lyn_j
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[SIZE=14pt]I think we ALL need to read KAY KAY and Tamis post about her over weight mare Tiki. I have seen lots of your pics here of your "chubby" mares and have heard many of you say you liked them round..... TAKE HEED when you are breeding these OBESE not chubby mares and even over wt stallions and geldings. Hyperlipemia isnt only for mares. IT occurrs most often in mares specifically before and after foaling as the foal takes nutrients from the mare and she begins to absorb the fat on her body for energy stores and the liver cant handle all that fat in the blood. Those who feed too heavily are not doing your horses favors. You are killing them with kindness. I have a fat little mare here right now too that I am slowly dieting to a normal wt. Minis especially suffer from this.[/SIZE]
PLEASE EVERYONE DOnt love your minis to death! check them often. Read the condition scale and get them closer to the middle where you can feel ribs but not see them. That is where they are the healthiest.
So Sorry for your loss Tami but Thanks for the warning!
Lyn
PLEASE EVERYONE DOnt love your minis to death! check them often. Read the condition scale and get them closer to the middle where you can feel ribs but not see them. That is where they are the healthiest.
So Sorry for your loss Tami but Thanks for the warning!
Lyn