dwi
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Daisy's diet started today. I weighed her so that I can keep track but I have no idea of what she "should" weigh
She is a 15.2 mw cob
Any thoughts?
She is a 15.2 mw cob
Any thoughts?
Weight?
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TinselRider
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I would say around 500- 600kg
kick_On
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what about getting a weight tape??? that way you can keep track without doing it by eye
pottamus
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If it helps I have a 15hh Welsh Sec D who currently weighs 521kg but is a little overweight for my liking...I aim to get him down to 496 kg for the spring and summer months when the grass is good...he then looks 'well' according to the vet but I have never been able to get more off him because I cannot afford the shoe costs any more than every 4 weeks !!!
My boy is quite bulky muscle wise too.
My boy is quite bulky muscle wise too.
TGM
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Personally I think it is better to condition score your horse than rely on the weight shown on a weigh tape. This link describes condition scoring:
Click here for explanation of condition scoring
A weight tape is still very useful though, when used perhaps once a week as an easy way to tell whether your horse is maintaining, losing or gaining weight before you notice with the naked eye.
Also, when your horse is in 'perfect' condition according to condition scoring you can then make a note of what measurement she is on the weigh tape. Then you can continue using the tape to see whether her weight is going up, down or staying the same.
Click here for explanation of condition scoring
A weight tape is still very useful though, when used perhaps once a week as an easy way to tell whether your horse is maintaining, losing or gaining weight before you notice with the naked eye.
Also, when your horse is in 'perfect' condition according to condition scoring you can then make a note of what measurement she is on the weigh tape. Then you can continue using the tape to see whether her weight is going up, down or staying the same.
dwi
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I weigh taped her tonight but I didn't want to influence you by saying what she weighs now. I wrote it down on the calendar so that I can keep a weekly track on it.
I find condition scoring tricky because she doesn't have a dip along her back or fleshy desposits but she does have a round belly (before you ask she is wormed regularly and field is always poo picked)
I find condition scoring tricky because she doesn't have a dip along her back or fleshy desposits but she does have a round belly (before you ask she is wormed regularly and field is always poo picked)
TGM
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[ QUOTE ]
I find condition scoring tricky because she doesn't have a dip along her back or fleshy desposits but she does have a round belly (before you ask she is wormed regularly and field is always poo picked)
[/ QUOTE ] Often a round belly is just a sign that the horse eats a lot of fibre - whether a horse is overweight or not is not determined by the size of their belly (which fluctuates anyway according to whether it has just scoffed a haynet or not), but rather by the fat deposits on the ribs, crest and bottom. If your horse has a round belly, but you can feel her ribs easily and there is no gutter down her bottom or fatty crest on her neck then she is not overweight!
I find condition scoring tricky because she doesn't have a dip along her back or fleshy desposits but she does have a round belly (before you ask she is wormed regularly and field is always poo picked)
[/ QUOTE ] Often a round belly is just a sign that the horse eats a lot of fibre - whether a horse is overweight or not is not determined by the size of their belly (which fluctuates anyway according to whether it has just scoffed a haynet or not), but rather by the fat deposits on the ribs, crest and bottom. If your horse has a round belly, but you can feel her ribs easily and there is no gutter down her bottom or fatty crest on her neck then she is not overweight!
Breezesbenefactor
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I'll be learning how to do this next weekend, but the tape is a good guide for keeping monthly records.