Why does my horse have a wrinkly bottom?

[Lucyad]

Particularly evident in this photo:- http://www.equiscot.com/photo14280944.html
(which I have bought).

Is this due to dehydration (he is very poor at drinking in his stable or generally from a bucket). Or has his skin stretched from being fatter in the past (he is leaner than he has been for a while, and I think looks good at current weight, though could do with more muscle). Or is it normal? (I can't find any other wrinkly pictures of other horses, though have a quite a few wrinkly ones of him - this being the worst yet!).

At recent physio it was commented that his back end is far less muscled than the front - this is something that I will be working on (though also due to his conformation).

 

[fburton]

As long as it doesn't look like that when he's just standing, I would say it was normal and absolutely nothing to worry about.

 

[rhino]

Perfectly normal

Not the best photo (I look horrific) but you can see his wrinkly bum

Can also see it a bit here

 

[JFTDWS]

Perfectly normal

Not the best photo (I look horrific) but you can see his wrinkly bum

O. M. G.

Photographic evidence that rhino is not perfect


(eta, still looks better than me most of the time )

 

[rhino]

O. M. G.

Photographic evidence that rhino is not perfect


(eta, still looks better than me most of the time )

First time ever xc (for both of us), will you let me off?

 

[JFTDWS]

First time ever xc (for both of us), will you let me off?

Oh ok... Tam still looks perfect

 

[rhino]

Oh ok... Tam still looks perfect

Sickening isn't it, when your own horse loves to show up your inadequacies?!

 

[JFTDWS]

Sickening isn't it, when your own horse loves to show up your inadequacies?!

Indeed

 

[D66]

I thought there were going to be lots of rude answers to this question.

 

[Brightbay]

I thought there were going to be lots of rude answers to this question.

Me too

 

[Lucyad]

I have to confess that I thought so too!

It was a genuine question, mind you - but I did expect slightly ruder answers!

Here is one of my wrinkly bottom to take it off track!

 

[juliette]

Have to confess my first thought when i read the title of the thread was - because you forgot to iron him! I have obviously done far too much of that today.

 

[kippen64]

Kippen my Highland Pony gets a wrinkly bottom when he is slimmer due to excess skin. You don't see it when he's just standing, but can sometimes see this excess skin rippling as he walks.

 

[YorksG]

Sisters big mare has a wrinkley bum, it gets worse as she looses weight (which she still needs to do ) We have decided that this is because the mare is a fat lass (possibly from Barnsley) who wears too tight leggings, not a long enough jumper and is running for a bus

 

[TheHairyOne]

I have one with wrinkles too!

 

[cambrica]

This thread is going to lead on to another titled 'horses with a complex over wrinkly bums' and I will know how they feel!

 

[Lucyad]

Nice wrinkles, TheHairyOne!