For the horse, not for myself ;) Hi all, I'm a long time lurker on the forums but have only just joined. I was hoping you could give me some advice on shifting stubborn weight before the spring grass comes through. I'd be really grateful for any thoughts or opinions! The horse is a 15.2hh overgrown New Forest. He currently weightapes at around 510kg but was 580kg when I got him!! Fat neck, pockets behind shoulders and fat over the ribs. His bum isn't too fatty and no gutter down his back. He has been fat for pretty much all of his life so I know it'll take a while to get him slim again. He's currently out 11 hours during the day on a big but fairly sparse field. His head is down for most of the time so he's definitely finding little bits to eat. He then comes in to 6kg soaked hay overnight (triple netted) and 1kg in his Hayplay ball. Half a handful of chaff and the recommended amount of Topspec lite balancer plus some high fibre cubes in his treat ball. He works 4 times a week due to uni commitments - usually 3x 45-60min hacks and 1x 45 min lesson in the school, mostly flatwork. He's not been broken in long so still building up the hacking. We only have roadwork here on the lanes so unfortunately can't do any fast work. Annoyingly it has been frozen for the last few days here so we couldn't use the school or go hacking and he's had to have a few days off which really isn't helping. He hasn't lost any weight for the last month and I'm getting more and more worried about the spring grass approaching. Really hoping that you guys will have some ideas! Thanks in advance :)
01-09-2018, 04:40 PM
Tips for winter weight loss
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