Port Dickson Follow up in Malacca

The owner of the Ranch in Malacca very kindly invited us over to his place so we went along with today. Its a small place situated right in the middle of a kampung which caught us a little by surprise. First we were driving along and suddenly it was oh look horses. There were 25 horses and ponies comprising mainly of arabs and Indonesian type ponies. There were also 6 foals all fathered by the same stallion. The two youngest were 1 week old and the other foals looked to be about 5/6 months old. The land size is only about an acre at best. Looked more like half. On it housed the stables for all the animals, feed room, tack room and groom quarters. There was no grazing or paddocks. The stables however were of an acceptable size that being 9 by 12 feet. The impression that we go from the owner was that he was very keen to learn more on horse care and wants to learn how to keep his horses in better condition. The overall condition of his horses were passable but they were just not fed enough food. Some of them were much too skinny and the mares had little to supplements or enough food. We suggested sending the mares and their babies to a spelling station but the owner said that UPM were going to allow them to graze and run at their place. Will be calling on Monday to verify this and also why UPM came in and blood tested his entire collection of horses. Wondering if there is something sinister but it could be as simple as if the mares and babies are going they need to be blood tested. Am not too sure. At the same time, was thinking that the vet should come in and implement a proper feeding program for the horses for the grooms to follow. I don't get the feeling that its willful neglect just lack of knowledge. The grooms were taking care of the horse but they fed them the kind of food that indigenous ponies survive on which is not enough for other horses. Also operationally as the owner lives in Klang a lot of things may not be done as well as they should e.g. feeding patterns. According to the owner, all the horses have their feet done one and month and are dewormed every three months. 3 of the horses that looked really bad apparently came from Johore and he is the process of rehabilitating them. The worrying thing to me in this situation is that the stallion foals are remaining in tact and he has already bred six foals. Present site is way too small and if more babies come where is he going to put them all and another thing can he afford them all? A thought is crossing my mind though as I write this - whether his pleading ignorance to proper care and his earnest manner to learn is just an act cuz his competition stallion is in good condition so he must know enough to keep that one in good order?? Or am I just too cynical?