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Well, sounds like first of all she is not getting enough groceries for her body style.  Every horse is different, I am sure you know that.  What works for one will not always work for another.  My horse is like that, he is a hard keeper, no way he can live out on pasture, I've tried it.  So if you want to get this mare's weight up, bring her in, put her back on a consistent diet, up her hay and grain til she gains weight back.  If you want to put her back outside, you need to provide her with a place where she can get more food on her own without sharing with someone else.. 20 head will eat up a couple bales of alfalfa in a hurry.

 

Best of luck!

Opal
Ridecamp Guest <guest-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Please Reply to: Karen H. cvequine@xxxxxxxxxxx or
>  ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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> Hello,
> I'm hoping I can get some advice from you guys for my underweight
> mare. I bought a 10 yr. old anglo arab mare about 3 months 
> ago. She had been in a dry paddock and fed 2x/day until I bought
> her and transitioned her to pasture 24/7. 
>
> She currently is pastured on 30 acres with 20 other horses and we
> feed 2 1/2 bales of alfalfa every morning. We spread out so they
> all eat fairly peacefully, she probably gets about 2 
> flakes/day. Just about everytime I check on her
> she is either eating the alfalfa or grazing. In addition to that
> I feed her about 6 lbs of Ultium about 4x/week. But, she's still
> only about a 3 in body condition.
>
> I've done the following:
> vaccines
> Panacure purge
> Teeth done by equine dentist
> blanketed
> very little work (walk & trot in arena 1-2x/week)
>
> Still no weight gain, in fact she looks slightly thinner!! Do any of you
>  have any suggestions for me? I was hoping to have
> her in shape for a 25 miler by this spring but I'm afraid she'll
> get even thinner with any conditioning.
>
> Thanks for any suggestions! I really like this mare otherwise -
> lots of fun to ride.
>
> Karen H.
> Oakdale, CA
>
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