Re: [RC] Horse weight-loss diet help needed - Heidi Smith
>And......don't make the mistake I did with a
mare we bought some years ago that was overweight and soft.....don't up the
exercise, AND try to diet the horse at the same time. I ended up with a
thin mare going into winter that we struggled for YEARS to get and keep weight
BACK ON. Learned that lesson! The mare ended up, despite her rounded
body when we got her, being a leaner framed horse that was a picky eater/hard
keeper.
Good point, Karen. You need to continue to
feed the horse a good maintenance diet, and just let the work load be enough
more than the intake that the weight comes off gradually as condition
improves.
