Laminitis Survey for friends uni work, please fill in.

Laminitis part 1

1. age:
5-9 yrs

2. height:
15.1 hh - 16.3 hh

3. breed:
arab

4. use:
leisure

5. what is the horses laminitis history?
not got/had laminitis

6. body condition score:
good (bcs 3)

7. Is your horses weight/ body condition score monitored regularly?
yes, monthly

8. Does your horse perform any stereotypical behaviors?
not at all

9. Which of the following best describes the management system of your horse throughout the year?
lives out

Laminitis part 2

1. How many hours per day is your horse turned out in the field (can include turnout on dry lots)?
5 hours or more

2. what type of turnout does your horse have access too?
full field (same as other horses)

3. Is the horses access to turnout altered during times when non structural carbohydrates (sugars) may be higher in grass (spring, early summer, autumn)
length of turnout stays the same

4. During turnout is your horse in company of other horses or isolated?
with other horse/ horses

5. How long is your horse exercised for per day?
(can include time spent on walkers, hacking, etc)
0-1 hours

6. How many rations of forage are fed per day?
2 - in winter - none in summerr

7. During stabling how much contact with other horses does your horse have?
Not stabled

8. During long periods of stabling are any forms of enrichment provided?
not stabled

9. What size is your horses stable?
not stabled

10. During stabling what type of bedding is used?
Not stabled

Laminitis part 3

1. How often is the horse supplied with clean water each day?
has continuous access (automatic water feeders, troughs etc)

2. Does your horse appear to be in any physical discomfort? (whether laminitis or any other no

3. Is your horse currently receiving any form of pain management
for laminitis or any other physical problems?
no not at all

Hope this is of use.
 
age she's now 10 rising 11 but got laminitis aged 7
british riding pony 13.2hh
used as a leisure / show pony
she has been 4 years clear with careful management year round
her body score is presently 4, as been out of work due to no where to ride
this is monitored weekly
she has been known to crib and gets stressed easily
the year she got laminitis she got beaten up by a rig in the field it almost killed her 2 weeks later she went crippled lame with laminitis.
she is turned out at 9am and back in at 3pm in summer she is restricted with use of a green graze muzzle and also restricted on frozen grass in winter i try to avoid turn out on this.
she is excercised upto 1 hour a day maybe more now we have somewhere to ride
she is stabled out of sight of other as she stresses when she sees them turning out or coming in and ever since she was beaten up she stresses if another horse invades her space.
she has a horse ball and lickets in her stable which measures 10x12
bedding is shavings so she can't eat it
her water is changed daily more if she is stabled or it is hot or cold
she has no after effects of the one dose she has had but that is not to say i don't still monitor and manage her closely at all times
 
I put my answers in bold:
picolenicole said:
A friend of mine is at uni, and a part of her work is to get as many people to fill in this Laminitis survey as poss.

Could you please fill it in even if your horse has never had laminitis? Thank you so much :D

Laminitis part 1

1. age:
0-4 yrs
5-9 yrs
10- 14 yrs
15 yrs and over - she's 21

2. height:
up to 12.3 hh
13 hh - 15hh - 14hh
15.1 hh - 16.3 hh
17 hh and over

3. breed:
native - welsh D
cob
thoroughbred
warmblood
other (please specify)

4. use:
leisure - unaff dressage, parelli, hacking, sponsored rides
riding school
competition
companion

5. what is the horses laminitis history?
lamanitic - has had two major bouts
prone to laminitis
at risk of laminitis
not got/had laminitis

6. body condition score:
poor (bcs 1)
moderate (bcs 2)
good (bcs 3) - I think it's this one but I don't condition score. The vet is happy with her weight.
fat (bcs 4)
obese (bcs 5)

7. Is your horses weight/ body condition score monitored regularly?
not at all
couple of times throughout the year
yes, monthly
yes, weekly - I use a weightape

8. Does your horse perform any stereotypical behaviors?
(weaving, crib biting, wind sucking, box walking etc)
yes frequently throughout the day - box walking
yes prior to feeding/ turnout etc
has done previously/ used to but not any more
not at all
Other (please specify)


9. Which of the following best describes the management system of your horse throughout the year?
stabled
stabled in winter and lives out during summer
a combination of stabling and living out throughout the year
ives out
Other (please specify) stabled in winter and turned out nights only in summer

Laminitis part 2

1. How many hours per day is your horse turned out in the field (can include turnout on dry lots)?
0-1 hour
1-2 hours
3-4 hours
5 hours or more - in summer, no turnout in winter

2. what type of turnout does your horse have access too?
dry lot (school)
starvation paddock (over grazed field below 4-6 inches of grass)
small paddock (restricted area fenced off)
full field (same as other horses)

3. Is the horses access to turnout altered during times when non structural carbohydrates (sugars) may be higher in grass (spring, early summer, autumn)
no turnout
length of turnout is reduced
length of turnout is the same but grazing is restricted (grazing muzzles, stripped graze)
length of turnout stays the same


4. During turnout is your horse in company of other horses or isolated?
no turnout
isolated
insight of other horses - depends where the others are in their enormous field
with other horse/ horses

5. How long is your horse exercised for per day?
(can include time spent on walkers, hacking, etc)
0-1 hours
1-2 hours
2-3 hours
3 hours plus

6. How many rations of forage are fed per day?
1
2
3
4

7. During stabling how much contact with other horses does your horse have?
isolated
is in sight of other horses
can see/ interact with other horse through bars in stable wall
stabled in crew yard (with another horse)

8. During long periods of stabling are any forms of enrichment provided?
not at all
a couple of times during the year
yes on a weekly basis
yes on a daily basis
How do you mean? She has a jolly ball, double haynets to eke out forage and a snack-a-ball for her blue chip lami light

9. What size is your horses stable?
10 x 10 ft
10 x 12 ft
12 x 12 ft
12 x 14 ft

10. During stabling what type of bedding is used?
rubber matting
paper
shavings
straw
Other (please specify)

Laminitis part 3

1. How often is the horse supplied with clean water each day?
1
2
3 or more
has continuous access (automatic water feeders, troughs etc)

2. Does your horse appear to be in any physical discomfort? (whether laminitis or any other physical problems, injury etc)
yes chronic discomfort/ pain
yes mild discomfort
sometimes
no
Other (please specify)

3. Is your horse currently receiving any form of pain management
for laminitis or any other physical problems?
yes - long term
yes - short term
has been previously
no not at all
Other (please specify)
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Laminitis part 1

1. age:
10- 14 yrs

2. height:
13 hh - 15hh

3. breed:
native

4. use:
leisure

5. what is the horses laminitis history?
prone to laminitis

6. body condition score:
good (bcs 3)

7. Is your horses weight/ body condition score monitored regularly?
yes, weekly

8. Does your horse perform any stereotypical behaviors?
(weaving, crib biting, wind sucking, box walking etc)
not at all


9. Which of the following best describes the management system of your horse throughout the year?
a combination of stabling and living out throughout the year.

Laminitis part 2

1. How many hours per day is your horse turned out in the field (can include turnout on dry lots)?
5 hours or more

2. what type of turnout does your horse have access too?
starvation paddock (over grazed field below 4-6 inches of grass)

3. Is the horses access to turnout altered during times when non structural carbohydrates (sugars) may be higher in grass (spring, early summer, autumn)
length of turnout is the same but grazing is restricted (grazing muzzles, stripped graze)


4. During turnout is your horse in company of other horses or isolated?
no turnout
with other horse/ horses

5. How long is your horse exercised for per day?
(can include time spent on walkers, hacking, etc)
1-2 hours

6. How many rations of forage are fed per day?
2

7. During stabling how much contact with other horses does your horse have?
can see/ interact with other horse through bars in stable wall

8. During long periods of stabling are any forms of enrichment provided?
yes on a daily basis

9. What size is your horses stable?
12 x 12 ft

10. During stabling what type of bedding is used?
straw

Laminitis part 3

1. How often is the horse supplied with clean water each day?
2

2. Does your horse appear to be in any physical discomfort? (whether laminitis or any other physical problems, injury etc)
no

3. Is your horse currently receiving any form of pain management
for laminitis or any other physical problems?
has been previously
 
Laminitis part 1

1. age:
10- 14 yrs


2. height:
13 hh - 15hh



3. breed:
native


4. use:
leisure



5. what is the horses laminitis history?
prone to laminitis



6. body condition score:
fat (bcs 4)



7. Is your horses weight/ body condition score monitored regularly?
couple of times throughout the year


8. Does your horse perform any stereotypical behaviors?
(weaving, crib biting, wind sucking, box walking etc)
yes prior to feeding/ turnout etc



9. Which of the following best describes the management system of your horse throughout the year?
a combination of stabling and living out throughout the year


Laminitis part 2

1. How many hours per day is your horse turned out in the field (can include turnout on dry lots)?
5 hours or more



2. what type of turnout does your horse have access too?
starvation paddock (over grazed field below 4-6 inches of grass)



3. Is the horses access to turnout altered during times when non structural carbohydrates (sugars) may be higher in grass (spring, early summer, autumn)
length of turnout is the same but grazing is restricted (grazing muzzles, stripped graze)



4. During turnout is your horse in company of other horses or isolated?
insight of other horses



5. How long is your horse exercised for per day?
(can include time spent on walkers, hacking, etc)
1-2 hours


6. How many rations of forage are fed per day?
2



7. During stabling how much contact with other horses does your horse have?
can see/ interact with other horse through bars in stable wall



8. During long periods of stabling are any forms of enrichment provided?
a couple of times during the year



9. What size is your horses stable?
10 x 12 ft



10. During stabling what type of bedding is used?
straw




Laminitis part 3

1. How often is the horse supplied with clean water each day?
has continuous access (automatic water feeders, troughs etc)



2. Does your horse appear to be in any physical discomfort? (whether laminitis or any other physical problems, injury etc)
sometimes



3. Is your horse currently receiving any form of pain management
for laminitis or any other physical problems?
has been previously
 
picolenicole said:
Laminitis part 1

1. age:

5-9 yrs

2. height:

13 hh - 15hh


3. breed:
native

4. use:
leisure


5. what is the horses laminitis history?

at risk of laminitis

(has had low-grade laminitis)

6. body condition score:

good (bcs 3)

Has a big grass belly. The rest of him is not fat, however: no crestiness, no big deposits in the usual places.

7. Is your horses weight/ body condition score monitored regularly?

yes, weekly

8. Does your horse perform any stereotypical behaviors?

not at all

9. Which of the following best describes the management system of your horse throughout the year?

lives out

Laminitis part 2

1. How many hours per day is your horse turned out in the field (can include turnout on dry lots)?

5 hours or more

2. what type of turnout does your horse have access too?

starvation paddock (over grazed field below 4-6 inches of grass)
small paddock (restricted area fenced off)
full field (same as other horses)

3. Is the horses access to turnout altered during times when non structural carbohydrates (sugars) may be higher in grass (spring, early summer, autumn)

length of turnout is the same but grazing is restricted (grazing muzzles, stripped graze)


4. During turnout is your horse in company of other horses or isolated?

insight of other horses
with other horse/ horses

This can depend on if anybody else's horse is on restricted grazing.

5. How long is your horse exercised for per day?
(can include time spent on walkers, hacking, etc)
0-1 hours
1-2 hours

6. How many rations of forage are fed per day?
1
2
3
4

Don't know how to answer this...what's a "ration"? He gets free-choice forage in the winter, and 2--3 haynets (often soaked) if he's in the restricted grazing.

7. During stabling how much contact with other horses does your horse have?
isolated

never stabled.


8. During long periods of stabling are any forms of enrichment provided?

N/A

9. What size is your horses stable?

N/A

10. During stabling what type of bedding is used?

N/A

Laminitis part 3

1. How often is the horse supplied with clean water each day?

has continuous access (automatic water feeders, troughs etc)

2. Does your horse appear to be in any physical discomfort? (whether laminitis or any other physical problems, injury etc)

not currently (was in discomfort when suffering from LGL).

3. Is your horse currently receiving any form of pain management
for laminitis or any other physical problems?

has been previously

(short term for injury 2 years ago)
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Some of these questions could use clarification, or could be more precise, but I gave it a bash! :)
 
1. age:
5-9 yrs

2. height:
15.1 hh - 16.3 hh

3. breed:
cob

4. use:
leisure

5. what is the horses laminitis history?
not got/had laminitis

6. body condition score:
good (bcs 3)

7. Is your horses weight/ body condition score monitored regularly?
couple of times throughout the year

8. Does your horse perform any stereotypical behaviors?
(weaving, crib biting, wind sucking, box walking etc)
not at all

9. Which of the following best describes the management system of your horse throughout the year?
stabled

Laminitis part 2

1. How many hours per day is your horse turned out in the field (can include turnout on dry lots)?
deoends on the day/weather but usually
5 hours or more

2. what type of turnout does your horse have access too?
full field (same as other horses)

3. Is the horses access to turnout altered during times when non structural carbohydrates (sugars) may be higher in grass (spring, early summer, autumn)
length of turnout stays the same

4. During turnout is your horse in company of other horses or isolated?
with other horse/ horses

5. How long is your horse exercised for per day?
(can include time spent on walkers, hacking, etc)
0-1 hours usually but occasionally longer

6. How many rations of forage are fed per day?
Not sure what this means but he gets turnout on grass and one very large haynet at night and a morning and evening feed

7. During stabling how much contact with other horses does your horse have?
am going to say this as he is in a double stable sort of so there is a wall but his door opens out into another horse's stable and they have contact over that door.
stabled in crew yard (with another horse)

8. During long periods of stabling are any forms of enrichment provided?
not at all

9. What size is your horses stable?
12 x 12 ft

10. During stabling what type of bedding is used?
shavings

Laminitis part 3

1. How often is the horse supplied with clean water each day?
2

2. Does your horse appear to be in any physical discomfort? (whether laminitis or any other physical problems, injury etc)
no

3. Is your horse currently receiving any form of pain management
for laminitis or any other physical problems?
no not at all
 
Laminitis part 1

1. age:
5

2. height:
16h

3. breed:
ISH

4. use:
leisure/competition


5. what is the horses laminitis history?
not got/had laminitis

6. body condition score:
good (bcs 3)


7. Is your horses weight/ body condition score monitored regularly?
yes, monthly

8. Does your horse perform any stereotypical behaviors?
no


9. Which of the following best describes the management system of your horse throughout the year?
lives out

Laminitis part 2

1. How many hours per day is your horse turned out in the field (can include turnout on dry lots)?
5 hours or more

2. what type of turnout does your horse have access too?
full field (same as other horses)

3. Is the horses access to turnout altered during times when non structural carbohydrates (sugars) may be higher in grass (spring, early summer, autumn)
length of turnout stays the same


4. During turnout is your horse in company of other horses or isolated?
with other horse/ horses

5. How long is your horse exercised for per day?
(can include time spent on walkers, hacking, etc)
1-2 hours

6. How many rations of forage are fed per day?
1
ad lib in winter

7. During stabling how much contact with other horses does your horse have?
n/a
never stabled

8. During long periods of stabling are any forms of enrichment provided?
not at all
n/a

9. What size is your horses stable?
n/a

10. During stabling what type of bedding is used?
n/a

Laminitis part 3

1. How often is the horse supplied with clean water each day?
has continuous access (automatic water feeders, troughs etc)

2. Does your horse appear to be in any physical discomfort? (whether laminitis or any other physical problems, injury etc)
no

3. Is your horse currently receiving any form of pain management
for laminitis or any other physical problems?
no
 
HORSE ONE: TB, 11yo now, first got lami as 8yo, 15hh

4. use: leisure/competition

5. what is the horses laminitis history?
prone to laminitis - very very very sensitive once had got it the first time - until then had been fine on any grass and any feed.

6. body condition score:
No idea - you can feel her ribs but not see them, she's shiny and healthy.

7. Is your horses weight/ body condition score monitored regularly?
yes, weekly - every time I groom her (so daily), as she drops weight v fast and we have to be careful.

8. Does your horse perform any stereotypical behaviors?
No unless she's stressed 'cause she can't see her friends, then she box-walks.

9. Which of the following best describes the management system of your horse throughout the year?
stabled with a few hours turnout daily and lots of exercise.

Laminitis part 2

1. How many hours per day is your horse turned out in the field (can include turnout on dry lots)?
Depends on season (obviously!). Up to an hour in bright sunlight and warm weather, 4-6 hours in cool temps (above freezing up to 10 degrees or so) unmuzzled, longer muzzled. We take it as it comes and she gets as much as poss depending on the grass. If it's frosty all day she can't go out at all.

2. what type of turnout does your horse have access too?
full field (same as other horses) - but our grass is v v poor lol!

3. Is the horses access to turnout altered during times when non structural carbohydrates (sugars) may be higher in grass (spring, early summer, autumn)
as above

4. During turnout is your horse in company of other horses or isolated?
with other horse/ horses

5. How long is your horse exercised for per day?
(can include time spent on walkers, hacking, etc)
0-1 hours if getting a fair bit of turnout
1-2 hours if turnout an hour only.
2-3 hours if no turnout at all.

6. How many rations of forage are fed per day?
Don't know what a 'ration' is - she gets two slices of horsehage per day, and a slice of oat straw. She never runs out of forage. She can't have hay though, even soaked she can only have a little bit, only straw or timothy horsehage - anything else sets her lami off.

7. During stabling how much contact with other horses does your horse have?
is in sight of other horses

8. During long periods of stabling are any forms of enrichment provided?
??? Plenty of exercise (twice daily), constant forage supply, friend tied up outside her stable for an hour or so for company when I'm there, some of that exercise will also be with a friend with time given to groom etc, tied up outside to eat when I'm there so she's outside, and she eats her dinner with the other horses, across the fence from them. She doesn't play with 'toys', and can't have lickits etc.

9. What size is your horses stable?

12 x 12 ft


10. During stabling what type of bedding is used?
shavings


Laminitis part 3

1. How often is the horse supplied with clean water each day?
has continuous access (automatic water feeders, troughs etc) - large (enormous) tub trug which is checked twice daily, topped up, never ever runs out (would supply 3 horses easily), and is emptied and completely refilled every few days or if she drops stuff in it and fouls the water.

2. Does your horse appear to be in any physical discomfort? (whether laminitis or any other physical problems, injury etc)
no


3. Is your horse currently receiving any form of pain management
for laminitis or any other physical problems?
no not at all

HORSES TWO, THREE, FOUR
- Haven't got time to do this long thingy again but none have any stereotypical behaviours and:
Horse two: never had lami, 10yo NFx, lives out with hay in winter, worked 3-5 days a week for an hour or so. Body condition can feel ribs but not see.
Horse three: never had lami, 5yo WBx lives out with hay in winter - worked 3x week in winter, 5x week in summer, 1-2 hrs. Body condition can feel ribs but not see.
Horse four: had a little lami when I got her, 6yo WBxWelsh, lives out with hay in winter, restricted grazing (still living out) in summer, worked daily in summer for hour, 3x week in winter for hour. Body condition can feel ribs but not see.
 
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