What is it with some people

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abbieandfiona

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I keep my 3 mares who are laminitic risks in a paddock the vet says is ideal not much grass, weeds etc one had really bad lami in march this year. These 3 are all native horses one is a shetland. My arab x cob i keep on grass in another field with the cows.

Just had a text from a no it all type saying im gonna kill my new foal if it lives on that. The 3 who are on that are perfect weight not thin or fat ideal. Every vet that comes out always is shocked to see highlands not overweight and each one says i have the perfect set up.

Why do people who owns fine tbs etc feel the need to judge on what i do who have never had to deal with lami or this breed of horse???
 
I think that unless you've actually lived with a very good doer or laminitic then it can be hard to appreciate how little they actually need! I'd been used to dealing with horses that weren't such good doers and it was a shock when I got a native!

You've got to look at the horse as a whole, and as the rules of feeding go - feed according to condition, so if your horse's condition is fine, not under or overweight, then chances are you've got things right.

It is amazing what they can get off apparently bare paddocks, although I do like to feed additional fibre too just to top up the intake. :)

As long as your horses are healthy and happy then just ignore the 'well meaning' advice, or alternatively tell them how well the vet thinks they look and are managed. :)
 
TBH a large proportion of the horse community think they know everything yet they actually know jack. For that reason, ignore them and continue safe in the knowledge that the people whose opinions really matter are the vets and they are happy!
 
Ignore, ignore, ignore.

I have a very good doer and a very poor doer - yeah - bad combination! But I know that my GD needs almost nothing, certainly in terms of grass, and compared to most he spends a lot of a time in a hard core yard. Don't care what people think - he's happy, he's in fab condition and he's healthy!
 
Just try to ignore. I have 2 very good doers which I have to keep muzzled and one TBX that I am feeding now all year round to keep his condition on. Am considering hard fencing a section of the field off to allow it to go to dust as the 2 ponies just don't respect the electric tape and keep jumping out into the larger field.

Sometimes at my wits end on how they manage to keep gaining weight on so little!

You know that you have horses in good condition and that's what matters.
 
It is hard hitting to see a horse on a poor paddock for many horse lovers.
Someone has made a call out of a caring attitude, however, you are doing the right thing for your horses.
I agree, you don't need someone telling you that you are being cruel. You aren't.
I wish more owners realised the dangers of their horses being overweight or eating grass too rich.
 
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