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Pregnant Mare too fat and eating too much or just right?

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#1 ·
I need some opinions.
My mare is 120 days bred and is around 14.2-14.3hh. She is currently at a BCS of 6.5-7.
She gets a Ration balancer and Slow feed free choice Timothy and is in Moderate to Heavy Work. (Good Sweat,1hour min rides 4-6x a week)
My concern is, she is too chunky. She isn’t gaining any weight I don’t think but is definitely not loosing it. I weighed out the Hay net and found she was eating 34lbs of hay within a Day and a half.
She is a little horse and that’s a lot of hay!
Not particularly looking to change her diet but mostly looking if I should ration her hay out or just keep it free choice? Is my little mare going to founder or get laminitis is really the small question in the back of my mind, if i’m not proactive.
Is she fine staying at this higher BCS and eating rate?
Before getting bred she was the pickiest and slowest eater and it seems like now she just can’t get enough??
 
#7 ·
She is Imma Freckles Too and Major Bonanza Cross, and I bred her to Volturi who is a Smoking Whiz son out of a Chromed out Mercedes Daughter.

I’m hoping for a heathy foal that grows into a great Reiner that can do a little bit of everything.
 
#11 ·
From the photo I'd say fine especially since she'll need that extra as reserve energy when nursing. Help keep her at a good level of condition. Don't let her gain. Maintain.
 
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