My new mare is really thin

Elesha · 08-13-2007, 10:23 PM

*bump* sorry just wanted others to see as well...

mistylover · 08-13-2007, 10:51 PM

shes very pretty and very thin. My mare was like that too. Cept not that thin and bloated so i thought she was fat. In winter you coud feel her ribs start to pop out and we increased her feed. Now she looks amazing. I bet urs will too.

tbtrainer · 08-14-2007, 07:05 AM

Our mare was very thin after having her last foal.. the foal is now a yearling.. we upped her feed a little, but just the time off from nursing did wonders for her... she is 21 and now our "retired" BM...

Andaletta · 08-14-2007, 09:57 AM

you say shes pregnant now? certainly looks that way her belly has dropped to the floor!

I would up't her feed now and up it again once the foal is born. get some good fat on her hips and her spine.. i would also once the next foal is weaned to start very light lunging her gettin some muscle built up.

Good luck

Elesha · 08-14-2007, 10:18 PM

hehe tbtrainer i cant waite till my mare looks like yours with the shiney coat and meat on her back bone lol ... Thanks again to all who commented on her

Elesha · 09-06-2007, 09:46 AM

so this is what my new girl looks like a month later can you see a difference ?

and this is her the day i got her home just to compare.....

Thanks for all the comments

lawfilly99 · 09-06-2007, 09:52 AM

i am not seeing who and where you think either one look too thin...

Elesha · 09-06-2007, 10:13 AM

Really you dont think she looked to thin? i could count all her ribs with out touching her and she had jersey hips sticking out you could see her face bones very prominatly (sp) She has gained some weight now and is getting light exercise. She has lost some weight due to a light colic but is doing much better. I do how ever think that my filly looks good she was a little ribby but that is foal thing, when they grow....

Elesha

JBandRio · 09-06-2007, 10:31 AM

Yes, I see the improvement, even despite the difference in lighting. Her ribs were VERY visible when you got her, and while they are still too visible, they have started to get a covering. It takes a while.

Elesha · 09-06-2007, 11:02 AM

yeah its hard to get the same lighting out in the pasture lol. I too think she needs more weight, i just dont think you should see their ribs that easily. My preferance lol. Not that i think they should be over weight either. I see it the most on her back it doesnt look like her hide was just pulled on her. Thanks for the input

Elesha

08-13-2007, 10:51 PM	#22
mistylover Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Alberta ,Canada Posts: 535 Images: 41 Blog Entries: 19	shes very pretty and very thin. My mare was like that too. Cept not that thin and bloated so i thought she was fat. In winter you coud feel her ribs start to pop out and we increased her feed. Now she looks amazing. I bet urs will too. __________________ Horses; Will Love You Forever and can show you magic better then ANY boy Ever Will

08-14-2007, 07:05 AM	#23
tbtrainer Senior Member+ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Southern Maryland Posts: 6,378 Images: 354	Our mare was very thin after having her last foal.. the foal is now a yearling.. we upped her feed a little, but just the time off from nursing did wonders for her... she is 21 and now our "retired" BM... __________________ Guess What??? SPLAT! you have just been snowballed! "I've been Goosed!" *In my experience, the best way to slow down a runaway horse is to bet on it...*

08-14-2007, 09:57 AM	#24
Andaletta Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: UK Posts: 847	you say shes pregnant now? certainly looks that way her belly has dropped to the floor! I would up't her feed now and up it again once the foal is born. get some good fat on her hips and her spine.. i would also once the next foal is weaned to start very light lunging her gettin some muscle built up. Good luck __________________ When you love something so much.. It hurts to be apart Love you Kelly xx

09-06-2007, 09:46 AM	#26
Elesha Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: vanderhoof Posts: 607 Images: 192	new pics updated so this is what my new girl looks like a month later can you see a difference ? and this is her the day i got her home just to compare..... Thanks for all the comments Last edited by 3WishesDun; 09-06-2007 at 04:17 PM. Reason: added pics pics aligned by Mod*

09-06-2007, 09:52 AM	#27
lawfilly99 Full Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: PA Posts: 146 Images: 16	i am not seeing who and where you think either one look too thin... __________________ "god forbid i go to a heaven in which there are no horses" "well-behaved women rarely make history"

08-13-2007, 10:23 PM	#21
Elesha Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: vanderhoof Posts: 607 Images: 192	bump sorry just wanted others to see as well...

08-14-2007, 10:18 PM	#25
Elesha Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: vanderhoof Posts: 607 Images: 192	hehe tbtrainer i cant waite till my mare looks like yours with the shiney coat and meat on her back bone lol ... Thanks again to all who commented on her

09-06-2007, 10:13 AM	#28
Elesha Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: vanderhoof Posts: 607 Images: 192	Really you dont think she looked to thin? i could count all her ribs with out touching her and she had jersey hips sticking out you could see her face bones very prominatly (sp) She has gained some weight now and is getting light exercise. She has lost some weight due to a light colic but is doing much better. I do how ever think that my filly looks good she was a little ribby but that is foal thing, when they grow.... Elesha

09-06-2007, 10:31 AM	#29
JBandRio Senior Member+ Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: NC Posts: 23,470 Images: 143 Blog Entries: 12	Yes, I see the improvement, even despite the difference in lighting. Her ribs were VERY visible when you got her, and while they are still too visible, they have started to get a covering. It takes a while. __________________ - JB Acres, owned and operated by Dynamite animals. - It's a wonder horses as a whole don't just kill us all and be done with their misery. - Keep your voice soothing and low - even when things get western (buck1173) - Rio feels good - he bounced an in-and-out

09-06-2007, 11:02 AM	#30
Elesha Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: vanderhoof Posts: 607 Images: 192	yeah its hard to get the same lighting out in the pasture lol. I too think she needs more weight, i just dont think you should see their ribs that easily. My preferance lol. Not that i think they should be over weight either. I see it the most on her back it doesnt look like her hide was just pulled on her. Thanks for the input Elesha

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