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[RC] Underweight horse - Ridecamp GuestPlease Reply to: Karen H. cvequine@xxxxxxxxxxx or ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ========================================== Hello, I'm hoping I can get some advice from you guys for my underweight mare. I bought a 10 yr. old anglo arab mare about 3 months ago. She had been in a dry paddock and fed 2x/day until I bought her and transitioned her to pasture 24/7. She currently is pastured on 30 acres with 20 other horses and we feed 2 1/2 bales of alfalfa every morning. We spread out so they all eat fairly peacefully, she probably gets about 2 flakes/day. Just about everytime I check on her she is either eating the alfalfa or grazing. In addition to that I feed her about 6 lbs of Ultium about 4x/week. But, she's still only about a 3 in body condition. I've done the following: vaccines Panacure purge Teeth done by equine dentist blanketed very little work (walk & trot in arena 1-2x/week) Still no weight gain, in fact she looks slightly thinner!! Do any of you have any suggestions for me? I was hoping to have her in shape for a 25 miler by this spring but I'm afraid she'll get even thinner with any conditioning. Thanks for any suggestions! I really like this mare otherwise - lots of fun to ride. Karen H. Oakdale, CA =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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