Lamimitic, how does this sound

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Wooleysmum

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Yard owner fantastic, very knowledgeable, non fertilised grass. Suggests I put Wooley out 24/7 in a wee area, with hay, he is at a new yard now and is going out on Tuesday.She is very confident he will be ok. He has been in for a month and has just been grazing 20 mins twice a day outside the stable for the past few days. What do you think?
 
As long as he is sound on the hard ground without painkillers, I think he should be ok! Having someone who knows and understands the needs of laminitics is priceless in my book
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Sounds about right, just build up the time out gradually over a week or so. Willow used to be out 24/7 during the summer on his own little bare paddock with ad lib hay. Most yards don't have this facitily so make the most of it!
 
I have a little section b whos prone to laminitis and we have her in a little paddock with virtually no grass. We give her hay whilst she's out and she's absolutely fine. The majority of mine are still in at night (except the youngsters) so she's still coming in but your boy should be fine. Top marks for finding a yard who'll do that.
 
My lami Welsh A is on the same regime out 24/7 (tennis court size field with hardly any grass although she does seem to be grazing) plus 3- 4 sections of hay plus some straw (we used to do adlib but she got too fat) and she does very well. She gets lami just by sniffing lush grass so very conscious of it. You learn to read the signs pretty quick and I can almost tell from the look on her face if she is feeling footy - reluctance to turn a circle on a tight circle usually follows very quickly. Her feet tend not to get hot so dont rely on that. Also my farrier told me to look out for swollen glands above the eyes - sign of too much grass! I put her hay in smalled holed haynets to slow her down ( I know hay in nets isnt the safest for field but figured less risk anyway because of small holes). Sounds like your YO is giving you good advice and excellent facilities - everyone else who has written here is absol right - someone who knows the risks and management of lami is a godsend!!!!
 
Think of it as being a corrall, as in the USA. They can walk around to stretch their legs, but most of the feed is hay not grass.
 
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