Rosehip
Well-Known Member
Does anyone use thermo-management to assist with weeight loss in their horses?
When Melly came down with Bone Spavin last year, my (aussie) vet said I must be cruel to be kind, and strip off more weight.
(I bought her at an estimated 650+kg, had got her down to 500kg by the time she broke and she is now weighing 483kg.)
She was clipped right out last winter and only lightly rugged, and lost a good amount of weight which I have managed to keep off her during the summer, however she wass stabled at night, and obviously when the weather was really bad she was rugged more heavily.
I have just had the vet (same practice, different vet!) out to Vaccinate and give booster jabs and she advised that I was right in thinking that my 12.2 broodie,Seren, is too heavy, and that Mels would feel better if her weight was reduced further.
Now, obviously Im not going to clip them both out and keep them out in lightweeights, but the vet and I both thought chasers combined with lunging for Seren (Melly cannot be worked) would do the trick.
So is anyone else a 'vile, cruel person' (as told to me by someone recently!) and using thermo-management along side diets and exercise? (where exercise can be used)
Thanks x
When Melly came down with Bone Spavin last year, my (aussie) vet said I must be cruel to be kind, and strip off more weight.
(I bought her at an estimated 650+kg, had got her down to 500kg by the time she broke and she is now weighing 483kg.)
She was clipped right out last winter and only lightly rugged, and lost a good amount of weight which I have managed to keep off her during the summer, however she wass stabled at night, and obviously when the weather was really bad she was rugged more heavily.
I have just had the vet (same practice, different vet!) out to Vaccinate and give booster jabs and she advised that I was right in thinking that my 12.2 broodie,Seren, is too heavy, and that Mels would feel better if her weight was reduced further.
Now, obviously Im not going to clip them both out and keep them out in lightweeights, but the vet and I both thought chasers combined with lunging for Seren (Melly cannot be worked) would do the trick.
So is anyone else a 'vile, cruel person' (as told to me by someone recently!) and using thermo-management along side diets and exercise? (where exercise can be used)
Thanks x
