A huge benefit of the Academy is being able to get advice on a variety of aspects of maintaining a horse, as it is not just all about the training. So in addition to his regular physio sessions, he has just had a nutritional assessment to analyse his diet and current condition.
This session was really helpful to make sure I am feeding him the correct foods with the nutrients he needs in order to perform at his best in training and develop correctly. Overall, the nutritionist was pleased with his current diet and condition for his age, however, as can be seen from the photo above, he is lacking muscle along the topline of his back and through his neck which we are currently working on building up in ridden training and lungeing. Therefore, to help with this she suggested that we use a higher protein feed for the next few months just to ensure that he has enough included in his diet for him to be able to develop these required muscles.
I will also be taking regular photos of his condition so that I can keep track of and watch his progress as we focus on building up his muscles correctly.