It's now been almost 5 weeks since the weight loss began and there have been some hurdles which have got in my way. It's very frustrating because I don't see how I can solve them.
Firstly, and most annoyingly, they have had haylege put out in their field for the horses during the day. It is only supposed to be out during the day when he is supposed to be in his stable, but he has cottoned onto this and will not let the yard staff catch him until the end of the day when he has eaten most of the haylege himself. He is so greedy and will do anything for a mouthful of haylege.
He is out overnight with another horse and I recently found out that someone else has been putting extra haylege out for them when I had gone home because they felt sorry for them!! This has now stopped, but I do wish the people wouldn't interfere. We have loads of grass and while I understand that it isn't very nutrituous, I wish that they would understand that he needs to lose weight to avoid any more serious problems in the spring.
I can't exercise him as much as I woudl like because our school continus to be waterlogged and the fields are like a skid patch. The school is hopefully being sorted this week, but at the moment they have a huge digger and piles of sand (or whatever it is) so I can't even give him a brisk walk round.
I am going to buy my own clippers (hopefully in the sales after Xmas) and will re-do his blanket clip and leave him out naked. Hopefully he will get cold and shiver off some fat. After he has been so naughty to catch, no-one feels sorry for him being naked and he actually seems much happier than when he was wearing a rug.
I can't move his field or put him anywhere else because there is no other option. I would like him to come in and avoid the haylege but if the yard staff can't catch him, what can I do?
Firstly, and most annoyingly, they have had haylege put out in their field for the horses during the day. It is only supposed to be out during the day when he is supposed to be in his stable, but he has cottoned onto this and will not let the yard staff catch him until the end of the day when he has eaten most of the haylege himself. He is so greedy and will do anything for a mouthful of haylege.
He is out overnight with another horse and I recently found out that someone else has been putting extra haylege out for them when I had gone home because they felt sorry for them!! This has now stopped, but I do wish the people wouldn't interfere. We have loads of grass and while I understand that it isn't very nutrituous, I wish that they would understand that he needs to lose weight to avoid any more serious problems in the spring.
I can't exercise him as much as I woudl like because our school continus to be waterlogged and the fields are like a skid patch. The school is hopefully being sorted this week, but at the moment they have a huge digger and piles of sand (or whatever it is) so I can't even give him a brisk walk round.
I am going to buy my own clippers (hopefully in the sales after Xmas) and will re-do his blanket clip and leave him out naked. Hopefully he will get cold and shiver off some fat. After he has been so naughty to catch, no-one feels sorry for him being naked and he actually seems much happier than when he was wearing a rug.
I can't move his field or put him anywhere else because there is no other option. I would like him to come in and avoid the haylege but if the yard staff can't catch him, what can I do?