Can a laminitic live out 24 hours?

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As title really - my horse has been laminitic free for some time now, he is on a good diet with suitable grazing and is in full work - I am so tempted on lovely warm evenings to be able to leave him out and I wanted to know whether anyone else does?
 
I don't see why not.

I know many people who keep their laminitic horses out 24/7, in 'dry' paddocks though, that is, dirt paddocks, they are hay fed.
 
My mare who had a touch of laminitis last year is out 24/7 on restricted grazing and under a very watchful eye (digital pulse checked 2 x daily etc).

So far so good :)
 
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My horse had Laminitis last year (not weight related) and is out 24/7 in a field with pretty poor grazing (especially for the Laminitis on the yard), she is also out with a Laminitis Prone horse.

If you have good grazing, try putting a green guard muzzle (the basket types rub like hell) on her either in the day or the night to limit her intake.
 
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Our pony is prone to laminitis, last had it 2 years ago (but only very mildly)
we let him have the occasional 24 hours out of his fat pen and he's been fine.
 
I own two laminitics and my advice to you would be not to make any changes to your horses routine. The routine you have at the moment is working for your horse. The last thing you want is another outbreak of Laminitis.
There are just too many variables involved in Laminitis and if your present regime works for your horse then it just is not worth the risk changing.
 
I think so, as long as they're carefully managed, my friend's laminitic pony is out 24/7 with a grazing muzzle on.
 
As long as the grass (or lack of it!) is very well managed and an alternative source of forage is provided then yes, they can live out.
 
I dont see any reason why laminitics couldnt live out. My friends horse had her 1st bout of lami last year but is living out this year with a grazing muzzle on and doing very well. In fact she's lost some weight and looks much better for it as she's getting more exercise walking around her field. I know someone who fences off a track about 5m away from the outside fence line of her field and the horses graze within the track. Water trough is at one side and she puts hay at the other so they're have to keep moving which works very well for her, but i understand wouldnt be possible for everyone on livery yards.
 
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I know someone who fences off a track about 5m away from the outside fence line of her field and the horses graze within the track. Water trough is at one side and she puts hay at the other so they're have to keep moving which works very well for her, but i understand wouldnt be possible for everyone on livery yards.
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i swear by this system for keeping horses moving and keeping weight down - but yeah - not always possible. worked a treat on my mare last summer though :)
 
Blaise said:
I know someone who fences off a track about 5m away from the outside fence line of her field and the horses graze within the track. Water trough is at one side and she puts hay at the other so they're have to keep moving which works very well for her, but i understand wouldnt be possible for everyone on livery yards.
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I do this at my yard, we have three who are very good doers and one who has had laminitis previously. They all do very well with this system. It makes managing these ponies so much simpler and saves all the good grass for the less good doers.
 
I currently keep a laminitis prone mare out 24/7/365 with no problems, and did a pony before her.
I too am a huge fan of the track system.
Just be sensible about management.
 
My mare is also prone to laminitis and lives out all year round on restricted and poor grazing.

She is ridden 5/6 times a week though, and I need to be very careful during a very cold winter, as she canbe worse during frosty weather.
 
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