Monika from Sandness Equine Services kindly popped by with her weighing scales.  She offers an invaluable service.

It is all well and good to hope everyone is losing weight but actual science fact is so much more accurate for me to make, hopefully, the right decisions.

We weighed all the Shetland ponies.  They were last done about 3 weeks ago and since then things have drastically changed.

Monika did a body condition check too.

It is so good to have a second opinion.  I don’t feel like I am alone in this endless miserable battle.

And the results are in.  Vitamin and Fivla are negligible – I didn’t want them to lose weight – but the rest have all lost weight and a good amount too.

Tiddles – 5kg (ok)
Newt – 4kg (he is determinedly hanging onto everything and should be trying harder)
Albie – 5kg (ok)
Silver – 7kg (good boy)
Waffle – 5kg (keep going)

So, I am pleased.  The new regimen for them all is obviously working well. I will remain tough and they will continue to lose weight.  And with this accurate information, it helps to make me even more determined to stick to their diet especially before spring arrives and everything changes again.

And Pepper weighs 9 very special kilogrammes of helpfulness!