I was looking over some photos of Cuesta, and I am upset that she looks a little overfat. Now, usually going into winter at this time, we Up their grain ration to allow for the cold temps; we have been getting unusually warm temps in the 40-50s now.. I am worried that I may have to decrease her graining. There is no pasture to speak of at this late stage in the year, but we do offer hay free-choice outside, and in their stalls at night; they are kept out all day 90% of the time unless the winds are too harsh or freezing rain; stalled nightly... but i didn't really think that hay alone could contribute to obesity?
Your educated opinion, please? Emma, the white paint mare, does not at all seem overweight; she is a tad more active and "spooky" than Cues though, which could explain that a bit..
See, when I look at her in the flesh, she is just Cuesta.. hard to believe she was a bag of bones 2 years ago; you could count her ribs when the other people had her. But in pics, she looks fat. She is an unpapered Paint on what I call "A quarter horse platform."