After much debate, and a phone call to the ILPH, we finally agreed a feeding programme of unmolassed sugar beet, Top Spec Conditioning Flakes, a broad spectrum vitamin and mineral supplement, and Alfalfa.
Snowy has a parrot mouth, with obvious uneven teeth wear, so sloppy feeds are the order of the day, and a dentists apointment is the next step.
Having given him a couple of days to settle in, he was bathed and deloused yesterday - his coat was heaving with the critters. He also has some sore areas around his heels, so they have been cleaned and creamed up.
Hooves are okay at the moment, but there are a couple of minor hairline cracks on his fronts, so we will get our farrier to take a look and see if he requires some work on them.
After his initial quietness on arrival, on seeing him this morning, he trotted up to us with a lovely greeting. Hopefully a sign that he is feeling a little brighter...
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