Strip Grazing A Shetland Pony
Strip Grazing a Shetland Pony- Restrictive Grazing for our Shetland 2
Article by The Pony Tack Shop
Well its still raining in Cornwall and the grass is powering on so we are having to watch how much the ponies are eating. It seems we are not the only ones! The front cover of our local paper had a story this week on a country wide initiative to fight obesity in ponies. According to the article, The International League for the Protection of Horses is spearheading the campaign which is already seeing some success in raising awareness of the problem. You can read about the ILPH’s Right Weight Campaign at their website or by calling them.
At home our 3, a Cleveland Bay mare, a Welsh Section B and a Shetland Pony are all on restricted grazing at the moment albeit for different reasons. It’s been tough however they have all lost weight and are looking good on it. Luckily for them we have an online shop selling tack for Mini’s, Shetlands and most of the Native Pony Breeds so we have had easy access to bits of tack to help with this.Just in case it’s useful, products that have been particularly useful for us are as follows:
Mini Miser Pony Haynet & Wee Pony HaynetThese are the one’s that have holes that are half the size of the holes in normal Haynets so are perfect for ponies that need to watch their weight.
Greenguard Grazing MaskThis is a great product although at 40 it’s not cheap. The real beauty of this is that its super tough and comes with a years guarantee. If you have tried one of these types of masks before then you’ll know that the pony will try everything to get it off and if it’s not tough enough it will tear in a day. What you’re getting for your 40 is something that will last with a guarantee to prove it.
Greenguard Pony HeadcollarA headcollar designed to go with the Grazing Mask.
These 3 items are not the cheapest on the market but like with everything you get what you pay for.
From our previous article you will know that we are giving our Shetland a 4 meter by 20 meter wide strip of paddock and only giving her access to the strip once we have been over it with the lawnmower. We are then mowing each strip before we give her access to it and leaving her out for few hours only. She is coming in at night with access to hay using the Mini Miser Haynet. Hard work but she’s looking good and I think feeling good.
Our Welsh, Gulliver, had been put on restricted grazing just to be on the safe side and as with the Shetland is coming in at night.
Please look out for our other articles and get in touch if you need any help or advice on tack and essentials for your Mini, Shetland or Pony.http:www.theponytackshop.co.uk
Specialist online business selling tack for Mini’s, Shetlands and Ponies
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