Dolly the HairyFooted Coblet has put on so much weight this winter she's been strip grazed since before Christmas, is out 24/7 with no hay, haylage or feed, no rugs and I'm considering giving her a belly clip to try and get her to use some fat up keeping warm!
I really need a sharer for her to up her exercise. But she's not been ridden for a while and as a result is a bit 'exciting '! Plus her saddle is too narrow for her right now so anyone interested would have to ride bareback. I can't afford another saddle just to fit until she's lost some poundage.
On the plus side she's never had laminitis, doesn't have Cushing's and apart from being a blob is otherwise in rude good health.
So is there anything else I could be doing to get some excess weight off her? More exercise is the obvious answer but not possible at the moment
I really need a sharer for her to up her exercise. But she's not been ridden for a while and as a result is a bit 'exciting '! Plus her saddle is too narrow for her right now so anyone interested would have to ride bareback. I can't afford another saddle just to fit until she's lost some poundage.
On the plus side she's never had laminitis, doesn't have Cushing's and apart from being a blob is otherwise in rude good health.
So is there anything else I could be doing to get some excess weight off her? More exercise is the obvious answer but not possible at the moment