A blog that focuses on our unique program that teaches natural horsemanship, heritage breed conservation, soil and water conservation, and even folk, roots, and Americana music. This blog discusses our efforts to prevent the extinction of the Corolla Spanish Mustang. Choctaw Colonial Spanish Horse, Marsh Tacky, and the remnants of the Grand Canyon Colonial Spanish Horse strain.
Monday, November 18, 2013
Quick Tip #47 Winter Weight
Stay current on research concerning diet, weight, insulin resistance and founder. We may discover in future years that founder is not merely related to obesity, but is specifically tied to not allowing a horse to loose weight in the winter time as it has evolved to do over the ages.
Horses naturally fatten in the spring and fall. They do not naturally fatten in the winter.
Forced fat can be fatal.
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