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krissy3
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I have a few questions for those of you that live where there is a LOT of snow and it gets in the 10 or lower degreese..
my shetlands sleep in a stall only through the winter season. they go in and are fed at 5 pm and come out to enjoy the day at 8am, and the stall door is left open if they want to go in.
right now the days are longer , and i have noticed the first signs of sheding...shorter hair , but still very thick , especially on the grey gelding. There is still about 6 feet of snow here, and because there is so much snow there space for exercising is limited , hence the extra fat. My round pen is burried , and I have at least another month before I will be able to see the ground, and move them around a bit. they stick to 1 trail that goes to the bottom of the hill , and they go right back up again , but its just not enough exercise to get the extra few pounds off. I thought as they would shed , they would be a lot smaller , I didnt think I had a problem until I noticed they are shedding , and NOT getting smaller.
The grey gelding is sweating a little some nights in the stall, and they are a little "round". I fear shaving them in case we get another storm , and it gets below -10 degreese Celcious, like a week ago or so
I have reduced the grain to almost not giving them any at all , and have reduced the hay a little , but its still given 2 times a day.
what do you do in this "between " season... when they still have a little winter fat , winter coat, and spring is around the corner?
If I do try to shave the ones that will let me ..do i shave the chest area, and belly , leaving the legs? The one that is warm is naturally my "special needs" wild pony that wont let me near him with a brush let alone a clipper. My AMHA registered horse is naturally shedding in her chest area , but the 2 native shetlands are still very thick and wooley.
help help...what to do when they cant run around like a hooligan
my shetlands sleep in a stall only through the winter season. they go in and are fed at 5 pm and come out to enjoy the day at 8am, and the stall door is left open if they want to go in.
right now the days are longer , and i have noticed the first signs of sheding...shorter hair , but still very thick , especially on the grey gelding. There is still about 6 feet of snow here, and because there is so much snow there space for exercising is limited , hence the extra fat. My round pen is burried , and I have at least another month before I will be able to see the ground, and move them around a bit. they stick to 1 trail that goes to the bottom of the hill , and they go right back up again , but its just not enough exercise to get the extra few pounds off. I thought as they would shed , they would be a lot smaller , I didnt think I had a problem until I noticed they are shedding , and NOT getting smaller.
The grey gelding is sweating a little some nights in the stall, and they are a little "round". I fear shaving them in case we get another storm , and it gets below -10 degreese Celcious, like a week ago or so
I have reduced the grain to almost not giving them any at all , and have reduced the hay a little , but its still given 2 times a day.
what do you do in this "between " season... when they still have a little winter fat , winter coat, and spring is around the corner?
If I do try to shave the ones that will let me ..do i shave the chest area, and belly , leaving the legs? The one that is warm is naturally my "special needs" wild pony that wont let me near him with a brush let alone a clipper. My AMHA registered horse is naturally shedding in her chest area , but the 2 native shetlands are still very thick and wooley.
help help...what to do when they cant run around like a hooligan