Had the vet out today for what I thought would be routine yearly check, the cob having been signed off as fit and well last June.
She was this time last year borderline re her weight. That wasn't a surprise because she had only been backed three months and I wasn't doing a lot. It dropped off over winter as you would expect.
This year I have increased her work but so has her weight, overweight doesn't really cover how overweight she has suddenly got. That doesn't actually add up, but we have been doing about 5 to 9 miles a week, walk some trot, bit of jumping, lunging, loose schooling. I spent five days at camp and we didn't come back any trimmer!
I am to increase her work and if the fat doesn't start to shift we could have an underlying problem and the weight itself will start to cause her problems. Ems was mentioned apart from the obvious lami.
My saddle is struggling and its treeless that may give you some idea, if it doesn't the vet said horses have been put down carrying this amount of weight. Basically she needs to lose weight or I could lose her, yes that's plain enough.
She was this time last year borderline re her weight. That wasn't a surprise because she had only been backed three months and I wasn't doing a lot. It dropped off over winter as you would expect.
This year I have increased her work but so has her weight, overweight doesn't really cover how overweight she has suddenly got. That doesn't actually add up, but we have been doing about 5 to 9 miles a week, walk some trot, bit of jumping, lunging, loose schooling. I spent five days at camp and we didn't come back any trimmer!
I am to increase her work and if the fat doesn't start to shift we could have an underlying problem and the weight itself will start to cause her problems. Ems was mentioned apart from the obvious lami.
My saddle is struggling and its treeless that may give you some idea, if it doesn't the vet said horses have been put down carrying this amount of weight. Basically she needs to lose weight or I could lose her, yes that's plain enough.