Putting weight on section A

[teach]

My 10 year old section A needs more condition. He is fed on fibre beet, graze on and baileys fibre nuggets, plus a complete multi vitamin. He gets ad lib hay, and has had teeth done, been wormed etc.
In light work (3x 30 mins wtc a week, plus the odd LR hack)
Has anyone got any suggestions?

 

[be positive]

I have never needed to feed a sec a, unless in the middle of a bad winter doing a fair amount of work, so if this weight loss is unexplained and recent then I would be getting a vet involved, most sec a's are overweight or permanently on a diet to stop them becoming too fat, adlib hay and daily turnout should be more than enough for a healthy native pony doing no real work.

 

[ohmissbrittany]

Can you post a photo side on? I second doing some bloodwork or have a vet look at him.

 

[teach]

Thanks. I should have said, the vet has been booked to take some blood work (general bloods and cushings).

 

[The Fuzzy Furry]

Thanks. I should have said, the vet has been booked to take some blood work (general bloods and cushings).

Hope you get to the bottom of it, as like be positive above, have never had any native, let alone the tinies have a problem in putting weight on, unless there is a medical reason.
Do let us know what vet finds x

 

[TGM]

Agree with all the above, until you get blood result back you don't want to be changing his diet, as whatever you feed might be wrong for the condition that is causing the weight loss problem (particularly if it is something like Cushings, liver etc).