Horses that can't be turned out?

No, and no. Laminitics do not have to be kept inside. They can be managed in sand turnout areas or with grazing muzzles, or on a starvation paddock with soaked hay. Why do you think they would need to be in 24/7? The only time my mare is kept in is if she has an acute attack and is boxrested for a few weeks (maximum time has so far been 4 weeks).
 
Wagtail said:
No, and no. Laminitics do not have to be kept inside. They can be managed in sand turnout areas or with grazing muzzles, or on a starvation paddock with soaked hay. Why do you think they would need to be in 24/7? The only time my mare is kept in is if she has an acute attack and is boxrested for a few weeks (maximum time has so far been 4 weeks).
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In my limited experience with only my own horse, I agree with the above. My lami coblet is back out 24/7 and is doing much better than I ever expected, 2 months ago I thought I was going to have to PTS.
 
There is no such thing as a horse that cant be turned out ever. Some do need box rest and even extended box rest is questionable at best
 
Agree with Wagtail. And if a horse deteriorated to the point it would never set foot outside its box again, imo it should be pts.
 
I can't think a horse would or should be kept in a stable 24/7 for its life.....
Imho its not fair on the horse.
Mine is on box rest atm as she got hit by a car and has a split knee...she may need three months in, which is filling me with dread.....
 
At the mo my ex racer is in 24/7 with walker, lunging and some turnout in indoor school. She is chilled and very happy. Not what I wanted for her but is how it is at the mo. she came to me off the track in October. She is a 3 year old. My plan was to turn her away for the winter then start work on her in the spring. She has different ideas. We turned her out and each time she went lame. To start with it was bruising ( bad feet ) then mud fever. She is now in and on feeds to strengthen her feet and when ready I will reintroduce her to turn out in the hope that eventually she will live out 24/7.
 
My lami was box rated for 9 months when I went down with it......he now stays in when its frosty or snows as he is IR and the ice holds the sugars in the grass. Other than that he goes out......
 
Mine can only be turned out on limited grazing for an hour. She would normally otherwise be in the bare patch but the mud is too deep and so she is stabled. My stables are open onto the field and she has her door open (with ropes up) and she can see my other horse.
However I think it is also very important to make sure she gets enough attention and as much work as I can give her even if some days it is walking her out in-hand
 
My old show pony was actually allergic to grass in its natural form.
He was turned out in sand school every day for about 5 hours. It had a gap next to school with no grass just sand to prevent him getting it and his eventing buddy was in the paddock by the school although would hop the fence as and when he chose.
He was lunged in morning and i rode after school, or he was ridden by my trainer or lunged again sometimes would be worked 3 x a day before big shows.
He was in every night with horsehage in massive stable with grill to his buddy next door.
He was very content in life- he sadly was pts after a injury and in all honesty he would have been pts if retired from comp as he would never have had te same stimulation as a general pony.
 
Can't be turned out or can't have grass? There is a lot you can do with the latter to facilitate grass free turnout. Yarding can be an option for these horses, or use of a track system, etc etc.
 
Pale Rider said:
I have one that grazing would kill, sand school all day, stable and yard area at night, and as much riding out as poss. Looks fantastic.:)
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We're in the same boat - our lad would quickly deteriorate if he were allowed to go out and graze with the other horses. He DOES get ridden daily though and we're fortunate to have the use of a horsewalker - of course I'm biased, but he's one of the fittest horses on the yard. When not being exercised though, he's always been happy in his stable watching the world go by.

I don't know if I'd like the idea of a horse being permanently confined without the hope of one day having the sun on its back and the wind through its mane.
 
hdonna said:
At the mo my ex racer is in 24/7 with walker, lunging and some turnout in indoor school. She is chilled and very happy. Not what I wanted for her but is how it is at the mo. she came to me off the track in October. She is a 3 year old. My plan was to turn her away for the winter then start work on her in the spring. She has different ideas. We turned her out and each time she went lame. To start with it was bruising ( bad feet ) then mud fever. She is now in and on feeds to strengthen her feet and when ready I will reintroduce her to turn out in the hope that eventually she will live out 24/7.
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What did your vet diagnose as being the problem??
 
That's why our ponies are mostly kept in the school. 3 of them are extremely lami prone, we even thought we were going to lose one of them a couple of years ago, but she pulled through wonderfully and is thrashing everyone at jumping shows!

They do get turned out on grass, but it's limited.
 
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