Hiya! Sorry been ages, had a bad week
Well the boys have been on the balancer for nearly 2 weeks now. I'm using baileys lo-cal. I've not seen a huge difference so far but it is still early days. I'm measuring them with weight tape weekly, so hopefully I will see a slow steady drop in the weight.
Storm decided to jump into the next field twice last week, damaging the electric fence. Cheeky little man! So I've lined the top of the fence with wooden rails and electric mounted on top. He hasn't jumped since. Seems i've won the battle lol!

Melx, glad to hear your noticing a difference with Star, gives me some hope. Has she become used to the grazing muzzle then? Has she found out how to drink and eat?

Hi Starlight express! Yes the muzzle is now working! I started by just putting it on at night so that if she wasnt eating or drinking it was cool enough for her not to get dehydrated, After the seond night I asked the girls at the yard what they thought and we all sat and examined the muzzle and it was pretty obvious she had been eatin in it because there was grass and dirt around the edge of the hole! I took this to meaning that she was proving a point by only eating when I wasnt around... lol So I kept at it, and last Saturday Tried it on in the day! She had been worked in the morning, so didnt go out until about 10.30am so I let her have a drink first and then put it on. I came back at about 4.30pm and she was absolutely fine! She had it on again Sunday and then missed the day Monday and had it on Monday night, Tuesday, and Tuesday night (she was very bloated again!!) Went to the yard Tuesday evening and it was as if someone had let the air out of a balloon!! lol Deflated dramatically!!
Now she has it on in the day and off at night. Figured this is the best thing to do as she wont expand loads just at night and she also cant gorge in the day, I dont want it on 24/7!

I must admit that using the balancer alone I dont think would have made a lot of difference, with the muzzle it is working well! You may have already said but have you tried a muzzle on your two? I would recommend them to anyone after the change it has made in Stars belly!!
Just wish I had of taken before and after photos to show you all

I've got a chestnut ayrab and everything rubs her given the chance, but this muzzle has never once rubbed her and she wears it for 12hours at a time 10 Grazing Muzzle - Dinky Rugs although it's made by dinky ponies they make all sizes - my mare wears large pony.

I've never had to get to this stage with my mare as the muzzle and exercise keeps her weight down, but i've heard people have really good results with a 'paddock paradise' system, so instead of the classic starvation paddock you create a track round the edge of the field with electric fence so they graze down a small area and have to keep on walking round to find grass, and the non-fatties can go in the middle

Doolally, I have never heard the paddock paradise idea but must admit it sounds a lot better than just a plain starvation paddock due to the excersize involved, a vital part to weight loss!!
I have come across another unforseen prpblem which I forgot to mention in my last post but basically had my saddler out and my saddle does not fit! So Star is now having a week off to recouperate and will then just be lunging her until I can afford a new saddle Not good!!!

I think I will re try the grazing muzzle. Thanks Doolally for that link. That muzzle looks a lot more comfortable and is padded, great! Think I will buy a couple. I'll get this weight off my boys yet!

I am taking the route of sewing some sheep skin onto my muzzle!! Saves me buying a new one
The muzzles are amazing when they work!!

Nothing's ever simple with horses is it!!Hope you can get a saddle sorted soon so you don't miss out on too much summer riding

Had another unfortunate and annoying situation when I got to the yard this morining, All of the horses in both fields (boys and girls) decided to break all the fencing down and escape into a field with grass to your knees, Star didnt have her muzzle on..... Could not beleive my luck!! lol Although atleast now everyone elses horses are as fat as mine

weight gain if we raise exercise routine and raise a eating capacity of safe healthy and nitrated foods then weight raise nautically

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