Fat Horse Slim
GREEN ALERT! My horse is a healthy weight
If you have reduced from an Amber or a Red body score you deserve to be proud of your work!
Do’s 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.
For a detailed guide to goal setting, what to feed, calculating diet, exercise and management, read the full 28 page guide in the Fat Pack.



