Weight loss progress keeping a record

[windand rain]

Week 1

 

[Apercrumbie]

What a gorgeous pony!

 

[Morgan123]

Brilliant! Well done.

 

[SatansLittleHelper]

She's looking great

 

[nikicb]

Definitely less on her hind quarters and neck. Keep going. She's a beautiful colour and very pretty. x

 

[Not_so_brave_anymore]

What have you done in just one week? Have you put her in the tumble dryer to shrink her?! Great work. I don't dare clip mine to see what's under there, I'm hoping that being able to feel a few ribs with not too much of a poke is thin enough.....

 

[windand rain]

Gone against my soft nature and clipped her out put a thin standard neck on and stopped all but scrubbing around for left overs. She got very cross but she is a lot happier ridden now. She had a hood on in the frosty weather but it comes off in mild weather. Just added a bit of foggage as the old girl needs a bit but they share a tiny bit. Old girl goes ahead for an hour then the little one gets the last of it. Was going to lunge her daily but my 2 year old grandson arrived for care his mum had a family emergency and dad had to work. He adores the horses but is a bit under your feet so lunging went by the board

 

[Lucky788]

Oh wow!
I have just reclipped my fatty he has such a thick coat! I’ve only done a low Irish clip so I’m not rugging as yet but very tempted to take the lot off and lightly rug instead because he is just so toasty

 

[Tarragon]

What a lovely pony
She is looking great

 

[windand rain]

getting there

 

[windand rain]

Week 4.5
neck now soft it not quite gone she has grown a bit of coat back too

 

[Apercrumbie]

Shows you how helpful photos are - I bet it would be hard to see quite how much difference there is without them. She's looking a lot better - well done!

 

[Goldenstar]

You are getting there just keep at it .
My horses hit a plateau but are now losing again .

 

[SatansLittleHelper]

She's really starting to look good, she's a beautiful pony ?

 

[windand rain]

Week 10 think we might have cracked it now to keep her here or maybe touch more off

 

[windand rain]

Reckon she can safely eat the grass as long as its still restricted. She is still covered no ribs to be seen but think we have got to the point she doesn't need to lose anymore

 

[Polos Mum]

Lovely - unpopular with some but you could consider carrying on your good work and get her to be a touch under weight (from perfect now). So you have a little margin for error when the grass comes.
Getting it off (for these types) so much harder than getting it on.

With 3-6 weeks to go to flushing spring grass I wouldn't ease off now!

 

[Annagain]

She looks incredible - well done!

 

[Tarragon]

I think that she looks great personally, with such a sweet head and expression! I am looking forward to seeing her in her summer coat finest. I love her colouring (I want to put "dun" but wasn't sure if this is right!)

 

[ycbm]

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Week 10 think we might have cracked it now to keep her here or maybe touch more off

You've done a great job. I'm having the same discussion with myself with my Spanish mare. She's perfect now, like yours, but I dare not put her on enough food to stop her losing any more weight, because as soon as the grass grows that would be too much. I'm trying to hold my nerve and let her actually be "too thin" (but not unhealthily so) in March/April to give her headroom before a muzzle has to go on.
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[The Fuzzy Furry]

With 3-6 weeks to go to flushing spring grass I wouldn't ease off now!

I reckon we'll be getting a flush by end of this weekend in the SE as temps coming up to 15 and sunny from Friday.....

 

[windand rain]

Day she arrived as a 2 year old pretty buckskin but boy was she grossly fat. Did get it off but was hard then the lockdown last summer was getting too much grass and not enough exercise and I am ashamed to say it got by me She is 6 on the 1st of April

 

[IrishMilo]

That's an incredible transformation. I reckon I'm just small enough that you could send her to me for keeps

 

[windand rain]

I think she might be a bit slow for you Irishmilo she is definately more woah than go which suits me as she isnt in any hurry to run off with the kids. Jumping well though so might make a working hunter once the kid can stay aboard