so I am looking for a lead rein pony, and a trusted horsey person has just been sent a potential lead rain to be "brought back into work".
the photos of the child competing it over 6 months ok, it looks fab. She has arrived at the yard morbidly obese - it has been turned away for winter and has basically stuffed itself. other than the colour, you wouldn't think it was the same pony.......
it seems to have a nice nature, no nasty habits , and not too forward off the lead rein, but it is really really overweight and must be a real risk of lami........things I am worried about is can we get the weight off fast enough, and while it is loosing weight is it at risk of lami?
If ts a lead rein so not doing huge amounts of exercise - though we do have a walker at the yard, I wouldn't normally consider putting a pony of this size on it? Could I? I don't have a suitable horse to lead it from.
Starvation paddock no problem and actually I would probably only allow it in the starvation paddock/corral for a couple of hours a day.....
also once it sheds half its body weight (a little bit of an exaggeration - but closer to the truth than you would think) am I going to end up with a pony that is much more forward?
it is not too much I don't think - so its not the cost of the pony, its just would I be buying a whole host of difficult health issues.......
she's 12hh - mid teens and a little porka
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mrslaughan · 20/05/2016 20:11
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