At 20:22:33 on 26.01.11, stardust wrote:
hi .i am starting to worry about my 6 year old cob ,he is getting very fat and he lives out and has one haynet a day,ridden 5 times a week.he keeps putting on weight but he is not even on hard food and theres no grass ,does anyone have any advice ,to help ?xx

At 20:29:15 on 30.01.11, ToriSilverson wrote:
how long do you ride him for and how strenuous is the exercise?

At 21:03:02 on 30.01.11, stardust wrote:
1 hour ,i am training him up at the moment we work in the school 4 times a week and have a long hack normally twice a week.the work is not easy for him and he is only just 6 so he needs hard training xxx

At 19:16:11 on 01.02.11, ToriSilverson wrote:
well he seems to be getting enough exercise... :S

At 20:21:23 on 05.02.11, chrissie wrote:
Ive had the same trouble with my welsh cob, hes out 24/7 only wears a rainsheet to keep him clean, has happy hoof & 4lb haylage twice a day, now on restricted grazing as before we know it it will be spring.! dont think the grass has really stopped growing this year as all my fields are still green.! x

At 19:40:40 on 20.02.11, JessAndGrenville123 wrote:
I would put a grazing muzzle on and feed soaked hay in a haynet with small holes so it takes longer for him to eat because it sounds like instead of 'trickle feeding' he is gorgeing on food. Like us if we eat a lot at once we find it hard to burn it off but if we eat little and often with movement in between we keep the weight off (muzzle means he can only eat a little at a time and will have to move for more food). Also you could stop feeding as much hay (like only half a hayney) and feed grass pellets in a feed ball so he is moving more and exercising for a single pellet every couple of minutes or so. And you could hang treats high up so again he has to work really hard for small amounts of food. Good luck :)