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welshy3

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Hi ive been warned by vet that Archie is slightly laminitic. He wont keep a muzzle on so carnt go down that route. What can I do best for him on the days that I work.
He is now in at night and out during the day on the three days I work... HELP...
 
Not really its a friends yard and we have one big field we section off and a little paddock which has a fair bit of grass in it. If Archie goes in the little paddock on his own he boom's around all the time...
 
Could you electric fence a bit in the big field so he doesn't feel so isolated? As for muzzles, using them with a headcollar has always helped me, my shetland can remove hers in about 3 seconds if I use it on its own. I put the headcollar underneath and then thread the muzzle straps through the cheek rings. I also found the canvassy Shires ones seem to stay on the best.
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Hello there

Oh dear bl**dy grass
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I know how Archie charges around and likes to get everywhere
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However, I really don't think you have any choice, other than to leave him in his own little starvation paddock, and as long is it is right next to his mates then hopefully he will eventually accept it .... it is much better than Laminitis and as you know I have been there
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Please let me know how you get on?
 
Aswell as ensuring he does not get too much grass by perhaps sectioning some off as others have mentioned...what does he eat when in his stable? If I were you I would be giving him year old hay or soaking it to get any goodness out of it too. You need to tackle it from all angles to ensure it goes away and does not come back!
I had this problem with my lad last year, the blacksmith told me he had had a slight 'twinge' and to do something about it to prevent it being a major problem. I fenced my lad off onto a fairly bald patch so he could romp around and fed year old hay. I put him in every night religiously on year old hay and once better and given the all clear by the farrier I got working him up and down hills to get his weight down and circulation moving. I have resigned myself to the fact that he will have to come in at night off the grass all year round now and be moved back onto his small paddoct within the next month and fed mainly hay all spring and summer. But that is better than getting lami!
 
Thanks everyone for your time and advise,, I will get a spare headcoller and put it on aswell. In reply to Pottamus post he has about two sections of year old hay and half a scoup of happy hoff ( sp) a day. I try to work him three times a week but I have a 9 mth old baby who sais otherwise...
 
Indeed as Ischa says nighttime out is better if possible, if you can't do that try to avoid sunny mornings after cold nights.

Unlimited hay access to replace grass eating worked for me as well.
And if you can get a muzzle to work that saves a lot of worries.

For ponies that have laminitis coming back every now and then without clear cause I would like to bring your attention to a magnesium supplement. This is only appropriate for ponies having laminitis caused by Insulin resistance, in short - they will not be able to deal with overload of produced insulin after feeding sugars/fructane. And magnesium is supposed to help to reduce insulin blood levels.

I am certainly not an expert on this, and please consult your vet if you want to try.

But for my Aurora it worked magically, she was always too fat and from early 2007 till august almost constantly stiff with laminitis-like problems. Now she is almost half her weight an she walks nicely again.
(although I'm keeping my fingers crossed for the coming spring)
 
WOW thanks for the those who said about putting a headcoller on aswell as muzzle IT WORKED............ Arch who is a determined little pony as those who know him will back me up. Well He spent a good 10-15 mins trying to get it of but when the gate, water tank, field shelter and other horse didnt help him in his quest he gave up and has kept it on for two days in a row. YAY... I keep him in for the morning and night time so he is only out for the afternoon.. HOPEFULLY this new routine will help him.....
Thanks Again.......
 
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