My WB and laminitis risk

[checkmate1]

So the girl escaped last night first time in almost 9 months! At my yard the horses are in individual paddocks, hers in about 3/4s of an acre just over maybe, not much grass and I've got a section fenced of with lots of grass with I give her a metre of now and again to make her happy.
Now I've condition scored her and I'd say she was fleshy maybe 6? Have difficulty feeling ribs and I think shes too fat, no fat pockets but slight bum groove (however that tends to be there whatever- very muscley bum!). Anyway, this morning when I went to bring her in (out at night- in day) she was stuffing on lovely rich grass, feet were slightly hot slight digital pulse but I think she had fence tape wrapped around legs for a while by the state of them- I was worried about lami or colic (she gets gassy colic if she suddenly stuffs), so soaked her a small net of haylage and left her in with people instructed to check her, feet then felt normal. Apparently she seemed a bit iffy 9.30 ish but fine after and was ridden this pm no probs.
ANYWAY! Ppl at the yard looked at me funny when I said I was worried about lami, but seriously it is still a risk in a 5yr old 16.1 TBxWB is it not? She is exercised everyday (literally!) jumped, hacked, schooled.... fed Baileys lo-cal and spillers slow release energy fiber nuts for comp horses, and chaff! (due to an old injury she needs to keep as fit as poss)She is a very good doer in the summer, am I doing all the right things? I do want her to have access to food when in as I want to keep things moving, but don't want her to stuff (I don't and won't use a haynet). Shes usually fatter when I turn her out in pm than when I bring her in am- this is the wrong way round!!
Thanksies, choccie teacakes for reading

 

[tasteofchristmaschaos]

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Now I've condition scored her and I'd say she was fleshy maybe 6?

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Condition scoring only goes up to 5 so you might want to rethink her 6 unless she is so big she can't move!

 

[f_s_]

Better to be safe than sorry!

If you feel that she is at risk then bring her in. Laminitis is no respecter of breed or size!!!

 

[Slinkyunicorn]

Yes you are right to be concerned - any horse or pony of any type can get laminitis. The way you are managing your girl sounds fine - both of mine exist on a diet of Happy Hoof and speedibeet - the wb gets some A&P Quiet cubes. Only my coblet has had lami but my wb is a hoover when food is around (nickname is Noo Noo!) so I prefer to err on the side of caution. Both are on restricted grazing as well - the coblet is on about a third of an acre and wb on about a half acre paddock. Coblet gets a bit of hay at night just to keep the bulk up for her. Neither of mine suffer from lack of energy - get schooled and hacked - min hack is an hour and can be up to 3 hours!!

 

[checkmate1]

"Condition scoring only goes up to 5 so you might want to rethink her 6 unless she is so big she can't move! "

Hee hee, I have to giggle at that she is such a hefalump some days. Now I based it on a website when I typed in conditions scoring, it ranged from 1-9 I'm sure. Maybe it was an american website or something then!

 

[Louby]

Im worrying a bit too at the moment. My boy is 16.1hh and ID/TB/Shire and sounds similar condition to your horse.
He is in at night and out for between 5 and 8 hrs a day on good grazing though. I am going away next week so getting a bit concerned and am going to section a bit off to save for winter to try and cut it down a bit. If I put him in a small section he will get out, kept doing it last year so gave up in the end!.

 

[MrsMozart]

Your management sounds okay; and you're right, any size/breed horse (any creature with laminae!) can get laminitis (ta Nailed

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Due to our set-up, Little Lad (who is confirmed laminitic) lives in a bare paddock, but has constant access to ad lib hay; Little Cob has a day and a night in the field (good amount of grass) and a day and a night in the paddock with Little Lad; Dizzy (16.3hh DW) is currently out on the grassy field, but her digital pulses are checked every day (I'm getting quite good at finding it lol). Usually they are all ridden five/six days a week - long hacks or fairly intense schooling - although this week we've all had The Cold and nothing has had much, so feeds have been reduced and they've had more time stabled/in the paddock.