Easy keeper

Easy keepers tend to be found most often in breeds originally developed to survive under harsh conditions.

Things like workload, and turnout time, can influence the amount of food a horse needs.

If overfed with a too rich, modern diet, the easy keeper is prone to obesity and other health problems, including laminitis and metabolic disorders.

Easy keepers with a susceptibility to various metabolic problems are also more prone to develop a "cresty" neck, and to not lose weight in that area, even when placed on a diet.

Proper nutrition for an easy keeper involves restricting the diet to mostly a low-NSC hay or very time-limited amounts of grazing on healthy pastures.