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Griz
Reg. Sep 2003
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2017-11-15 5:53 AM
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RE: What do you do for those really easy keepers?
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"An air fern!" - that's hilarious!! - To the OP, I think your horse is a cutie!
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Kay-DRacing.
Reg. Jun 2009
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Turnburnsis - 2017-11-14 8:35 PM Pleas read Dr. Getty's articles on line or get her book on how to feed a horse like a horse. I understand so much more than I did before and why they react to certain things. I grew up dry lotting if fat and so forth. My horse looked like he had a hay belly all the time and I struggled to get weight off him bc I was also told he was fat all the time and I would ride and still nothing always had that hay belly look and I was losing topline too and I blamed that on epm which he has. Now I have topline! and he looks awesome and he is not being ridden bc of his hock. This is the best he has looked. He only gets all the Bermuda Hay, a flake of alfalfa hay 2x day, 1/2 scoop of whole oats, and his vit/min, and forefront. She also explains if you dry lot they should have hay in front of them at all times. and their system is so different than our system. She has a bunch of articles on her website if you don't want to spend the money on her book.
I think that is how a lot of people still think! "My horse is fat, so dry lot" type mentality. I refuse to do that. The only processed feed this horse gets is the ration balancer, to get everything he needs. Otherwise, during the summer, he is fed quality alfalfa, oats, and flax. Renew Gold when needed and hauling hard. 24/7 grass hay available at all times.
In the winter he does not get a hay belly but he does put weight on by his withers, butt, and neck. The next time I have the vet out, I believe I will test him for insulin resistance.
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Kay-DRacing.
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Griz - 2017-11-15 5:53 AM "An air fern!" - that's hilarious!! - To the OP, I think your horse is a cutie!
Aw thank you! He's quite the character and know's hes handsome. Gotta love the cow horses!
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