grazing dilema, any advice?

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I have a fatish 13.2hh NF rising 4. I have been using a grazing muzzle on him since Thursday last week. But now his face is really rubbed on his chin and along his jawline. He already has a straw hay mix net at night which is soaked. What should I do about turning out? I am really stuck now. Do I just turn him out while I muck out twice a day? Which seems quite harsh or try a different muzzle? I'm worried about just sticking him straight out for full day. If I keep using the muzzle will the skin callous up or will the rubs get worse. The two starvation paddocks on the yard are already in use so now I'm really worried.
 
Muzzles rubbed a horse of mine too - I had to turn her out in a bare paddock in the end and feed hay to substitute lack of grass.
 
I could try the fleece and insulating tape. Sadly I don't have a bare paddock.... might have to ask yard owner if I can fence of a tiny section, would probably have to check with others who I share field with too.
 
Keep him in with short times out while it heals a bit then sheepskin on muzzle where it rubs. Or any chance he could double up in a starvation paddock?
 
I had this problem. If the area isnt big enough it just turns to mud then YO complains about having to reseed the field (they knew I needed starvation paddocks 9/10 months of the year before I went there). I now either mow the field or let it be over grazed by as many horses as possible before sticking my fat ponies into it.
 
I have a similar problem, my horse wont eat in her muzzle and she gets really fat on summer grass. I also don't have a "bare" paddock, nor is she aloud a huge amount of hard work to help.
This year I am going to be testing bringing in during the day with a small 12 hour soaked haynet and then turning out at night when the sugars aren't so high in the grass.
 
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