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My horse is gaining weight She is fed 3x a day What would be the best way to get her to lose weight2007-11-24 21:18:31

What can I do to get her to lose some weight? I lunge her for about 10 minutes a day and she eats 3x a day. Thanks.

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If you are graining her, stop, or at least cut her back to a token amount. She won't feel that cheated as long as something is in her bucket. Feeding 3 times a day is good. Five is not enough better to justify spending the time doing it. Most horses get along just fine on 2 feedings a day. Make sure the hay is good quality grass, as alfalfa is richer and will make her gain. You could easily double her exercise time. She isn't broke? Riding would definitely be better - and more fun for both of you!

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feed her 5 times a day but a lot smaller portions.

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Mine are fed 2x a day. 1/2 to 3/4 scoop of corn and oats mix and 2 flakes of hay depending on excercise level / competition schedule. They all have a healthy weight.

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Diet and exercise. That should take care of it.

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Cut back on the corn and sweet feed. And, as with everything else about weightloss...human or otherwise...make sure she burns off more calories than she takes in.

Turn out is good. Let her graze and work for her own feed for a while every day. If she's used to 3 feedings per day, keep that going but change the mix so you feed more hay and less grain.

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I wouldnt go with one of the other answers and feed 5 times a day!! Thats crazy- evenn if you are feeding less!!