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| I have a 2yo that is going to be big. Everyday when I go to feed I get fussed at that I am feeding too much. But she's so young. I want her to continue to grow and to have enough feed and nutrients so that she reaches her full potential. She is on alfalfa/grass mix and no grain. Yes, she is fat, but is that a bad thing?
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Location: At the race track with Ah Dee Ohs | Fat's the prettiest color there is! |
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| blubber fat would be stressful on bones but i have not seen a really obese horse yet but
fat is a good color |
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Location: Never in one place long | At first I was wondering if you were talking babies or horses! :) |
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Location: WI | There are many medical implications associated with overweight horses. I would think they apply to young ones as well. i.e. promoting insulin resistance and laminitis. I do not think fat is pretty... gross. Check out the horse in my ad - now that is a good color!!
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| I added a picture for reference. |
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Location: North Dakota | Ehhhh she's not like obese but a little chubby. I've ALWAYS read that it is not good for growing horses to be overweight and can cause a myriad of issues and put stress on their joints. IMO fat horses of any age are just as unhealthy as too thin ones. I try to keep just enough so their ribs don't show but can be felt. |
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| Most youngsters finish growing by 2-2 1/2, and then will finish filling out for the next year or two. I would consider cutting yours back a little, you don't want to add more strain or stress to bones and joints.
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Location: SE Louisiana | FlyingJT - 2015-08-04 3:16 PM
Most youngsters finish growing by 2-2 1/2, and then will finish filling out for the next year or two. I would consider cutting yours back a little, you don't want to add more strain or stress to bones and joints.
This^... While she's too fat to fit into the water tub like she's trying to do.... She's not obese yet. |
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| Well I guess I can thank the Lord for an easy keeper. She only gets 2 flakes of hay twice a day. Poor girl is gonna starve! |
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Location: NE Texas | My 2 YO is also fat. She goes out on pasture at night and gets a flake of alfalfa in the morning when I bring her up. She's still pretty tubby. I'm not complaining....i'll take an easy keeper any day of the week! I wouldn't be too worried if all your colt is getting is hay and grass. If that bloom was from grain, then i'd say yes, you should probably back off. |
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| Yep, I live in the hi desert. Nothing grows here but rocks. That tubbiness is strictly from her hay lol |
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Location: Kansas | that is a fat baby lol |
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Location: Central Texas | ShortnRound - 2015-08-04 3:43 PM
Well I guess I can thank the Lord for an easy keeper. She only gets 2 flakes of hay twice a day. Poor girl is gonna starve!
Did I miss reading something....She is on a dry lot and ONLY gets 2 flakes of hay twice a day? I want your feed/hay bill! lol |
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| ampratt - 2015-08-04 2:56 PM
ShortnRound - 2015-08-04 3:43 PM
Well I guess I can thank the Lord for an easy keeper. She only gets 2 flakes of hay twice a day. Poor girl is gonna starve!
Did I miss reading something....She is on a dry lot and ONLY gets 2 flakes of hay twice a day? I want your feed/hay bill! lol
My others more than make up for it lol |
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Location: Prosser, WA | You are not over feeding. She is a little heavy but I bet she is not done growing yet. I'd rather have a little extra weight on them before a growth spurt rather than them being thin going into one. |
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Location: NC | Send her to NC and you wont have to worry about it anymore!!!
SHE IS GORGEOUS!!!!!!
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| HorsesNHarleys - 2015-08-05 6:01 AM
Send her to NC and you wont have to worry about it anymore!!!
SHE IS GORGEOUS!!!!!!
Thanks! Went to look at a 3yo gelding and came home with a 2yo mare! I love her though! |
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Location: SE Louisiana | ShortnRound - 2015-08-05 5:21 PM
HorsesNHarleys - 2015-08-05 6:01 AM
Send her to NC and you wont have to worry about it anymore!!!
SHE IS GORGEOUS!!!!!!
Thanks! Went to look at a 3yo gelding and came home with a 2yo mare! I love her though!
I expect her to be a handful. You can almost SEE the gears turning as she thinks. People say they love smart horses and I do too.... but..... sometimes.......
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| komet. - 2015-08-05 5:28 PM
ShortnRound - 2015-08-05 5:21 PM
HorsesNHarleys - 2015-08-05 6:01 AM
Send her to NC and you wont have to worry about it anymore!!!
SHE IS GORGEOUS!!!!!!
Thanks! Went to look at a 3yo gelding and came home with a 2yo mare! I love her though!
I expect her to be a handful. You can almost SEE the gears turning as she thinks. People say they love smart horses and I do too.... but..... sometimes.......
Ha! She is opinionated but very smart. Just jumped right on this one without any ground work. 3rd ride I had her out at a barrel race riding her around. She learns FAST but is sure to remind you that she is baby and has a mind of her own! |
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