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RoaniePonie11 Reg. Jan 2011	Posted 2015-06-03 4:55 PM Subject: Yearling has picked up pacing.
Expert Posts: 2685	My yearlings is on stall rest due to an injury. Has been for a while. Has handled a 10x20 in the barn great. Moved to new house. Now she has a 10x16 shed and a 10x30 run. At first she was mad because the others were lose in a 100x150 lot by her. Then she got over it and was fine. As of yesterday she has started pacing. She has about 30 days more of stall rest. What do I do? She has free choice hay, always has. I'm afraid she's going to walk off her calories and/or give herself ulcers. I got some ulcer stuff to put her on but the pacing.... I thought maybe a toy but idk if it wil help. Any advice?
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got boost? Reg. Sep 2003	Posted 2015-06-03 5:05 PM Subject: RE: Yearling has picked up pacing.
Loves to compete Posts: 5760 Location: Oakdale, CA	can you get her a friend, goat and old companion. Ive also heard those slow hay net are great for extending their eating time........
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RoaniePonie11 Reg. Jan 2011	Posted 2015-06-03 5:25 PM Subject: RE: Yearling has picked up pacing.
Expert Posts: 2685	I will now goat shop. Thank you lol. She has a "hay bucket" (half barrel) that stays full of good, pretty hay that she munches on when she's hungry but she's not a chow down kind of horse so it occupies her for maybe an hour a day. I have been wanting a goat anyways lol
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melaself Reg. Jun 2006	Posted 2015-06-03 7:01 PM Subject: RE: Yearling has picked up pacing.
I'm Over It!! Posts: 2830	Year before last my mare was on stall rest for 8 months because of a bad suspensory tear. I took 6 panels and set them up in the pasture beside the pasture the geldings were in so she could see them. I moved the panels daily so she would have frest grass to munch on and hung a hay bag in her pen and water buckets on one of the panels. Worked great. Since she could see the rest of the horses she didn't go crazy.
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SG. Reg. Sep 2003	Posted 2015-06-03 9:13 PM Subject: RE: Yearling has picked up pacing.
Blessed Location: Here	Put her in a smaller pen
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bccanchaser16 Reg. Jan 2007	Posted 2015-06-03 9:18 PM Subject: RE: Yearling has picked up pacing.
Mature beyond Years Posts: 10780 Location: North of the 49th Parallel	I'm a big fan of a 30 day sedative if needed........
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dawnb Reg. Jan 2008	Posted 2015-06-04 3:13 PM Subject: RE: Yearling has picked up pacing.
I keep my change in my pockets Posts: 2985 Location: MN	When we had a yearling on stall rest, we rotated horses in the barn with her. We had 3 other yearling and they each had to spend a day in the barn. It was good for everyone.
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cowgirl_3207 Reg. Sep 2009	Posted 2015-06-04 6:53 PM Subject: RE: Yearling has picked up pacing.
A Gopher's Worst Nightmare Posts: 5094 Location: Southern Oregon	I would get some panels and make that pen smaller, plus the companion goat might help. To me stall rest is STALL REST. 12x12 stall
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Southtxponygirl Reg. Nov 2006	Posted 2015-06-04 6:58 PM Subject: RE: Yearling has picked up pacing.
A Somebody to Everybody Posts: 41354 Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas	SG. - 2015-06-03 9:13 PM Put her in a smaller pen I agree smaller pen and a buddy to keep her company.
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