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You should never restrict a horse's salt unless they do not have access to water, such as a long ship in which case you should remove their salt from their diet the day or two before you ship out. You cannot overfeed salt as it can be peed out. This being said the horses will need water to get rid of excess salt. But…
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I'm with you ToBeCountry! I started because I look like a pile of rolls in the saddle. A friend and I started on Jan 10th and hope to both lose 15lb by the end of our contract March 31. I started at 197.4 and we weigh in every Thursday. We hope to lose 1.5lb a week. I plan riding 2-3 times a week but my horse had a freak…
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I was always taught they can carry 20% of their body weight. My 1100lb horse is maxed out at a 220lb rider. I would go over the 20% limit if you are on a shorter backed horse so going with mares wouldn't be the best idea since they have more room for foals. And a heavier breed cross would help go over the limits.
