Strip grazing or break feeding has been found to be helpful in restricting weight gain in horses and ponies. Sarah Shephard

A new study into managing the weight of horses and ponies has revealed why this can be challenging in some equines.

The latest research shows how individual ponies differ in the abundance of specific faecal bacterial populations that may allow them to increase their ability to digest fibre, thereby losing less weight when on a diet. The work, thought to be the first of its kind in this area, also raises the possibility of predicting weight-loss success by analysing the faecal microbiome of individual animals.

The study Equine gastrointestinal microbiome: impacts of weight loss, was carried out by researchers at Liverpool, and Aberystwyth Universities plus Scotlands Rural College, in collaboration with Spillers and the Waltham Equine Studies Group. It aimed to establish if the microbiome may have an impact on weight loss in equines.

Dietary restriction is recognised as the most effective way to achieve weight loss, but research1 has previously shown that not all horses and ponies lose weight at the same rate.

Associations between obesity and the composition of the gut microbiome have been identified in humans and dogs, said Clare Barfoot RNutr, Marketing and Research and Development Director at Spillers. Work in human medicine has also shown that weight-loss achieved through dietary restriction or by surgical methods in humans can induce significant alterations in the gut microbiome composition.

Faeces were collected and evaluated during the same 11-week time period, from 15 obese Welsh Mountain pony mares, over two years. Eight ponies were studied in year one and seven different ponies in year two. The ponies were fed the same restricted forage diet. Faeces were sampled before and during the final three days of their diet to determine bacterial community composition.

The results showed significant individual variation in how much weight was lost, with an almost two-fold difference in the percentage of weight loss achieved by those losing the greatest and least amounts of weight. The results were similar to a previous study conducted by the same research group. However, the new study also showed that losing less weight was associated with greater pre-diet faecal bacterial diversity and lower pre-diet faecal acetate concentration, in addition to associations between the abundance of specific bacteria that aid in fibre digestion and subsequent weight loss.

This study adds important information to our obesity prevention toolbox, Barfoot said. Identifying that the faecal microbiome may have a role in the capacity for ponies to lose weight gives us a baseline for future research; our ultimate aim being to effectively predict weight loss success and instigate appropriate management programmes. By doing so we can identify animals in need of stricter management at the start and also help ensure more weight-loss sensitive animals are not excessively restricted.

Spillers continues to collaborate with researchers around the world to find the safest and most effective ways to support weight loss. Recent studies have shown:

Strip grazing can help restrict weight gain.

Grazing muzzles can be effective: Whilst they can reduce intake by up to 80% in ponies turned out for 3 hours and reduce the rate of weight gain when worn for 10 out of 23 hours at pasture the results are highly individual. On this basis, those wearing a muzzle for only part of their time at pasture will need close monitoring because they may gain weight and it may increase the risk of laminitis. For this reason, non-grass turnout or stabling for the remainder of the day, when not wearing a muzzle, may be more appropriate.2

Wearing a muzzle doesnt increase physiological stress levels: new research has shown that muzzling miniature horses while on pasture for 24 hours a day resulted in a small loss of bodyweight but had no observed impact on several parameters associated with physiological stress. However, it is not recommended to use muzzles continuously.

1. Weight loss resistance; a further consideration for the nutritional management of obese Equidae. Argo McC, Curtis C, Grove-White D, Dugdale A, Barfoot CF, Harris P (2012) The Veterinary Journal 194.

2. Efficacy of Wearing Grazing Muzzles for 10 Hours per Day on Controlling Bodyweight in Pastured Ponies. Longland A.C., Barfoot C., Harris P.A. (2016) Journal of Equine Veterinary Science 45.

3. Effects of grazing muzzles on behavior and physiological stress of individually housed grazing miniature horses. T Kristina M. Davis, Marie E. Iwaniuka, Rachel L. Dennis, Patricia A. Harris, Amy O. Burka. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 105067 (2020)

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HER most famous role was as Fat Amy but Rebel Wilson is having the last laugh after losing 4st.

This week the comedy actress showed off her slimmed-down figure in a series of Instagram posts.

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Referring to the name of her Pitch Perfect character, the Aussie captioned one selfie: Just call me Fit Amy.

It comes after superstar singer Adele, 32, revealed the results of her own 7st weight loss through training and better food choices.

In January, Rebel announced this would be her Year of Health.

She told how her impending 40th birthday, as well as suffering mental health issues over Hollywoods attitude to weight, had encouraged her decision to overhaul her lifestyle.

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She said: Its not like I want to lose weight and get to a certain number. Its more than that.

Its about dealing mentally with why I was overeating and I had a job where I was paid a lot of money to be bigger at times, which can kind of mess with your head a bit.

Rebel previously said she associated being bigger with being funnier after casting someone larger than her in a play and that actress getting more laughs.

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She said: I dont know if it was mega-conscious, but I thought, How can I get more laughs? Maybe if I was a bit fatter . . . And then suddenly I was fatter, and doing comedy.

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Here we take a look at Rebels impressive transformation since the start of the year.

SHE likes to tag her years so that her resolution lasts for 12 months, and told her 8.8million Instagram fans: For me, 2020 is going to be called The Year of Health.

"I went out for a walk, deliberately hydrating on the couch right now and trying to avoid the sugar and junk food, which is going to be hard after the holidays Ive just had, but Im going to do it!

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Whos with me in making some positive changes this year?

Weighing 16st at the start of the year, her goal was to slim down to 11st 8lb.

REBEL arrived on our shores to present the Bafta Best Director award.

Her hilarious speech, in which she joked that her black and red gown was made from a dress she wore to a funeral for the film Cats, went down a storm.

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Despite critics savaging the musical, it was Rebels role as Jennyanydots that helped kickstart her fitness goals.

Dancing in the hot, furry costume meant she quickly dropped weight. Rebel said: I lost 8lb shooting my number in four days.

One, because theres a lot of physicalities but also they heated up the set very high, to almost 37C so we could never cool down.

The comedian enlisted the help of Colombian personal trainer, Jono Castano, five to seven days a week.

THE actress celebrated her 40th birthday at Disneyland and looked noticeably slimmer in a fitted black dress and Minnie Mouse ears.

Jono doesnt like the word diet, but instead talks about finding balance.

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He insisted on Rebel sticking to a structured workout regime and taking progress pictures for motivation.

REBEL posted a throwback picture to her stay at the five-star VivaMayr wellness centre, in Austria, last year.

It is thought this is where she first discovered the Mayr Method, a diet which eliminates snacking, reduces gluten and dairy intake and promotes mindful eating.

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She wrote: I would walk around this lake every day (which is coincidentally where they filmed the James Bond movie Spectre). Its so beautiful and as were all realising right now, health is so important.

The Mayr Method was developed by Doctor Franz Xaver Mayr around 1901. He believed good digestion equals good health equals happiness.

Guests at the wellness centre, based on his teachings, are told to refrain from using their phones and watching TV, must leave five hours between meals and chew each mouthful between 30 and 40 times to aid digestion.

It also encourages silence at meal times so that guests can concentrate on chewing.

WHILE many of us pigged out on take-aways and banana bread, Rebel stuck to her new regime with an iron will.

Jonos workouts included weighted bicep curls, shoulder presses and weighted planks, in which Rebel performed a plank with a bell weight balanced on her back.

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He said: Exercise is just about getting the body moving.

"So, its important to combine resistance and cardio to mix things up so your body doesnt get bored or used to your workout plans.

SYDNEY-born Rebel started incorporating the citys famous Opera House into her workouts.

She posted a video of her epic step challenge, in which she completed 30 laps up and down the venues stairs.

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The previous week, Rebel had managed 25, and told her followers that she was already improving.

The actress, who also has homes in Hollywood and New York, would use the 5km walk from her 2million apartment to Sydney Opera House as her warm up and cool down.

She shared a picture of herself flexing her muscles, from inside her home overlooking the harbour.

WHEN Rebel hit the halfway mark she told her followers she likes to wake early for 6am hikes and adds in a few 100m sprints.

She joked her pace is someone elses slow jog but added: Even if you have to crawl towards your goals, keep going, it will be worth it.

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The actress, who shared a snap of herself in matching blue sportswear overlooking Palm Beach, Florida, also took up boxing.

SURFS up! As an Aussie, it was about time Rebel learned to catch a wave.

She took her first surfing lesson while in Malibu, California, and proudly shared a video of herself in her wetsuit and balancing on the board.

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In a separate post, she told fans how their support had helped her to avoid eating sweets.

She said: Thanks for all the love so far on my Year of Health journey.

When I was reaching for the candies last night after dinner I thought to myself, Hmm, better not and had a bottle of water instead.

"17lbs to go until I hit my goal, hopefully I can do it by the end of the year.

REBEL is glowing but it isnt all down to her healthy diet and exercise regime.

The comic revealed she is in a relationship with billionaire Jacob Busch, with a snap of them boarding a helicopter to Monaco.

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The couple, who met last year through mutual friends, were on their way to Prince Albert IIs Planetary Health gala with actresses Helen Mirren and Kate Beckinsale.

During a trip on a yacht that month, Rebel joked about doing bicep curls using a 4.5-litre bottle of vodka as a weight.

Jacob, whose family founded the Anheuser-Busch brewery which produces Budweiser beer and is said to be worth 10.3billion, runs dairy-free ice cream firm, Napps.

When Rebel posted a bathroom selfie last week, Jacob, 29, commented: Beautiful.

ALL her hard work has paid off as Rebel announced she has just 6lb to go until she reaches her goal.

Weighing 12st and with almost three months to go, there is no doubt Rebel will hit her target weight in time for Christmas.

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She told her social media followers the secret to her success is allowing the odd treat.

Posing on her balcony with a dessert, she captioned the picture: Remember though girls, you still gotta treat yourself.

I just do it with food now only once or twice a week and substitute bubble baths on alternate nights.

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And its not just her health that Rebel is winning at.

Her Amazon Prime show Only One Laughing in which comedians are not allowed to laugh at each others jokes is a success and she has announced her first childrens book, Bella The Brave, will be published next year.

Rebel really is the cat that got the low fat cream of course.

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He's noticeably slimmer after returning to our screens after lockdown, and Craig Tinker's weight loss has now been explained on Coronation Street.

The shrinking policeman is much trimmer after taking up running in the ITV soap, and he's revealed the real reason behind his health kick

In Wednesday night's Corrie he told friend and neighbour Faye Windass that he's lost weight in pursuit of romance, as well as to get fitter - and it seems that Faye is the one who's caught his eye.

The truth came out when the longstanding character, who arrived in Weatherfield in 2011, was asked to dance by Faye at Sally and Tim Metcalfe's wedding.

And he told her: "I don't really like dancing because people will stare."

When she asked if it was because of his lack of dance skills he explained: "No I mean because of the way I look."

The teenager reassured him that he looks great and and told him to stop putting himself down.

"It's not about what anyone looks like," she said.

Faye then asked him gently: "Is that why you're trying to lose weight? Only you should be doing it for yourself not because of what a load of idiots think."

And he told her: "I want to get fitter and I guess it would be nice to have a girlfriend."

"Well I think you're lovely. Anyone would be lucky to have you," she said.

Romance looks promising on the cobbles as the pair then made their way together back to Sally and Tim's house after the reception, and the bride commented that they made a 'lovely couple.'

Actor Colson Smith, 22, has shared more photos on Instagram showing his impressive weight loss.

The latest show him walking in the Yorkshire Dales.

"Congratulations on your weight loss. Youre doing so well," commented one fan.

"Amazing transformation ... episodes in Canada now showing the new you. Inspirational," another told him.

"How good are you looking ... you are an inspiration to others," said another.

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And another follower told him: "Well done losing all that weight you look brilliant x"

This summer fans remarked how different Craig Tinker looked as he stepped out of the police station looking slimmer and with blonde hair.

After the soap halted filming due to the coronavirus pandemic in March, Colson has been using the time off to focus on his fitness regime, and he's been keeping followers updated on his fitness journey.

He shared a time lapse video of himself working out outdoors with a dumbbell, kettle bells and a medicine ball.

Colson previously joked in lockdown that he'd need a 'fat suit' when he returned to work as he'd look completely different to where the character left off.

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Jazmine Sullivan is addressing critics of her massiv weight loss.

In August, Jazmine Sullivan sparked here to return to music with her first single in seven years titled Lost One. It was clear her vocals did not skip a beat in her near decade-long hiatus. However, after recently sharing a photo of herself on the set of the music video to compliment the single, many fans immediately noticed a change in her physical appearance.

While the likes of Missy Elliot, Lil Mama, Chloe x Halle and even Melanie Fiona welcomed her slimdown, others shared that they were not feeling the look, along with questioning her health. While a response from Jazmine was not expected, it seems the singer felt the need to address the criticisms that had been directed her way.

Last week some people dragged me saying I look sickly, came the opening remark on her Instagram Stories, before she dropped some information about her actual weight. Im honestly a size 12. 180 lbs. Theres nothing skinny abt me but my neck. Im 58 however, so I sometimes photograph a little leaner than I am. But I aint skinny and that was never my goal, said the 33-year-old singer.

She further explained that her reduction in weight was not a result of her health concerns, but her moms, and she decided to join in to show her support. My goal was to support my mother thru her battle w cancer by going vegan with her, and in turn it helped me as well. And I feel really good, she wrote.

I have a lot of things to work on in my journey and am not nearly the model for health and fitness. But Im trying And Ill continue to do so w my momma! Came the words from the singer.

Sullivan, who is best known for her song Bust Your Windows, saluted her fans before leaving her critics with a little bit of advice. She said, Stop talking bout people. Vote in November!

Many of the persons criticizing her new look were ultimately reminded of the late Chadwick Boseman, who sported a skinner look before his untimely passing as a result of colon cancer.

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