Putting weight on extremely finicky horse

[GoldenCMK@aol.com]

In a message dated 07/12/2000 1:38:11 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
greymare@jps.net writes:

<< the conclusion I have come to, is the way to keep horses fat and shiny, is
 to have access to PERMANENT GREEN PASTURE. Several friends have their horses
 on that, and no matter
 how much they train and condition, their horses are always on the fat side!
 They have to take the horses OFF it, can't be on 24 hours a day.
  >>

Now, here again I think genes may play a role.... I have two stallions, both 
on lush green pasture 24/7. Dancer is fat and conditioning for endurance and 
Goldust is skinny and he gets fed grain, hay and does nothing. Dancer's 
parents were easy keepers and his foals are easy keepers. Some horses you 
feed nothing to and they will stay pleasantly plump, others you can feed 
constantly and they will stay lean. I suppose it is like humans, all to do 
with their metobilism. 

But I do agree that if you find something they like, then give it to them.

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