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How to… Box Rest: Chapter 9

By Sue Palmer on March 18, 2021

Feet and teeth As a physio, these are not my area of expertise. However, if I had a horse on box rest, the farrier and equine dental technician would definitely be part of the ‘team’ looking after him. Much is going to depend on the reason for the box rest. Your farrier may already be […]

How to… Box Rest: Chapter 8

By Sue Palmer on March 15, 2021

Keep him occupied Sometimes it can help to keep your horse occupied, to help relieve the boredom of being in all the time. Many horses actually cope surprisingly well with box rest, and it doesn’t seem to bother them at all. Others hate it. As with everything else, you have to weigh up the pros […]

12.3.2021 How to… Box Rest: Chapter 7

By Sue Palmer on March 12, 2021

Physical Therapy I’m a Chartered Physiotherapist, of course I’m going to recommend physio for a horse on box rest! Being serious though, I struggle to understand why someone would say that their horse doesn’t need treatment when he’s on box rest, unless they’re managing to do all the grooming, mobilisation and walking out exercise suggested […]

9.3.2021 How to… Box Rest: Chapter 6

By Sue Palmer on March 9, 2021

Massage and Grooming When I was growing up, ‘strapping’ was something we learned in Pony Club from a very early age. Often I explain to clients that in the ‘olden days’ the grooms would strap the horses for 45 minutes to an hour every day. This meant that a) the horses effectively got a massage […]

6.3.2021 How to… Box Rest: Chapter 5

By Sue Palmer on March 6, 2021

Ad Lib Forage Many are concerned about the possibility of gastric ulcers for the horse on box rest. Studies suggest that as many as half of leisure horses have gastric ulcers, although not all of these will show recognised symptoms. It is of course often difficult to judge whether a horse is showing symptoms of […]

How to… Box Rest: Chapter 4

By Sue Palmer on March 3, 2021

Weight Management A common reason for box rest is horse’s who have been diagnosed with laminitis / founder, or Equine Metabolic Syndrome (EMS). Clearly these horses need to be on a weight management program. Most horses are going to benefit from an awareness of weight management while they’re stuck in the box day in, day […]

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