This message is from: "Ardeth Obenauf" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> As I read all the posts about controlling feed, etc. I wonder if you all have had your fjord's thyroid checked. When I first got my mare Jayne,she was a little chubby and a vet suggested that a lot of drafty breeds have low thyroids. When we checked it, it was indeed low. So we supplement with thyro L and she maintains a good weight on her own, getting the same amount of pasture time as my quarter horses. This year when her 4 yr old son reached maturity, he continued to put on weight. We checked his thyroid and again it was low. We supplement him, too, and he's holding at a good weight.
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