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Post by horselover247 on Dec 8, 2012 18:21:14 GMT 1
hi-i am worried about my 4yr old standard breds wieght he has had a 2/3month break (he got sick) and i am bring him back into work .. he gets half a scoop of hifi nomolassed ,half a scoop of suger beet and half a scoop of equilibrium twice day (excuse my spelling ) 1 big bag of hay and a small bag of hayledge and adlib hay in the field thats only for winter when he is in at night in summer he gets his food twice a day but no hifi .....and no hay ..... he ways (if i use a wieght tape right ) about 1200 pounds ....  he is not whizzi with this food he is pretty calm (for a 4 yr old |
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Post by wills on Dec 8, 2012 20:31:00 GMT 1
Hi You would probably be better doing a condition score on him, i find a weight tape varies. I get alot of shocked looks when I tell folk my mares weight from the tape but anyone that sees her in the flesh thinks she looks fine. www.wikihow.com/Condition-Score-a-Horse this gives you a rough idea of how to do it, there is a better link but I cant remember it right now  and also a good tutorial on youtube. You could pop some photos up of him on here and maybe get better feedback/opinion that way. |
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Post by specialized on Dec 9, 2012 9:59:58 GMT 1
Ditto the weight tape - 1200lb is about 550kg, which would be a lot of weight if it was accurate. Standardbreds tend to have a deep chest which can give a false reading with a tape.
Condition is the most important guide, I don't know if you are implying that you are giving a lot of feed but what you describe does not sound like a huge feed, especially as we do not know the size of your 'scoop'. Hifi and sugar beet are only fibre and will not necessarily put condition on a horse.
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Post by cuffey on Dec 9, 2012 11:39:49 GMT 1
Some of the hay and haylage made this year could be low in protein which is needed to build muscle and top line
That weight sounds very good, my 16hh short coupled ISH used to be below 500kg (he weighed 486kg on a weighbridge on arrival at one event and was pronounced a perfect weight for doing XC) when competition fit, ie good top line and very muscular hinquarters but no belly!
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Post by horselover247 on Dec 9, 2012 13:03:52 GMT 1
ok brace your selve to see 1 big ball of fluff Attachments:
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Post by horselover247 on Dec 9, 2012 13:06:08 GMT 1
ohh and remember i havent ridden him in about 3 months beause he has been sick
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Post by specialized on Dec 9, 2012 14:20:49 GMT 1
Presumably yours is a standardbred cross as they are rarely coloured purebred, doesn't look underweight from that photo.
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Post by horselover247 on Dec 9, 2012 14:30:46 GMT 1
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Post by horselover247 on Dec 9, 2012 14:31:43 GMT 1
on his passport it just say standard bred soo i am not sure if he is a standie x
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Post by wills on Dec 9, 2012 14:48:39 GMT 1
I think he looks ok. Wouldnt wamt him heavier if he was mine ;D He looms lovely
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Post by horselover247 on Dec 9, 2012 15:01:29 GMT 1
well i hope that he will drop a few pounds when he gets back in to work .............can you recomend some exerises and diet that help build top line .......keep in mind he is only 4 ......and 14.3hh
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and also a good tutorial on youtube.
