This post is going to be a little short because it's Sunday and it's my day of rest. Actually, I'm just lazy because I already got to go riding, bathe the girls, (the horses) and ran errands. Yesterday we had the chore of separating the two horses because Amber, aka Chunk, has been eating the food so fast that JoJo, aka Twig, is getting very thin. If you know anything about horses, then you know that is not a good situation. Overweight horses can develop laminitis, a condition that causes inflammation of the tissues, the laminae, which is where the hoof wall bonds with the coffin bone. It will definitely make your horse lame. Obesity is also hard on their hooves, joints, along with many other issues.
A thin horse can be fixed fairly easy if you find the reason why they are losing weight. Usually if there are two horses in a pasture that were an appropriate weight at one time, and now one is fat and one is skinny, it's more than likely the social hierarchy of the "herd" has changed and one horse is bullying the other horse from its feed. I am hoping this is the cause and nothing more serious. Within a month we should notice a difference!
Tip of the Day: Breathe.....take the time to enjoy your day :)
A thin horse can be fixed fairly easy if you find the reason why they are losing weight. Usually if there are two horses in a pasture that were an appropriate weight at one time, and now one is fat and one is skinny, it's more than likely the social hierarchy of the "herd" has changed and one horse is bullying the other horse from its feed. I am hoping this is the cause and nothing more serious. Within a month we should notice a difference!
Tip of the Day: Breathe.....take the time to enjoy your day :)
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