Horsegirl25
Well-Known Member
Probably being over cautious and stressed again BUT moved my horses back to the winter field which has been rested since August so the grass it fairly lush and long. They went out for 4 hours as they came from a very rumped field which is now resting for summer, I didn’t want to put them out all day for this very reason!
My mare came in and was very quiet, didn’t think much of it thought she was tired, picked at her dinner not unusual she tends to not eat it, not too keen on her hay again thought she was just full but she wouldn’t take a treat! Alarm bells, she doesn’t ever refuse a treat she is obsessed!
She was grunting a bit too when moving but not showing any colic signs.
Put her in the school she had a wee trot about and a poo, seemed much brighter and then took a treat when I left.
I’m going to pop back down in an hour or so to check on her, my friend says she is lying down currently but not unsettled.
I’ve never actually dealt with a gassy horse before so I am not sure whether this could be gas colic or just the change in grass has upset her tummy?
My mare came in and was very quiet, didn’t think much of it thought she was tired, picked at her dinner not unusual she tends to not eat it, not too keen on her hay again thought she was just full but she wouldn’t take a treat! Alarm bells, she doesn’t ever refuse a treat she is obsessed!
She was grunting a bit too when moving but not showing any colic signs.
Put her in the school she had a wee trot about and a poo, seemed much brighter and then took a treat when I left.
I’m going to pop back down in an hour or so to check on her, my friend says she is lying down currently but not unsettled.
I’ve never actually dealt with a gassy horse before so I am not sure whether this could be gas colic or just the change in grass has upset her tummy?
