Win a horse competition...

OldNag said:
That was Pony magazine wasn't it? I remember being madly jealous of the winners. I once won a runner up prize in the WHSmith Win a Pony and was soooo gutted that I hda come that close to getting a pony :-)
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I don't think I would have recovered from that, as a child!
Not sure I'd recover from the disappointment now, actually :)
 
Wow if I fed my 2 50% feed b1 would be a hippo in a week and b2 would need to be sectioned!

Unless I reduced forage to match feed requirement then b1 would be slim and grumpy and b2 would be in the care of whw on a drip
 
Well, I got through, but only by choosing some options in the questionnaire that I would never choose in real life for the vast majority of horses!!!
 
_GG_ said:
Well, I got through, but only by choosing some options in the questionnaire that I would never choose in real life for the vast majority of horses!!!
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Me too. I couldn't understand why it kept saying I was getting questions wrong and then realised it was the 50% forage question. Would never have put 50%.
 
These win a horse competitions make me very uncomfortable. The 50% forage/50% hard feed answer is especially worrying! My sister has a pony that was won in a raffle by the previous owner!

Are there win a dog competitions?
 
According to my copy of the manual of horsemanship it states at least two thirds of the diet should be good quality forage and for horses in light work ( which is classed as an hours hacking a day with little cantering ) up to 20 % ( depending on variables such as breed, temperament etc ) concentrates can be fed.
 
pinklilly said:
According to my copy of the manual of horsemanship it states at least two thirds of the diet should be good quality forage and for horses in light work ( which is classed as an hours hacking a day with little cantering ) up to 20 % ( depending on variables such as breed, temperament etc ) concentrates can be fed.
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20% for light work sounds really rather high, according to modern thought on feeding. Never met a normal horse that needs that much in actual concentrates. No wonder there's so many ulcers about! :D
 
Exactly spookypony! Mine get nothing but grass and a supplement unless they need more for weight, then it's an oil based like Alfa oil and linseed - no starch...
 
have you seen how many views this thread hs had?!!!

when i was a kid whsmith ran a competition to win a horse every year. needelss to say I never won.

in general, i think it is a bad idea, but as long as thy have good safeguards in place, i suppose it is ok.

where do i enter?
 
www.winahorse.co.uk
It does concern me that they think 50%forage is acceptable for a horse in light work though :/ Needless to say that I highly doubt I will get through to the 3rd stage, but at least I gave it a go :)
Good luck to everyone else who entered :)
 
PingPongPony said:
www.winahorse.co.uk
It does concern me that they think 50%forage is acceptable for a horse in light work though :/ Needless to say that I highly doubt I will get through to the 3rd stage, but at least I gave it a go :)
Good luck to everyone else who entered :)
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Me too! and I am a bit horrified that the respiration rate question is wrong and they think that having the dentist out twice a year is unacceptable...
 
Was it in Pony mag where you used to win that chestnut pony 'Freddie' for a year?? I always wanted to have him lol.
 
am i missing something, answered all the questions but still not getting them all right, cant see where my mistakes are either
 
Paint Me Proud said:
am i missing something, answered all the questions but still not getting them all right, cant see where my mistakes are either
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If your horse sees a dentist twice a year you are wrong, if you feed your horse more than 50% forage you are wrong, if your horse has a normal respiration rate (according to most sources I have found) you are wrong

Does that help ;)
 
Fides said:
If your horse sees a dentist twice a year you are wrong, if you feed your horse more than 50% forage you are wrong, if your horse has a normal respiration rate (according to most sources I have found) you are wrong

Does that help ;)
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This is weird because it only gave me 10/10 when I chose the dentist every 6 months option.
 
Fides said:
If your horse sees a dentist twice a year you are wrong, if you feed your horse more than 50% forage you are wrong, if your horse has a normal respiration rate (according to most sources I have found) you are wrong

Does that help ;)
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nope, still cant get them right

15-20 breaths
mudfever
worm egg count
phenylbutazone
rugby ball
foot
50%
electrolytes
noseband
once a year - EDIT - this one is every 6 months
 
_GG_ said:
This is weird because it only gave me 10/10 when I chose the dentist every 6 months option.
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Hmm I selected 6m the first time and when I had done 6m the second time (and I changed forage) it said 10/10 - maybe it does accept both as correct,,,
 
I'm not entering as I have horses coming out of my ears but I would like to add my alarm to the 50% forage for a horse in light work. Firstly I second the poster who mentioned the online nutrition course and secondly I train racehorses who are on more than 50% forage. Last time I checked that wasn't classed as light work!
 
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