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Hilary and Max: January

By Sue Palmer on March 13, 2021

A Guest Blog by Hilary Moses This was the month that Max and I had been looking forward to massively. At last his rehab allowed us to trot. We were up to 45 minutes of walking every other day and you really can’t get very far in 45 minutes at walk. The routes were all […]

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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