McNally
Well-Known Member
This is a problem i have never faced!
Our pony is 13.3hh welsh x type fairly fine, She has always been fat even last winter she was over weight. In the summer she gets sooo huge she has pads of fat- its disgusting but due to health issues she cannot be exercised so its very hard to keep the weight off.
This summer she is in a paddock with no grass (pretty much no grass at the yard at the moment in any field due to no rain)
She gets fed a bit of happy hooves and a handful of nuts just to give her medication. People have been commenting on how well she has looked recently having got to the perfect weight however i think now she has dropped off too much, she will come back into work soon and i dont want her to be too lively for my daughter as she can be a handful anyway.
I thought...
1. Sugar beet- but am worried about laminitus as she is on steroids
2. Bringing her in for the afternoon with a good hay net- but she suffers with breathing problems
3. Just extra feed which may mean extra energy
Whats best?
Then winter- at my yard they can live out as grass keep in paddocks which become very muddy (she gets mud fever)- with hay in the field or they have very restricted t/o if she is a stable horse- last year she lived in much of the winter but this causes problems with energy, money and breathing- I dont have time to ride her everyday so being in is a bit unfair but she far prefers to be stabled....help please!!!
Our pony is 13.3hh welsh x type fairly fine, She has always been fat even last winter she was over weight. In the summer she gets sooo huge she has pads of fat- its disgusting but due to health issues she cannot be exercised so its very hard to keep the weight off.
This summer she is in a paddock with no grass (pretty much no grass at the yard at the moment in any field due to no rain)
She gets fed a bit of happy hooves and a handful of nuts just to give her medication. People have been commenting on how well she has looked recently having got to the perfect weight however i think now she has dropped off too much, she will come back into work soon and i dont want her to be too lively for my daughter as she can be a handful anyway.
I thought...
1. Sugar beet- but am worried about laminitus as she is on steroids
2. Bringing her in for the afternoon with a good hay net- but she suffers with breathing problems
3. Just extra feed which may mean extra energy
Whats best?
Then winter- at my yard they can live out as grass keep in paddocks which become very muddy (she gets mud fever)- with hay in the field or they have very restricted t/o if she is a stable horse- last year she lived in much of the winter but this causes problems with energy, money and breathing- I dont have time to ride her everyday so being in is a bit unfair but she far prefers to be stabled....help please!!!
Will watch this thread with interest. Good luck xx