Stupid owners of eat ponies

[Rebels]

Slightly ranty as this has really wound me up!
Neighbour has two paddocks of 1.5 acres each grazed by a few sheep. The rested one is ankle deep in grass so she agreed to let k friend graze it. Friend has just turned 2 donks and an already obese 10hh pony out into the whole field, no restriction or muzzles. Grass is past ponys fetlocks and pony looks like he has been blown up with a bike pump . seems cruel to me as it already had no ribs and huge crest and surely must damage heart and lungs .
Grr., stupid people!

 

[Rebels]

Even more stupid auto correct changing my title back twice from fat !

 

[Meowy Catkin]

Even more stupid auto correct changing my title back twice from fat !

I did wonder what you meant.

The pony will be very lucky if it doesn't get laminitis.

 

[JillA]

Try and get them to check this out - or print of the leaflet for them
http://www.worldhorsewelfare.org/Right-Weight - you might be saving a pony's life

 

[armchair_rider]

I did wonder what you meant.

The pony will be very lucky if it doesn't get laminitis.

So did I.

 

[Dry Rot]

Isn't it now accepted that an owner can be charged with neglect by over feeding as well as under feeding?

Maybe speak to WHW?

Blue Cross were also running a campaign against obesity in horses. "Fat Horse Slim". Some kids were having great fun sticking their leaflets on the pens of over weight natives at a local show but I doubt it did much good!

 

[Beau jangles]

Long grass isn't as bad as it seems , with reference to the laminitis issue short newly grown grass is much richer in sugars and therefore worse for ponies at risk to laminitis , I'd speak to owner about maybe sectioning some of it off .

 

[smellsofhorse]

some people just don't know any better.

Help them by exposing
Get books to back it up, even the opinion of a respected person, instructor, vet etc.