Fat Horse Slim

If you have reduced from an amber or red-alert body score you deserve to be proud of your work!

Dos and don’ts for successful weight control

• Do keep using the weigh-tape.
• Do record the score and weight so the weight does not creep up year-on-year.
• Do keep up the exercise, especially in the summer.
• Do use the experience of knowledgeable people, especially your vet and farrier, to help you monitor any changes.
• Do take regular photos and compare them with old ones.
• Do use low energy, high fi bre foods.
• Do keep using a high specifi cation balancer if you are restricting grazing.
• Don’t just monitor weight – you need to check body score as well.
• Don’t listen to people who tell you that your horse is thin if you know he is a healthy weight.