Underweight 17 yo prone to laminitus.......

[cloverleaf1985]

A friend at my yard has just got her pony back from being on loan to a riding school and she was worked quite hard and she has hardly any condition. she will now be ridden once or twice a week with possibility of going hunting in the next few weeks. what would be a good feed for her?

 

[TGM]

AlfaBeet is good for condition, but is Laminitis Trust approved.

 

[jesterfaerie]

I used to feed Hifi Lite as my pony was a poor dooer but had lami, worked for him.

 

[Taboo1968]

If she is underweight, wouldn't it be better to get the weight back on before working her again? If she has been worked hard in the RS, maybe a rest would do her good instead of contemplating hunting in a few weeks?

 

[MagicMelon]

Id personally would put weight back on her first as well. And I wouldn't be doing any hunting due to the fact that its a lot of fast work on hard ground (ie. frozen or roads) which can cause concussive laminitis...

 

[cloverleaf1985]

Arcangel, that was my feeling too, they had asked me to take her hunting but i am going to say no because i don't think she is up to it. hopefully they won't ask anyone else to take her and give her a good rest.

 

[piebaldsparkle]

Alfa A Lite is also good for condition, and is Laminitis Trust approved. Echo the others though and wouldn't take her hunting till she had put some weight on.

 

[vieshot]

How about ringing a feed company?? Ive had god advice from them in the past.

 

[OWLIE185]

The first question to ask is?

Why does she get Laminitis?
What is setting it off?

 

[Shilasdair]

Speedibeet is also Laminitis Trust approved, if that's any help?
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[Thistle]

Add a good dollop of oil to her feed.

 

[Shilasdair]

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Add a good dollop of oil to her feed.

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But you can't use 'dollop' as a measure, IME, or people get annoyed (they do down here in GLos, anyway

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[Doublethyme]

Can thoroughly recommend Top Spec Cool & Condition cubes, they are cereal free and under 10% starch/sugar so should be OK for most laminitics. I use them with mine with no problems.

 

[DuckToller]

17, underweight and prone to laminitis - I'm thinking perhaps cushinoid?

 

[MurphysMinder]

My exact thoughts too. Our pony was diagnosed with Cushings at 15 so they do not have to be really old to suffer with it.