amzy
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Would you class it as a 'fat' horse if it is only the belly that is large (due to good grass)?
What is a 'grass belly'?
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AmyMay
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No. If a horse is fat - it's fat.
A grass belly is a horse that is not overweight - but not in hard work and therefore has a dropped and rounded belly. (That's my definition anyway.....)
A grass belly is a horse that is not overweight - but not in hard work and therefore has a dropped and rounded belly. (That's my definition anyway.....)
TGM
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Nope - the area to check condition are neck, ribs and quarters. The belly size tends to fluctuate according to how full of fibre it is.
Toby_Zaphod
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No, grass belly is normally in the evening when a horse has been out grazing all day. It's full of grass & gas. By the morning it will have gone & the animal is back to normal. A fat horse is fat morning & night.
amzy
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That's what I wanted to hear! Mine is on good grass in the day and comes in at night with a very round belly but by morning it seems to go down considerably but I was starting to doubt myself.