Would you let your horse/pony graze at an event??

[Pearlsasinger]

Used not to think twice about grazing at shows etc. This summer however we have been advised not to graze at local shows due to strangles at a couple of nearby yards, so now he gets hay only.

I wouldn't be going to the shows anyway under those circumstances!

 

[Toby_Zaphod]

No, at a show my horses are either being ridden or they are on the lorry. If I think they need forage they get haylage that I carry with me. Likw other posters I also take water with me. The horses don't eat anything from the venue, I even take the mints with me.

 

[Derfette]

Sometimes let them graze as unfortunately a lot of venues around us do not allow hay outside of boxes and I do not like to leave mine in it. I now bring a large bucket of hifi lite as a hay replacer at shows[/QUOTE

So these places would rather see your horse stand in a lorry/trailer for hours and eat hay than get a little bit of dropped hay on the ground? I wouldn't be able to go then as my boy isn't the best loader so wouldn't be able to put him in and take him out all the time!! Unfortunately the hifi lite would just be eaten too quickly! Am going to avoid him grazing away from home from now on!

 

[dianchi]

Yes,plus we pen out at horseball events.
Realistically with the closeness during matches if one of the horses competing is carrying something (ok not worms) but they will catch it!
Good worm test and appropriate program works for me!