Horses getting cast

[Saza36]

Just looking for some advice really… I have a 13.3hh cob who is a little sod. He has a really annoying habit of kicking his banks down but then he rolls and recently has started to get stuck (cast) in his stable.

I’ve tried making his banks a bit higher and a bit wider to try and keep him away from the wall but he still tends to kick it down. It is always on the same side of his stable and I just don’t know why.

Does anyone have any advice on this matter on how I can help prevent him from getting cast or how I can make it easier for him to get un-stuck if he does manage it again

 

[The Fuzzy Furry]

No banks, plus screw some lathes or even half round fence bars on the stable wall to assist him to lever himself back over, worth a shot.
Bigger stable with bedding only in the centre can work too.

 

[twiggy2]

How big is the stable and how much time does he spend in it?

 

[ycbm]

I don't like banks, I think they just make the stable smaller. They don't, imo, stop a horse getting cast, they just fill in the otherwise empty triangle between the body/legs and the wall.

Is he kicking the bank down, then rolling? Or kicking the bank away trying to get out of being cast? Either way the banks aren't working so I would remove them.

Make sure you don't put him in the stable hot after work, or wet.

If all else fails, you could try an anti cast roller.

Amazon.co.uk

 

[Pinkvboots]

Was gonna say anti cast roller was the only thing that worked for my friends horse.

 

[rabatsa]

I am another who does not use banks for most stables. All they are good for is stopping draughts from travelling round the walls. You can buy anti cast strips of rubber to fit to the stable walls.

 

[Flowerofthefen]

I don't use banks. My horse got cast a few weeks after I bought him 6 years ago. I bought some strips to put on the walls. He didn't get cast again until a few weeks ago. I could see on the wall where he had got purchase on the strips, so they do work.

 

[Highmileagecob]

Is he kicking/stamping because he is itchy?