Date: 11-19-10Age: 18 months
Height: 14.3hh
Height Gain: Approximately 3/8 of an inch. Not much . . .
Weight: Approx 780lbs.
Weight Gain: Approximately fifteen pounds . . .
Progress: Okay, Chrome's growth has slowed down a LOT! I don't know if that's because I switched him from Safechoice to Enrich 32 or if it's because he's eighteen months old. Or it could be because it has gotten cold and a lot of the grass has died off. I'm not going to worry about it too much. I'm feeding him approximately two pounds of Enrich 32 so I may increase it to 2.5 pounds as suggested on the bag. I'm also giving him some crimped oats for energy so I may increase those. I don't want to increase everything too much and go the opposite direction though lol. I may start using the weight tape on him weekly to monitor increase needs in his feed.
I haven't done much with Chrome besides just spending time grooming and playing with him. I'm trying to get his mane to grow back in. The wet spot on his neck in the picture is the MTG I'm using. It's so oily and gross, but it's definitely helping grow his mane back in.
Goals: My goal for this month is to get hay. That's my number one priority. I also would really like to have the trimmer out again. If money permits. If not then I need to do some trimming on my own. I would also like to start clicker training again.
I'll leave you with my favorite picture from our short photo shoot. I threw my jacket on the ground and got this expression from Chrome lol. :)
I love my boy. I can't wait until he's done growing so I know what size halter to get him. That old green one is ugly. I've had it for fifteen years lol.
I'll have to use your idea of throwing my jacket on the ground to get a better expression from a horse. I put together a post about lessons I learned from my last photo shoot. It's hard to put it all together, but I think your photos came out great.
ReplyDeleteHe's looking really good!
ReplyDeleteYalla! is much smaller than Chrome. She's around 13.1 or 2 and less than 600 pounds, I think. Her mom is 14.3 and dad is 15.1 so I'm hoping she'll reach 15. The farrier thinks she'll be bigger than mom according to her bone density. I've finally got Yalla! in a yearling halter and she'll probably stay in it for a long time, maybe forever, if she doesn't fill out too much in her jawline. I've found that different brands are different sizes too.