what would you do? - recovering laminitic turnout

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Also in NL but no replies and don't know what to do for best.

Pony has been sound for over 4 weeks after a sudden (first) attack of lamintis. We have been increasing his turnout gradually on a well eaten down half acre paddock - he is out for 4- 5 hours a day at the moment. The rest of the time he is stabled and has 2medium sized soaked haynets and a handful of food (speedibeet and farriers formula). Check hooves morning and when he comes in and they are cold and digital pulses ok. We have started to re-introduce his driven work. Weight wise he is light - can see his outline of his ribs when he moves.

The problem I have is that pony has now started to rub his face and neck in the stable - am washing and treated the areas he is rubbing (think might be reaction midge bites) but he is continuing to rub. When he is turned out he doesn't rub the areas at all. Worried that he is going to make the areas worse when he goes back in the stable and then not comfortably have his bridle on. Am wondering whether to turnout overnight (no hay) on the restricted grazing and if any heat in hooves he would be brought back in straight away - what would you do?

Thanks for reading.
 
It is tricky - my lad has to be stabled at night all year round due to a previous laminitis attack and he has been rubbing himself to bits too. The problem has died down a bit now the weather is cooler again but he is moth eaten and has bald bits all over his head.
Personally I would rather that than risk him getting laminitis again, but you might need to show your horse, wheras it does not matter what mine looks like!
How long would he be out if left overnight? I would be careful of making a several hours change to what he has now - just not worth risking another laminitis flare up.
 
i put mine out with a muzzle on on a bit of the field that was pretty well eaten down
he is now on a narrow strip and is out all the time with no muzzle and i move the fence a foot a day he gets hay
he comes in for 4-5 hours a day and is ridden during this time he is lean and i am acutally building him up as he is too lean
i slowly upped his time with out a muzzle over 2 months so he is now without one as it was rubbing him in the wet weather
 
My two lami ponies have restricted grazing during the day and wear muzzles at night. Their weight has dropped considerably and they are walking around a lot too so getting some natural exercise. It still feels wrong to muzzle them buti think back to the little one's sat bout of lami in February anditwill strengthens my resolve. Due to their regime, my old pony hasn't had an attack since early last year
 
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