Hello all & Happy New Year!
I am new to this forum and relatively new to minis. I own a 10 year old 29.5" mare, "WF Huskers Afterglow" aka Glow and a 2007 30" mini stallion "Reflections Yes I am CBY" aka Sam. I've decided to start getting our butts in shape and begin learning to drive! My minis each get 1/4 cup Gro n' Win AM & PM and free choice orchard grass hay. I'm thinking lack of exercise AND free choice hay got us to the obese state we are in now.....my question is...what diet would you follow to get us OUT of it? We started lunging and ground driving basics yesterday, slow at first of course to build up. I also started to stall them and ration hay--gave them a flake each and both had about 1/2 flake left over. I am open to trying anything--I've been trying to research nutritional info for minis but info is SO varied out there---I'm not sure if I should be adding alfalfa, beet pulp, oats, a complete feed, leaving gro n' win, etc etc! I'm assuming neither need the added calories. Any help is GREATLY appreciated. Here are photos from this morning....now, I know they are in winter fuzzies but look at Sam's dropped belly!!
Photo credit to Azariah Miniatures, this was Sam a few years back.
Glow:
I am new to this forum and relatively new to minis. I own a 10 year old 29.5" mare, "WF Huskers Afterglow" aka Glow and a 2007 30" mini stallion "Reflections Yes I am CBY" aka Sam. I've decided to start getting our butts in shape and begin learning to drive! My minis each get 1/4 cup Gro n' Win AM & PM and free choice orchard grass hay. I'm thinking lack of exercise AND free choice hay got us to the obese state we are in now.....my question is...what diet would you follow to get us OUT of it? We started lunging and ground driving basics yesterday, slow at first of course to build up. I also started to stall them and ration hay--gave them a flake each and both had about 1/2 flake left over. I am open to trying anything--I've been trying to research nutritional info for minis but info is SO varied out there---I'm not sure if I should be adding alfalfa, beet pulp, oats, a complete feed, leaving gro n' win, etc etc! I'm assuming neither need the added calories. Any help is GREATLY appreciated. Here are photos from this morning....now, I know they are in winter fuzzies but look at Sam's dropped belly!!
Photo credit to Azariah Miniatures, this was Sam a few years back.
Glow: