Following JM07's Post ..

[Montyforever]

Ive never had a pony with lami before but have just got a welsh a who had it last year. When vet came out for mysti when she had colic he said my practicly bald field could still be a risk for her and any lami sufferers! As the grass even though its very short and sparse is very rich!

Now admitedly i had no idea

Just thought id warn everyone as i had no idea!!

 

[Nailed]

At the time of year.. the biggest problem is the fact that we have ground frost... When it freezes, the sugars in the grass remain the in the stem not the root and horses who are turned out on frosty turnout of more likly to get laminitis.

Lou x

 

[peanut]

I find the autumn the hardest time of all as you want to get weight on for the winter but the risk of lami is still there. It's a real balancing act

 

[legaldancer]

My Sec B lives out on restricted grazing as she gets COPD if kept in. She hasn't had lammi, but is exactly the type to get it. What's the best thing to do with those that live out if we get a frost?

 

[WoopsiiD]

I was always told that starvation paddocks were a bit of 'lie' as the grass grows back richer due to being constantly grazed????
A smaller field with a muzzle and or restricted grazing is possibly 'safer'.