Skinny.

[horse_lover]

I agree too. I am jsut trying to see if everyone else does. Yes I pay for her food. My cousin told me that she hasnt grianed her in almost a week because she has been to stressed out. So she basically admitted that...

[Vela]

Well I would probably move her if it was me. Horses, especially ponies, don't need grain supplement unless they are in heavy work. You can find safer alternatives to put weight on an undernourished horse.

Sounds to me like you need to make sure your pony is wormed and kept separately from the rest of the herd at feeding time. She may be being pushed away from the food if she's not the dominant horse and they are in a group setting.

If she's already kept separately than there is something else wrong, such as worms or not enough being fed. Ponies are generally very hardy and rarely need the kind of upkeep a larger horse can sometimes need.

Ideally, she should be kept separately and free fed hay all day long with a weight gain supplement until she starts to pick back up. If she cannot be free fed then she should be kept separately and feed three times a day with supplemental feeding of a complete feed like SafeChoice by Nutrena or Purina Strategy, rather than a grain which coudl cause laminitis.

I used a product called "weight gain" to put weight on my walker when i got him as he was quite thin, along with the Safe Choice.

If those things can't be done for you where she is now, you should try to find a new place to keep her. Good luck with her.

[shepgirl]

I agree with Vela. Grain is the last thing your pony should be getting. No sweet feed either. Ponies fonder pretty easily, so free choice hay would be my first change. Did you actually see the pony get dewormed or did your cousin say she had been? Maybe she didn't get dewormed, or maybe most of it went on the ground. Ponies and some horses are notorious for spitting most of the deworming paste out of their mouths, which means they still have worms. If you could change her to another barn or do the feeding yourself you could watch and see how much she is eating.

[horse_lover]

well she is in a serperate pasture...by herself that is. yes my mom stood there while my cousin did it to make sure she got the wormer. and the second time i was there. i really want to move her but thats out of the picture seeing as i dont have anywhere else to put her.