Ann just a couple days off the track. Despite having 24-hour access to hay, she would play with it more than eat it. Triple Crown Senior ensured she got the calories she needed. | Photo: Michelle N. Anderson

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Have you ever had a horse that kept you up at night worried that she wasn’t getting enough to eat? I hadn’t until I met Ann.

For years, a co-worker had an off-track Thoroughbred who didn’t like to eat and wouldn’t put on weight. I didn’t quite understand the struggle, because all my horses had always been eager eaters who hovered up anything I put in front of them. In fact, I had the opposite problem as my co-worker—I was trying to keep my horses from gaining weight while still feeding a free-choice, forage-first diet