But in March? By June it could be off its feet.To be absolutely honest I have seen worse
Perhaps write to H&H if enough people do it they might take notice. I for one wish that condition scoring was a mandatory part of the judging process with serious deductions the fatter they are. Great Yorkshire was starting to make steps in the welfare direction by stopping people too heavy for the pony riding them.
and based on current pony weight not 'ideal' iirc. which just adds to this issue.They were only interested in adults riding ponies, it wasnt really about being too heavy at all, as various unsuitable combos were allowed to compete still.
Many do but if they survive long enough to win big the producers get good positive advertising and prestige. I hate the way showing does so much damage as the problem of obesity filter down to those starting out an hundreds more suffer. Condition scoring done by a trained operative would help reduce this. I keep seeing posts here and on social media telling people with slim horses that they need feeding up and they look poor. When most look great. The welfare issue with fat horses is as bad as the neglect and skinny horses in fact in some cases worse. Sorry get off my soapbox but it is something I feel strongly aboutWhy don’t these obese horses get laminitis? Mine are no where near that fat and still
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"Lightweight." Bloody nora.
Edit: Flipped the picture to make it easier to see.
It is a lightweight cob, that is unfit, haylage belly on it, little top line, fat crest, thick jowl which shows very badly on this picture due to being winched in and forcing the jowl shut.
The definition of lightweight, heavyweight and maxi cob has nothing to do with the physical weight of the cob.
I think some 'retire' and then they disappear. A lot of showing is about perception and not reality, some people would call it something else.Why don’t these obese horses get laminitis? Mine are no where near that fat and still
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