Any laminitics out 24/7?

I have a 12h pony and she is out 24/7 in all weathers with no muzzle. She is in a large field and hasn't suffered at all.
 
there is a lami horse at my yard he is turned out 24/7 with a field with some grass. No muzzle. Allthough its getting hard to keep weight on him purely because what he can eat is fairly limited due to having other problems as well
 
my girl is out 24/7, havn't had to muzzle her all year! i have had to feed her a bit more infact, its been most odd, think the grass at this yard is not as rich as last yard *touch wood* so far so good, she gets hay in the field morning and night generally, her paddock is medium with short grass
 
With 2 of my lami ponies. One is out 24/7 (always is though, all year round!) and fine as usual. My shetland never gets grass nowadays
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She comes in at night, and goes out into the (hardcore) yard during the day, gets 2 feeds a day and as much hay as she wants.
 
One of my NF mares had lami mildly 10 years ago and shes always been out 24/7 in all weathers and not had it since. In the summer, she and her friend, also a NF go out in a tiny paddock. They really do live on fresh air!
 
yes, one of mine had lami last summer, and is living out in a paddock of about an acre and a bit, and fed hay 2-3 times daily, but not much. the paddock looks as if it's been mown daily, there isn't a single blade of grass anywhere, but i keep a real eye on her waistline and she's fine so far...
it's the one on the right in my siggy, 16h event bred youngster, not an ideal candidate for lami.
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Now we have had some heavy frosts at night the sugars in the grass will have subsided so he will be OK, My laminitic pony is out now and loving it....

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I thought the usual thinking was that frost raises the suger levels. Certainly our cushings pony wouldnt go out if frosty but otherwise yes out as much as poss
 
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