ok so my mare is losing weight which for me is normally a good thing as she a tendancy to be rather a good doer However when she went on loan she dropped a significant amount of weight in only 2 weeks. She came back is getting a good diet again (about twice the amount i would normally feed her though) she is doing no work but IS STILL losing weight. Her ribs now show a bit. She has got a bad back atm which she came back off loan with.
she is stabled at night (although before loan lived out 24/7) has ad-lib hay at night (eats about 3or 4 sections, some always left in the morning) is out grazing in good pasture minimum of 7 hours a day.
She is currently fed
2 large scoops Hi-Fi original
1/2 scoop pony pasture nuts
mag -ox
seaweed
comfrey (for her bad back)
linseed nuggets (for oils and coat)
garlic
Is it worth changing her diet again or will she be ok until the spring grass comes through? I'm sure she'll pile it on again then.
she's currently turned out in a m/w turnout rug and stable rug at night. While on loan she was given very very drastic clip back to the skin in a trace but surely that wouldn't make her drop so much weight?
This is a pic taken two weeks ago but i would say she is actually a fair bit thinner now as her ribs show a bit more now. she measures 300kg on a weight measure.....not sure what she's meant to weigh though??
this is what she looked like before she went and is typical of her normal winter weight which is slightly fatter then i'd like her to be
she is stabled at night (although before loan lived out 24/7) has ad-lib hay at night (eats about 3or 4 sections, some always left in the morning) is out grazing in good pasture minimum of 7 hours a day.
She is currently fed
2 large scoops Hi-Fi original
1/2 scoop pony pasture nuts
mag -ox
seaweed
comfrey (for her bad back)
linseed nuggets (for oils and coat)
garlic
Is it worth changing her diet again or will she be ok until the spring grass comes through? I'm sure she'll pile it on again then.
she's currently turned out in a m/w turnout rug and stable rug at night. While on loan she was given very very drastic clip back to the skin in a trace but surely that wouldn't make her drop so much weight?
This is a pic taken two weeks ago but i would say she is actually a fair bit thinner now as her ribs show a bit more now. she measures 300kg on a weight measure.....not sure what she's meant to weigh though??
this is what she looked like before she went and is typical of her normal winter weight which is slightly fatter then i'd like her to be
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