We didn't get the best conformation shots this month, but at least we got some. And I guess I can do a 3 month comparison.
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| This is the best we got to the left, I am just grateful we are on level ground |
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| Somewhat better to the right |
Sorry about the ribs, we are fighting a couple battles there- he seems to put calories into growing (stop that please) and he is also a horse with a giant rib cage so his nature is to look ribby. We are adding more roughage in the form of alfalfa to his diet to see if that will help him fill in. Maybe some more oats too. But overall I do think he is getting more of a topline!
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| When I went to meet him and he had recently been on stall rest |
And this was early December
They will put all their calories into growing until they hit their limit! I thought I was just making my young horse fat and he grew almost a whole hand on me arggh!
ReplyDeleteAnother hand, I can't even imagine. I hope not!
DeleteThey always have ribs showing until they stop growing unless they are like my guy. He runs his fat off as fast as I shovel it in, so I try to ignore his ribs and keep an eye on on his coat as a health/weight marker.
ReplyDeleteThe hard keepers are certainly a challenge. You are right that the coat tells a story too, that does make me feel a little better as even in his filthy late winter coat, Odin is pretty darn shiny.
Deletesoooo shiny tho!
ReplyDeleteThe giant rib cage that is never satisfied with how many calories you dump into it is the bane of my existence!
ReplyDeleteYou definitely feel my pain. And Odin even looks like Bobby Jr!
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