Today we went to face the truth: it was weighing in day!
'Lillian' and I took 'Mr F' and 'Luke' over to 'Calamity Jane's' home where a very friendly and competent representative from one of the big horse feed companies was supplying us with weighing scale for horses.
On the way over 'Lillian' and I were guessing how heavy the boys were. 'Lillian' guessed that 'Luke' was 608kg and I guessed that 'Mr F' was 548kg.
It turns out that 'Lillian' was 3kgs out and I was 1kg out ... 'Mr F' registered with 547kg and was classed as 16.1 hands (or something, I cannot remember).
We talked a fair amount about feeding etc and how it affects hoof growth and more.
The lady was certainly very knowledgable on matters as well as other feeds and what they contain.
The whole feeding thing is quite a labyrinth where one easily gets lost. I do want to know what is in the food that I give 'Mr F'. But that alone of course is not enough because it also depends how the ingredients react to each other and so on and so forth.
A horse's digestive system is a surprisingly delicate system that can easily become upset by stress, too much of this or too little of that, and also if they don't have regular food intake.
Perhaps I write a little more about my feeding observations at some other time. Its a minefield!
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