Would you ride a horse with a snotty nose?

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There is no turnout available at the moment so my horse is stabled all the time and I give her an hours riding every morning and a walk out each evening.
However the past few days she has a very slight white discharge from the nostrils. She serms fine in herself, is eating etc normally.
I have been riding her each morning but only at walk letting her stretch, and walking out in the evening as normal.
I feel she is better getting a bit of light excersise rather than total rest.
Do others agree, or should I rest her completely?
 
As long as she is fine in herself I would carry on riding, if only to help her to get rid of the snot! It sounds as if it could be a result of her having to be in, so getting her out and moving is probably the best that you can do imo.
 
A white discharge is often a sign they are reacting to dust and very different to a true snotty nose that goes with a virus so I would exercise, dampen down any dust/ soak hay and keep an eye on how they are, some active work to get them breathing deeply but not too much that stresses them may help clear out the airways, if they cannot get turned out being out of the stable as much as possible is all you can do.
 
Do you feed from the floor or in haynets hung up?

Vets don't recommend feeding from high haynets anymore due to the sinuses not draining properly as they would during grazing.
 
Shes fed haylage on the floor so i think Im.doing the best there. Shes on straw not shavings but its not dusty old straw, its clean and bright.
 
I don't wish to offend. But in my opinion (no expert) being stabled for such a long time is not helping. Horses are designed to be out in fresh air with their heads down grazing ( ie helps clear snotty noses). Would I ride ? if that snotty, I would speak with vet..
 
I agree that doing walking exercise with her will most likely help her condition so I would carry on. I would also soak her hay or at the very least give it a good hosing before feeding.
 
No, I would make sure I blowed it first and take some paper hankies with me in case I needed to blow again - purely for comfort's sake, even if we didn't meet anyone on the ride.
 
You know your horse better than anyone
I would probably use the old fashioned way of putting a small amount of Vick Vapour rub around the nostrils to clear the airways when walking out + keep my fingers crossed to have turn out shortly
 
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