Box_Of_Frogs
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As title really. Tiny "anorexic" pony that I've posted about before now gained 10kg and is up from condition score 1 to a 2.5. 10kg is approx 20% of his body weight as he's only 26" high. He's feeling very, very good about life and clearly has never been taught any manners whatsoever. Working on that. He's aged 3 and a half and I had blood test for rig done as it was uncertain if vets could feel testicles after a clearly awful DIY job. Results came back as a "2". Can't remember if it was 2 and above that = not a rig or 2 and below but the important thing was he was bang on the border. At the time he was emaciated, not eating even when presented with food and generally far, far too thin with many of the problems that go hand in glove with long term starvation. It's made me wonder if the blood test could have been skewed by his health? I'm wondering this because he's in with my 2 shetland mares and he's very fond of the gentler of the 2. Mare 2 now come into raging season and is peeing on him and generally behaving like a total tart. Never seen this behaviour in her before, though to be fair she's never been in with males more her own size. Anyway, I spotted tiny gelding standing behind sexy mare EATING her fresh poo! I imagine it was the sexy smell more than a need for either vits and mins or gut flora but short of separating them every time she's in season, is there anything I can do? Is this what stallions do? Is it harmful? All wormed regularly. 2nd mare will be in season shortly and she's a terrible tart in season. Don't doubt he'll do the same again. Help!
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