I've been looking back at some pictures today and I'm super proud of my girly and wanted to share as last year she was a mess, eventually she was diagnosed with cushings, we moved yards for her as her feet were constantly getting bruised due to the footing at the old place, and since then she has come on in leaps and bounds. She was 10 at diagnosis and didn't have any typical cushings symptoms, she was however very stressy, nervous, spooky and ready to kick the crap out of anything or anyone that dared venture in her paddock, it was so bad I had to stop the YO from even going in to feed, it had to be done over the fence.
Pictures speak a thousand words (and I know you all love them)
Summer 2011, a bit on the porky side on 8 acres
Feb 2013, thin and old looking even with free access to hay and lots of feed (she had just been washed down)
Jan 2014, getting porky again
2days ago, fit as a flea ready to ride over a hundred miles in a couple of weeks
She lives out, full time on poor pasture, and is being fed twice a day on just a little fast fibre and unmollassed Alfa with some supplements and prasend which I give her at peak risk periods. She's only shod at the moment for our big ride but has done most of the training barefoot. The miles we're riding has shifted the weight I'm sure, but it has defiantly been helped along by her new living environment, I used to ride everyday for an hour, now doing 3 times a week, 2 x 2 hours and one long one. I'm so pleased to have found out she does in fact still have ribs, I haven't seen them (apart from when she was obviously quite poorly) in years!
Pictures speak a thousand words (and I know you all love them)
Summer 2011, a bit on the porky side on 8 acres
Feb 2013, thin and old looking even with free access to hay and lots of feed (she had just been washed down)
Jan 2014, getting porky again
2days ago, fit as a flea ready to ride over a hundred miles in a couple of weeks
She lives out, full time on poor pasture, and is being fed twice a day on just a little fast fibre and unmollassed Alfa with some supplements and prasend which I give her at peak risk periods. She's only shod at the moment for our big ride but has done most of the training barefoot. The miles we're riding has shifted the weight I'm sure, but it has defiantly been helped along by her new living environment, I used to ride everyday for an hour, now doing 3 times a week, 2 x 2 hours and one long one. I'm so pleased to have found out she does in fact still have ribs, I haven't seen them (apart from when she was obviously quite poorly) in years!