It's only been a month, and the horse has only been done racing for 2 months. However, I lose sleep at night over analyzing his nutrition. He has not dropped any weight, but I don't think I have seen any definable difference in it, either. Maybe a pudge of muscle on his butt, not so sunken in where he lost his 'race fit' look, but otherwise, meh. Love this big guy so much that I just want to make sure he's going to thrive. Here I have compiled the two main things he receives nutritionally (aside from free choice hay...working on that analysis which isn't as accurate because the hay is not guaranteed or regulated):
His feet seemed to be doing bunch better this weekend. He was sound by Saturday, so Sunday we trailered out at 6:15am for a sunrise trail ride up the road at Lake Manatee. This was Maxwell's first ever trail ride (at least post track life, but likely ever). He was a perfect gentleman, as if he had been doing this his whole life. He got off the trailer shaking, scared, upset. About 3 minutes post unloading, though, when he saw we were basically in the woods, he realized that whatever preconceived notion he had was wrong, and that where we were was pretty neat! By the time the tack was on he was settled and ready to experience the trails! Such a good good man!
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