Over Feeding and Over Weight Equines

A breeders neglect results in laminits.
A breeder’s neglect results in laminits.

Learn more about the dangers of over-feeding your horse and how to tell if your equines are over-weight.

Although many owners know that their horse shouldn’t carry excess weight, often the challenge is in recognising what a healthy condition looks like as, unfortunately, it has become normal to see horses carrying more weight than they should.

World Horse Welfare have ten top tips for managing your horse’s weight and videos on keeping your horse a healthy weight throughout the year.

They also have PDF’s and a Podcast on this topic to download for free.

Their ‘Right Weight’ leaflet shows how to score body condition and includes a weight chart.

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