No one has been weighed for 6 weeks or so and I needed to know if my regimens are working.

Monika from Sandness Equine Services duly came round with her horse scales and swiftly weighed everyone.

The undeniable results were in…..

And here are last time’s weights.

So, by my calculations, (and I am happy to be proved wrong as maths is not my strong point)…..

Albie – 10kg (-)
Newt – 6kg (-)
Tiddles – 8kg (-)
Waffle – 9kg (-)
Silver – 15kg (-)

Vitamin – 3kg (+)
Fivla – 2kg (-)

Iacs – 9kg (-)
Haakon – 11kg (-)
Kolka – 2kg (-)

Based on these new weights, I moved everyone, except the Minions, to a better field.  One with more spring grass.  I don’t like the old horses losing weight.

They also got the wall of primroses.

I am slightly worried about Iacs.  Losing 9kg, despite my best efforts of trying to get the weight on, is not ideal. It is beginning to show.

And I was surprised about Haakon too and he has lost even more weight but looks just the same as ever. I had no idea.

But I am thrilled with the little boys.  Now, they are definitely going in the right direction, though I don’t want Tiddles to lose much more weight so it might be a bit of a juggling act these next few months.

But hopefully the new field with more spring grass will do the trick and those that need it, will benefit from it.

(I am not worried about Kolka one bit – she is just the same as ever.)

But, if the grass is too much for Fivla and Vitamin, then I can always move them back to their old field which will be sad because I think the extra company is good for them.

 

It is good to know the actual numbers and my thanks, as ever, to Monika who provides an invaluable service.  Science based evidence is always the way forward.