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horse is currently on restricted turnout due to a tendon injury and I had sectioned off an area the size of 3 stables for him. he's churned up the grass in that area so the plan was to move the section over so he could get out.

now my only option is to half the field, which would be too big and give him the opportunity to hoon about.

I'm considering putting him in the outdoor school so he at least gets out. I'll put our other horse out with him but fence them off so they're separate unless anyone can suggest something?
I really don't want to have to keep him in
 
Snap...my horse has doen her ligament injury and she is meant to either be on boxrest or have a very small turnout, I tried keeping her in ...she got colic and also cast in her box that was a right drama. She then had a small bit of her acre paddock that i kept moving around but she still had a mad hoon around every day as she got exited as to where she would be going and churned it all up, in the end her field is now fenced in 3 and although this is not ideal it is the best way we have coped as she does not get wound up about new grass, what bit she would be in etc and just goes out as normal and looks at the other one over the fence. Good luck, its not easy when they do not want to co operate.
 
I'd go with the school idea. It's been dry here last few days & the muddy bits of field have quickly dried up, hopefully your small patch will too if it has some rest then he can go back in it.
 
When my horse needed this I got some electric fence posts and tape and made him a little square, with the proper wooden fence being 1 side. Then every day after I got him in I just took the posts from the left side and the opposite side to the wooden fence and walked along to the right, put the new corner post in and took it back to the wooden fence and made the square the next bit up.

So his square just moved round the edge of his field always being attached to the proper fence!

I'm not sure if you will understand what I mean though as its tricky to explain!!
 
i understand :)

it's just that I've been told I can either use half the field (so no churning of the same bit constantly) or he goes in the school by himself until Timberland gets here next week.


hopefully it'll be nice and sunny over the next few days. I can try to fix the divots he's made as well.

blooming' horses..
 
IMO I wouldn't turn out in the school, my mare has a ligament injury and the vets said not to turn her out in the school because there's nothing for them to eat so they just gallop round, and that's not what you want for a tendon injury :)
 
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