This message is from: Robin Churchill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I agree with Janet, if the horse is fat, I would give him some type of what I call "diet" i.e. lower calorie/protein grass hay and give him more of it to keep him busy and happy, get rid of the oats and alfalfa pellets and just give him a good vitamin/mineral supplement made for horses on a hay diet and work him and he will lose weight. When my guys look like they are getting a little chubby, I decrease their hay a little and try to make their work a little longer and more often (because it is usually my fault if they aren't working enough) and that seems to shape them up pretty quickly.
Robin --- Janet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This message is from: "Janet" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Did I understand this horse is getting just 2 flakes > of alfalfa/grass hay > per day plus a can of oats and alfalfa pellets? > > this is way too little dry matter imo, and then on > top of it, is a nutrient > rich diet. Much better to have him on mature grass > hay to take the weight > off. > > janet > > The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: > http://tinyurl.com/rcepw > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
