17 June 2026
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Fit Not Fat
Equine obesity is a major welfare problem affecting millions of horses, ponies and donkeys around the world. Your Horse is on a mission to trim those waistlines and boost fitness levels. It could be life saving!
You’ll find all the latest advice on body condition scoring, identifying weight gain, encouraging weight loss, effective exercises to burn calories and lots, lots more below, empowering you with the knowledge and skills you need to help your horse, pony or donkey be #FitNotFat.
We know that as an owner and rider you simply want the best for your horse and that starts with preventing him or her becoming overweight, which is why we’re here to help.
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Fat horses: why the equine obesity epidemic matters now more than ever
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1 June 2026
How hard is your horse really working? *Sponsored*
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19 May 2026
Use this interval training programme to burn calories and keep a horse fit
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16 May 2026
‘How weight loss transformed my horse’: four case studies you need to read
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28 April 2026
What monitoring their heart rate tells you when getting a horse fit
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17 April 2026
Fitness plan: experts advise how to get a horse fit
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9 April 2026
Dr David Marlin explains how to ride a horse so that they burn more calories
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8 April 2026
Equine obesity concerns at heart of new research project
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26 March 2026
It’s not the season itself that causes spring laminitis, warns vet
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25 March 2026
Spring into action on weight management with Dengie’s Meadow Lite with Herbs *Promotion*

