anti-cast roller slipping what else to try?

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welshied

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My horse is currently wearing anti cast roller but seems as though no matter what i do it slips round cant do it up any tighter tried him in smaller stable and now hes in a foaling box and still gets cast thought about anti cast strips but hes got cast against his door which is his favourite spot so dont know how to get around this as his legs come way above the door hes turned out 24/7 during summer but wont roll when outside yet as soon as hes in the stable he just tries to go straight down even when tied up never known anything like it!?
 
Just reduced his bed down as i have just got him rubber matting but didnt make any difference so was thinking of taking more of it away when he does get stuck with the strips does that reduce the risk of injury? He always manages to get him self up eventually but he gets up against the door then you cant even get near his door never mind in stable to help him as at nearly 17hh when his legs are flying over the door at you!
 
Is it slipping backwards? If so mine has loops where you can attach a breastgirth. If its slipping round not sure what to suggest sorry. Mine isn't overly tight but doesn't move an inch. Would a woollen girth sleeve stop it slipping I wonder? More friction?
 
Have you tried big proper old-fashioned banks inside the foaling box - the three foot+ high solid enough to walk on jobbies, not the puny little things that people call banks nowadays?

Oh, and re the roller - breastgirth with sleeve as suggested:)
 
jemima*askin said:
Have you tried big proper old-fashioned banks inside the foaling box - the three foot+ high solid enough to walk on jobbies, not the puny little things that people call banks nowadays?

Oh, and re the roller - breastgirth with sleeve as suggested:)
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Agree ^^^^ Thick thick banks, made with clean used straw, and whacked into shape so that the straw is jammed tight - I had friends who banked the door too - just do the bank with the door shut and then open door and climb over banks.
 
Hes on shavings so his banks are about 2ft high and about 1- 1.5ft wide and currently nothing in the middle just on rubber matting with a sprinkling at the back now wondering about the anti cast strips but do they reduce risk of injury when he gets stuck which he will
 
welshied said:
Hes on shavings so his banks are about 2ft high and about 1- 1.5ft wide and currently nothing in the middle just on rubber matting with a sprinkling at the back now wondering about the anti cast strips but do they reduce risk of injury when he gets stuck which he will
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It would probably be cheaper to buy sufficient shavings to make decent sized banks than to put up anticast strips and find they don't work. 2' is insufficient with a horse that is inclined to get cast. If you don't want to use all the shavings on banks in case it doesn't help put unopened bales round the walls and build banks to between three and four feet high to cover them. They should be firm enough for you to walk on.
 
welshied said:
Hes on shavings so his banks are about 2ft high and about 1- 1.5ft wide and currently nothing in the middle just on rubber matting with a sprinkling at the back now wondering about the anti cast strips but do they reduce risk of injury when he gets stuck which he will
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Make his bed extremely deep - I would hazard a guess he gets cast while slipping to get a foot purchase when he is getting up!

Rubber matting is not a substitute for a bed! A bed also protects the horse from draughts, from slipping when getting up and from developing chafing injuries to bony areas such as hocks, elbows and hip bones.

A dung on the rubber or pee draining across the rubber can make it extremely slippery.
 
He usually has a deep bed this was a new idea i was told to try he hasnt been on it yet as he currently out will try and get his banks bigger hes always worst when he gets a new bale so usually try and bury it under dirtier shavings
 
Forget all about huge banks, bars or anti cast rollers. have him in a large box, rubber mats on floor if possible just in case, then pile your bedding high, in a big pile, in the middle of the box. he will then make himself a nice bed in the pile, a nest, and should not get cast again. Learnt this from a very successful endurance rider who had to stable her prone-to-getting-cast horse in some very tight spaces when away from home at competitions.
 
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