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| My mare is almost 8, never had a baby and I was wondering what I could do to get her belly to slim up, I dont really want to feed her less, she is finally filled out in her back really well but shes got a beer belly lol She gets rode 3-5 times a week so anything else? |
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Location: Cap'n Joan Rotgut.....alberta | could just be the way she is built.........and also how long and what kind of riding do you do.......long trot and hills are the best for conditioning..
when i ride i go for a few miles...walking to warm up then long trot and sometimes a sprint thrown in.........
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| shes gets rode sometimes light but sometimes its pretty hard for about 45 mins to an hour and have even took her about once a week on a ride for about an hour and a half to 2 hours, and i walk up and down hills in my pasture but nothing fast. She is built kinda chunky so I guess thats probly it. Ill just have to love her chunky lol she will probly slim up when it warms up anyways. |
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Location: Great NW | Jogging and loping builds Toplines. Galloping trims the underbelly. try to incorporate galloping (Not running) into her workouts. Also, make sure she has a good Probiotic and good quality grass hay or alfalfa - I have found that some of my mares tend to have bigger bellys when I did not feed a good green grass hay. Our valley hay tends to be lacking in nutrients. |
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Location: Bandera, TX | speedjunkie - 2014-01-17 4:12 PM Jogging and loping builds Toplines. Galloping trims the underbelly. try to incorporate galloping (Not running) into her workouts. Also, make sure she has a good Probiotic and good quality grass hay or alfalfa - I have found that some of my mares tend to have bigger bellys when I did not feed a good green grass hay. Our valley hay tends to be lacking in nutrients.
I very much agree to this, if you have not tried Forco give it a try.
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| Lots of loping, along with lunging over a small (12-16") jump. This tightens the abdominals and sucks a belly up. My five year old doesn't know it but he's getting ready to get back to it. He's a bit paunchy after a bunch of time off. Lunging over the jump really makes a difference. Dressage folks will tell you caviletti to tighten up ones belly, which in turn helps strengthen the back, so lots of benefits. |
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