We have recently brought our 16.2hh 9yr old Hannovarian gelding to a new livery yard. He was previously out 24/7 during summer on good grazing land. Due to needing to be quarantined until the strangles results come back he has a small field to himself and his stable of course. Due to heat/flies etc we have had him out overnight 7pm-9pm and then during the day he has been in. When he comes in we have been giving him some mollichaff and pony nuts and of course lots of hay/water. My question is this: when would it be best to ride him? In the morning straight from the field before having any feed, or mid afternoon when he?s been in a bit? My gut tells me mid afternoon but mornings are so beautiful I want to be off into the countryside in the mornings!! Also, he has one scoop of mollichaff and a handful of pony nuts. Should we be adding any balancer etc? Sorry for the questions! We?ve loaned but never owned before 😊
07-16-2018, 07:06 PM
New owner advice please!
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