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Posted by Nanci on July 31, 2004 at 16:19:18:
In Reply to: My horse is over wieght posted by Ashley on July 25, 2004 at 22:13:31:
: My horse is over weight because her previous owners fed her a lot of grain and Alfalfa. We have cut the grain and we are giving her hay, but she does not seem to be loosing any weight. Is there somehting else i can do to help her loose weight?
It takes a lot of time to pull weight off a horse properly, and it sounds like you are doing what you can. Hopefully you have switched her to grass hay - alfalfa was never intended for horses as it is too rich and was originally created as cattle feed. Does she have access to pasture? If so and it is lush and green you might want to shut her in during the day or night to keep her from gaining weight on the pasture. Some horses, like some people, are just easy keepers which is good and bad at the same time. Don't give up.