cowgurl_up
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A friend of mine is getting two mini donkeys, a jenny and a gelding. They are the sweetest things and love to be messed with. He got them for free!! Can you believe that? Anyway, the jenny is extremely overweight and the gelding is overweight. They have fat deposits like you wouldn't believe. I mean, bulging on the sides of the neck, an extremely flat back, and a butt!!!! I have never seen a horse with a butt like that!!!
What can I do to help take this weight off. Between him and I, they will both be hand walked and trotted. But with them being so out of shape I know it will take a long time to see results. Can you longe them like you would a horse? He doesn't have a round pen so it would be on a longe line. I have been put in charge of the workouts. I know it has to be unhealthy to be that big!!! Can you neck sweat them? I don't have one for my mini as he doesn't need it, but could pick one up maybe.
Last question. The jenny has an absess so I know I can't really do anything with her until it is better, but when it does burst(it is a bad one that will come out of her hairline!) and she seems to be walking better, would it be OK to take her on short walks? I just know that it is going to take a long time to get all of this extra weight off of them. It is easier to put weight on but not to take it off!!
Thanks, any other advice is much apreciated!!
What can I do to help take this weight off. Between him and I, they will both be hand walked and trotted. But with them being so out of shape I know it will take a long time to see results. Can you longe them like you would a horse? He doesn't have a round pen so it would be on a longe line. I have been put in charge of the workouts. I know it has to be unhealthy to be that big!!! Can you neck sweat them? I don't have one for my mini as he doesn't need it, but could pick one up maybe.
Last question. The jenny has an absess so I know I can't really do anything with her until it is better, but when it does burst(it is a bad one that will come out of her hairline!) and she seems to be walking better, would it be OK to take her on short walks? I just know that it is going to take a long time to get all of this extra weight off of them. It is easier to put weight on but not to take it off!!
Thanks, any other advice is much apreciated!!