PREDICAMENT!!: FAT HORSE ONLY ALLOWED HAYLAGE :(

**Vanner** said:
Haylage has less sugar than hay so as long as you are controlling the amount fed and are exercising her accordingly there shouldn't be a problem. Be sure you are aware of her weight and the weight of what she is getting. I have been told to factor in grazing time on good grazing as 1 kg per hour out.
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I really can't agree with you here as I have a laminitic mare which I control but if she so much as has just one haynet of haylage she becomes lame and reluctant to move.
 
I agree with AmyMay, the yard sounds great and really well organised with regards to worming etc.
I'm sure you'll be greatful of the grazing and facilities in winter. As others have suggested why not use a muzzle and hay replacer to stop your mare gaining weight at the moment.
Very few livery yards will let owners have their own worming programme, I wouldn't keep my horse at a yard where the worming programme was strictly controlled.
I feel your pain regarding having too much grass for your ned as we're not allowed to use electric fencing and one of mine can trash a muzzle in about 30 seconds :(
 
Why struggle to be muzzling, restricting turnout and haylage when there are probably yards that better suit you?
Where your horse can graze more appropriate grass without a muzzle on and have hay?
It depends what's available in your area but I'd seriously consider moving.....
 
Could you get a note from your vet saying the horse has to have hay not hayledge which you could show the YO and maybe he would be willing to make an exception for you and allow you to get some hay in.
 
CBFan said:
Strangles cannot live in watertroughs or linger anywhere for long periods of time (over 24-48 hours) other than inside the horse. The only way your horse stands a chance of getting infected is if she comes into contact with the nasal discharge, is in direct contact with a horse displaying symptoms or with an undiagnosed carrier. Most carriers are undiagnosed as they do not show obvious symptoms themselves and have been carrying it for years...but given that your yard has been given the all clear I would have expected them to have ben swabbed or blood tested so I really don't think you have anything to be concerned about.
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I don't know about that, we treated all the fences & stables on our yard with disinfectant, we had one case that was isolated away from the yard. I think there needed to be 3 clear swabs before yard was re-opened. Whilst we had it the yard was on lock down which is what everyone should do. Our yard manager was excellent in the way she mananged the situation. You name it we did the precaution. We all had our horses blood tested too.
 
Do I take it you didn't talk management of horse with YO before you moved on? I would suggest muzzle when out & if YO cares about horses I'm sure they wouldn't mind you buying in hay?
 
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