)

My cob has lost a good amount of weight, but is still far too chunky. I am aiming for him to be a little under weight coming into Spring. As soon as that grass starts coming through you know they will gain it back easily!
 
She looks good, I don't like seeing fat haffies (they get fat easily and some people think that is just their shape, it isn't)

here is my Hattie in September....I may need to nip outside and take a more recent pic in a minute :)...be back shorty with current weight photo.
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If say she's currently how I'd be aiming for her to be in the summer. I like mine to come out of winter very lean and a bit ribby so then I don't have to worry about the spring grass when it comes, the vet saw mine the other day (for vaccinations) and was very happy with his weight.
 
dafthoss said:
If say she's currently how I'd be aiming for her to be in the summer. I like mine to come out of winter very lean and a bit ribby so then I don't have to worry about the spring grass when it comes, the vet saw mine the other day (for vaccinations) and was very happy with his weight.
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A ribby haflinger is incredibly hard to achieve and often they are quite poor when you can see ribs (but you should be able to feel them).

Here is fatter Hattie, photo just taken,mostly due to hardly any riding over December and having to feed hay, but I know once we get hacking again she will slim down and I don't mind a few extra pounds when living out and heavy snow forecast.

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Oh good, I am glad I wasn't being mean! I think the saddler did seem a bit concerned but then again he is pretty old school (maybe he prefers to see them 'round and pleasing') and it may have been more of a concern over dropping many saddle sizes!

Thankfully it is an adjustable Kent and masters, and she had not dropped quite enough to go a size down, it is good at the moment and he said I can put a pad underneath when the flocking starts to settle if she has not gained weight by then.

He said he could feel her ribs, I haven't so far but can feel her spine easily unlike before :-/ and the bum gutter has pretty much gone! I know what you mean Clava I did start to think the apple bum shape was a standard haffy thing but now I see it can go, but she has to be looking pretty lean.

I think seeing ribs may be too much to ask what with all the fluff! I think I will just try and keep her as she is now as I think she looks nice and sleek, and if she drops a little bit more I won't panic too much :-)

Thanks for all your lovely comments, everyone should own a golden pony one day!
 
It is difficult with the chunky fluffsters....especially when they are not clipped.....I'm forever prodding and feeling for ribs:)

She is lovely ...especially in that last picture. Gorgeous.

I'm liking the plaits....my arab and highland are sporting rather random plaits in manes and tails ATM in an attempt to keep them clean:D
 
mandwhy said:
He said he could feel her ribs, I haven't so far but can feel her spine easily unlike before :-/ and the bum gutter has pretty much gone! I know what you mean Clava I did start to think the apple bum shape was a standard haffy thing but now I see it can go, but she has to be looking pretty lean.

I think seeing ribs may be too much to ask what with all the fluff! I think I will just try and keep her as she is now as I think she looks nice and sleek, and if she drops a little bit more I won't panic too much :-)

Thanks for all your lovely comments, everyone should own a golden pony one day!
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This is the closest Hattie has come to losing the apple bum (other than recovering as a rescue)
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but her hind quarters looked lacking, we have since been working on improving muscle.
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Ah yes nice bum shot there Clava, very sleek!

Haha Hippona yes the triangle plait was for mud and tangle prevention purposes! Her mane is amazingly not that hard to look after, I baby oil it, pick burrs out sometimes and don't brush it, done!
 
This is Benji a few days ago. He is very hairy so really hard to tell, but he weight tapes at about 400kg and his ribs can finally be felt! When he came to me in early August he was 485kg...

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This is Benji when I went to view him and weight taping at almost 500kg!!!

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