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| Dealing with a tendon issue in a front foot. For stall rest, is it okay to add some panels to the stall so they can use the auto waterer? How big of a stall is suitable for stall rest? I might add this mare is not moving around much like walking the fence or any nervousness and has a buddy next to her. she seems content.
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Rad Dork
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Location: Oklahoma | I started out really small when my gelding was on stall rest, as in a 12x12 and then as he kept getting better and better reviews from the vet I kept adding panels and letting him move around more. |
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| Mine started in 15x12, then moved to 15x20... I also just put up panels to cut him off from all his run. |
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Location: "...way down south in the Everglades..." | Mine's in a 12x12 and started off with hand grazing, then was allowed to be turned out alone after about a month but a different injury issue than yours. As long as she doesn't have so much room as to run/buck/etc. you should be fine including the waterer. |
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| Thank you for the replies. That's kinda what i was thinking....as long as she's not running, bucking....thx! |
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| If I would have kept mine in a 12 x 12 stall he may have driven both of us crazy. I am in the same boat - tendon injury in the front hoof. I have mine in a panel pen , 5 - 12 foot panels so 19 feet in diameter and he is progressng well, this includes using Magna Cu bell boots, and T.H.E. Nutrawound. I've had him penned up two months and he is around 80% at the trot, HUGE improvement. Good luck! |
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| Mine has been in stall rest since surgery at the end of September. He started out with 10 days of strict stall rest followed by 10 minutes of daily hand-walking for 6 weeks. During that time he was in a 12x12 stall. After 6 weeks he was moved to a 30x30 where he will be until 3 months post-surgery.
What was your vet's recommendation for size and time? I would think this would be dependant on the type of injury and expected recovery time. My guy paced the smaller pen, but seems way more relaxed in the bigger pen. He's got neighbors to keep him company, a stall ball, and I keep hay in front of him. |
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| I would say it depends on your horse. When mine tore his suspensory, I would take him out for hand walks and he would about kick my head off trying to play. Keeping him confined to a smaller stall was not beneficial for me. He was happier in a 16x16. |
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| vet is guessing it's soft tissue but recommended an MRI.....ain't forked over the money for that, so trying stall rest. he didn't mention stall size. Hand walking becomes rather dangerous for me, so I was hoping a larger area would help. Thanks for all your opinions.
brlraceaddict.....did you have an MRI done? How did they give you a diagnosis?
Edited by y_do_i_do_this 2015-10-07 2:48 PM
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The Resident Destroyer of Liberal Logic
Location: PNW | Talk to your vet. It really depends on your horse and the injury. |
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Location: North Dakota | y_do_i_do_this - 2015-10-06 2:44 PM Thank you for the replies. That's kinda what i was thinking....as long as she's not running, bucking....thx!
Yup, pretty much this.
I try to make it as big as possible, so they can walk around some, but keep it small enough so they can't really "play".
Both of my horses are on stall rest right now.  Go figure!
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how big of a stall/pen for stall rest?