Re: Putting weight on extremely finicky horse

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Tamara Woodcock twoodcock@lendleaserei.com
I thought of that when I first got Roo in April.  He had been in with a some broodmares and their respective offspring, and another gelding, about 8 horses total on 4 acres.  When I brought him home, I put him with the young stallion.  Magi, the stallion, is still very much a baby, very mentally immature and defers to Roo, and sometimes to the bossy filly, in all things.  I kept Roo out of the main "herd", because Roo was flat out terrified of the lead mare and she was bent on getting in a few kicks just to reinforce her position.  In May, I moved the 5 non-riding/training horse to summer pasture, leaving only Roo and the babies at home.

I even tried not tying or confining Roo for his meals, but he just wanders off and lets the other two fight over his rations.  I gave one vitamin B shot, but didn't notice any effect as an appetite stimulant, and didn't know if I should just buy a whole bottle and give him shots regularily.

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From: "Louise Burton" <firedancefarms@prodigy.net> 
One one the biggest factors we have seen on a horse that drops weight is
HERD STRESS.
Louise Burton
Firedance Farms Endurance Arabians
Oklahoma
http://pages.prodigy.net/firedancefarms