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Please Help. I have a 19 year old, mare who has stomach ulcers and therefore kicks her stable. Whilst she is being treated, she needs to be kept stabled, (so the kicking can be monitored). She can either be kept in, during the day and out at night or vice versa. Where i currently am, i have been asked to leave as the kicking is keeping the yard owner awake at night & he doesn't allow horses to stay out over night. I am desperate for a wooden stable, on a quite yard, good grazing is a must have. I live in west wickham, so therefore need her to be near, keston, Downe, Cudham,Biggin Hill, Warlingham and surrounding areas. If anyone can help i would be very,very greatfull. 07876714166.
 
Sorry I can't help ( I could if you were in Leics!) but try sticking a piece of carpet onto the stable door, or a piece of rubber matting, might help until you can find somewhere
 
Thanks for your reply. she kicks with her back legs and i have tried rubber & carpet and neither block the sound. thanks anyway. x
 
You could ask AJB on here, she's got a lovely yard in Tatsfield, very good grazing. But when I had a TB with gastric ulcers the worst thing for him was good grazing.... he'd colic unless I kept him on poor grazing and fed ad-lib hay.
 
Thanks very much. interesting as the vet as recommended good grass for my mare as she has very poor weight also. thanks once again for your help. x
 
I doubt very much if your mare's stomach ulcers are making her kick the door. It's more likely to be the other way round: she's kicking the door because she's stabled, perhaps on her own and the stress is causing her to develop ulcers. If she was mine, and notwithstanding the normal sensible laminitis awareness, I'd immediately start her on Coligone and turn her out 24/7 with a friend for company. Coligone is designed for stressy horses that are prone to ulcers and colic. It coats the lining of the gut and also provides pre and pro biotics to stabilise the correct gut flora. The peppermint powder would be my choice - very palatable and given as a maintenance dose, only a few pence per day. PM H's_mum for details. Great stuff! I've seen it work miracles.
 
the thing is, she stands in the field and kicks out too, this is why we think the stomach ulcers are to blame for the kicking. I am planning on putting her out 24/7 but finding a decent field is another story. thanks for your advice and suggestions. i will try this. x
 
I can concur with the previous poster - stomach ulcers may not respond well to good grazing. I seem to remember grazing on a 'poor' paddock and using threshed hay - have heard very good comments on Coligone too.

I would bet that another HHO'er will have details on recent studies on ulcers, I know there have been several.

Good luck
 
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