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    CONSULTANTS

    Oct 23, 2018 5 minutes
    Carey A. Williams, PhD

    Have a question about your horse’s health, care or training? Our experts offer solutions for a range of equine-management problems. Write to EQUUS Consultants, P.O. Box 7510, Falls Church, Virginia 22040; email: EQLetters@aimmedia.com. Send photos when helpful.

    NUTRITION

    A safe weight-loss plan

    Q: How do you get an obese horse to lose weight without too much stress? I am adopting a 12-year-old gelding from a rescue group. He looks like he is in advanced pregnancy. You can’t feel his ribs, even when pressing down! He needs to go on a diet and start daily workouts, but I am concerned about the proper way to go about this without causing ulcers or other stress-related problems.

    He will have daily turnout but will be

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