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Discussion on Horse reducing diet
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Member:
Shylow
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Posted on Monday, Oct 28, 2002 - 5:07 pm:
I need to get a grazing muzzle for my 21 year old Morgan. She has pasture foundered in the past, so I keep her in until Nov. and let her out until April. I'm not sure what kind to get. I can only find the Best Friends model. are there any others? If I get one for her can I let her back in the pasture for a few hours in the spring and summer? I'm afraid she will rub the one with the velcro off and lose it in the pasture. Does that ever happen?
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Mindy
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Posted on Monday, Oct 28, 2002 - 9:01 pm:
I have the best friends model with the breakaway halter. I had problems with it rubbing but you may not. I think the muzzles are great because they are out exercising and their eating is greatly limited. You are only supposed to leave it on for 12 hours a day to keep it from rubbing. Then you need to put them up and feed enough hay to supply enough roughage. My horse can eat alot of grass in an hour or two without a muzzle on. You may not be able to let your horse out without it on. Maybe you can experiment with your routine until you find something that works. What worked for me is out 12 hrs with the muzzle on. Then in a corral with 1% of ideal body weight in hay, a salt block and water. I didn't have any problem with my horse taking the muzzle off and she can take a fly mask off easy.
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