In last week’s online poll, TheHorse.com asked if you’ve ever put a horse on a diet (restricted calories and increased exercise) to aid in his weight loss. More than 680 readers responded and we’ve tallied the results.

Of the 688 voters, 529 (77%) indicated they had, at one time or another, used a diet to help reduce a horse’s weight. The other 159 (23%) indicated they had not. Additionally, 62 respondents provided comments about their individual situations.

Some readers had medical reasons behind their decision to implement a diet for their horses:

  • "I routinely rehabilitate chronically foundered horses and diet management is critical to that."
  • "Not for weight loss but metabolic concerns/issues."
  • "He was diagnosed with Metabolic Syndrome and I needed to carefully watch his weight

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