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Location: Mississippi | What are some suggestions for keeping one sane while on stall rest? They can go out for hand grazing a little bit each day, but they must stay in stall for 30 days. Bless his heart, he's started refusing to go back in the stall - takes two to get him in there, and it's only been a week. Need to keep his mind from going bonkers. |
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Location: WI | Drugs. I've had luck with Reserpine. |
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| My vet has me take them off grain, forage only. Lots of toys and I rotated my other horses in the stall next to him to keep him company. |
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Location: Cap'n Joan Rotgut.....alberta | Is it possible to make him a pen outside....thats what i do...m |
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Location: NE Wyoming | I had to stall rest a 3 year old filly for 90 days, got her a goat and they became best friends. I'd go in the barn to feed them and she would be laying down while her goat stood on her. They were friends for 12 years until the goat had to be put down to old age...never could goat tie off that mare, lol! |
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Location: Where the pavement ends and the West begins Utah | take for a trailer ride, then stand tied to the trailer. Give a bath. let dry. saddle up 'no riding", let stand. take home. they hate to just be ignored. A goat is a good idea. |
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Location: Mississippi | cow pie - 2017-04-25 2:12 PM take for a trailer ride, then stand tied to the trailer. Give a bath. let dry. saddle up 'no riding", let stand. take home. they hate to just be ignored. A goat is a good idea.
These are good ideas. I have been getting him out and letting him graze in the yard on a lead rope. He doesn't want to go back in his stall when it's time, poor thing.  |
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Location: Mississippi | rodeomom3 - 2017-04-25 7:13 AM My vet has me take them off grain, forage only. Lots of toys and I rotated my other horses in the stall next to him to keep him company.
We've been rotating him to different stalls for a different view every day. I've cut his feed by about 1/3. |
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Location: Willows, CA | cow pie - 2017-04-25 7:12 PM
take for a trailer ride, then stand tied to the trailer. Give a bath. let dry. saddle up 'no riding", let stand. take home. they hate to just be ignored. A goat is a good idea.
I had a tough snaffle bit horse turned cutter that was just a gritty money earner guy that won you a check every time you got good cows in front of him. My wife thought he would benefit from a companion goat. So, she went to the sale yard and bought one. We put it in his run and had to hurry up and rescue it before he could kill it. We ended up giving the goat away. Evidently, some horses don't care much for goats. Taking all high starch feed away, and providing both toys and personal attention usually works well. |
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Location: Alberta | We have one on stall rest right now....we rotate buddies in the next stall. He has a salt and mineral block, a large hanging water bottle to play with and he's on forage only. He's not happy but he's getting by....we can't take him outside due to the mud apocalypse we are currently under. |
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Location: Mississippi | winwillows - 2017-04-26 6:30 AM cow pie - 2017-04-25 7:12 PM take for a trailer ride, then stand tied to the trailer. Give a bath. let dry. saddle up 'no riding", let stand. take home. they hate to just be ignored. A goat is a good idea. I had a tough snaffle bit horse turned cutter that was just a gritty money earner guy that won you a check every time you got good cows in front of him. My wife thought he would benefit from a companion goat. So, she went to the sale yard and bought one. We put it in his run and had to hurry up and rescue it before he could kill it. We ended up giving the goat away. Evidently, some horses don't care much for goats. Taking all high starch feed away, and providing both toys and personal attention usually works well.
Well, I'm not getting a goat; however, that story sure did make me laugh! We have a pony and a retired horse in case he needs company. He can see everyone from one of the stalls. I do need to find him something to play with. Thanks for all the good ideas, people! |
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Cut their feed all the way out, or just 1/4 of what they normally eat. This alone makes the biggest difference, that's where a lot of the "energy" comes from. Hay all day long sure helps, and frequent visits and trips out of the stall.
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