Montyforever
Well-Known Member
Just thread to see where I could improve/change things while managing my little mare 
Please share any experiences!
Thanks!
Please share any experiences!
Thanks!
How do you manage your laminitis prone ponies?
- Thread starter Montyforever
- Start date
lachlanandmarcus
Well-Known Member
muzzled if in any sort of grass
+have just had a new smaller field made for her where hopefully she can be without muzzle ( as that does rub if she wears it for a long time)
in at night tho hope to keep out 24x7 if smaller field works out.
sheep sent in to eat all the grass before she gets turned out (tho this is an ongoing thing; they eat the grass but they also fertilise it so it is only a good strategy if they keep going in so that it is a 'no-grass paddock' rather than a 'short grass paddock' as the grass will be rich if allowed to grow
handful of hay at night, oat straw main forage plus vit/min supp. mag ox in a bit of healthy hooves.
no carrots or apples, treat is handful of healthy hooves
+have just had a new smaller field made for her where hopefully she can be without muzzle ( as that does rub if she wears it for a long time)
in at night tho hope to keep out 24x7 if smaller field works out.
sheep sent in to eat all the grass before she gets turned out (tho this is an ongoing thing; they eat the grass but they also fertilise it so it is only a good strategy if they keep going in so that it is a 'no-grass paddock' rather than a 'short grass paddock' as the grass will be rich if allowed to grow
handful of hay at night, oat straw main forage plus vit/min supp. mag ox in a bit of healthy hooves.
no carrots or apples, treat is handful of healthy hooves
Enfys
Well-Known Member
I probably do the same as most other people, my two minis (one has had laminitis previously) are in bare paddocks, currently they are living in a walkway between paddocks (saves me mowing it) it is 10' wide and a quarter of a mile long, they use it like a race track, galloping up and down inciting their neighbours to riot 
They get hay (not soaked), no hard feed and are tethered on zip lines for a while daily to have a bit of grass - I can't be bothered with moving wire daily for strip grazing.
It works for me, but everybody has different requirements and facilities.
They get hay (not soaked), no hard feed and are tethered on zip lines for a while daily to have a bit of grass - I can't be bothered with moving wire daily for strip grazing.
It works for me, but everybody has different requirements and facilities.
Last edited:
AngieandBen
Well-Known Member
A track system around a small paddock works very well ( mine is quarter of an acre ) Strip grazed moving the fencing each night.
Bringing in during the day when sugar levels are highest.
Muzzling
Riding/exercise like mad
Bringing in during the day when sugar levels are highest.
Muzzling
Riding/exercise like mad
pottamus
Well-Known Member
My lad comes in at night to a stable throughout the entire year on soaked hay. He has some chaff as a meal and no treats.
He is on a bare paddock throughout the spring, summer and autumn so he has to continually move around to find bits to nibble on. In the winter I strip graze him a set amount per day when the grass has stopped growing very well and he appears a bit hungry. He is never rugged.
I exercise him as much as possible and definitely 6 days per week during the spring and summer. I weigh tape him every 2 weeks to keep a check of changes.
He is on a bare paddock throughout the spring, summer and autumn so he has to continually move around to find bits to nibble on. In the winter I strip graze him a set amount per day when the grass has stopped growing very well and he appears a bit hungry. He is never rugged.
I exercise him as much as possible and definitely 6 days per week during the spring and summer. I weigh tape him every 2 weeks to keep a check of changes.
lachlanandmarcus
Well-Known Member
I should add to my post that electric fencing has been undermined by hungry lami pony lifting entire elec fence (with fence on) up and going underneath it - she has done it while we were watching. Hence the horsenet and posts having to be put in at great expense and hence track system using electric isnt an option........
...and I have to be strict as had major op 6 weeks ago and cant ride for another 6 weeks still! :-(((
...and I have to be strict as had major op 6 weeks ago and cant ride for another 6 weeks still! :-(((