can anyone out there give me a bit of advice?
I have moved my mare to a new yard and she is in a paddock on her own at the minute, until fully settled, the grass hasn't been grazed foe about 6-8 weeks and is long, lush and very green!:unsure:
NOW I've been given conflicting advice and not sure what to do and the YO is away for the jubilee week.
I put her out today for the first time wearing a grazzing muzzle for about 2/3 hours then brought her back in and she's in tonight. the advice i've been given is to.
1. put her out tomorrow (Sun) all day 10 - 6ish in the muzzle then bring her back in overnight.
2. put her out on monday all day without the muzzle until 8pm then muzzle and leave out overnight wearing it.
3. then on tuesday remove the muzzle at 8am - 8pm then put back on and carryon like this until she has settled down.
now the othe advice given. was
that was the wrong way the muzzle should be on during the day and off over night something to do with the grass been more toxic at dawn and dusk wwas also mentioned..
i'm totally confused now and dont know what to do..
the feed shop, asked me lots of questions, her breed connemara, not overwieght, etc he didnt think she would be prone to laminitus, but im a bit worried about colic etc..
any help would be good.
I have moved my mare to a new yard and she is in a paddock on her own at the minute, until fully settled, the grass hasn't been grazed foe about 6-8 weeks and is long, lush and very green!:unsure:
NOW I've been given conflicting advice and not sure what to do and the YO is away for the jubilee week.
I put her out today for the first time wearing a grazzing muzzle for about 2/3 hours then brought her back in and she's in tonight. the advice i've been given is to.
1. put her out tomorrow (Sun) all day 10 - 6ish in the muzzle then bring her back in overnight.
2. put her out on monday all day without the muzzle until 8pm then muzzle and leave out overnight wearing it.
3. then on tuesday remove the muzzle at 8am - 8pm then put back on and carryon like this until she has settled down.
now the othe advice given. was
that was the wrong way the muzzle should be on during the day and off over night something to do with the grass been more toxic at dawn and dusk wwas also mentioned..
i'm totally confused now and dont know what to do..
the feed shop, asked me lots of questions, her breed connemara, not overwieght, etc he didnt think she would be prone to laminitus, but im a bit worried about colic etc..
any help would be good.