I just never know how careful to be, because I've never had one founder. I've known there was potentially too much grass, I've limited them when it's particularly lush, and so far so good. What I don't know is how much is too much. It's sortof like running your car on empty. You never ~really~ know how far down the needle will go until you actually run out. And you never want to actually run out.
"I just never know how careful to be, because I've never had one founder. I've known there was potentially too much grass, I've limited them when it's particularly lush, and so far so good. What I don't know is how much is too much. It's sortof like running your car on empty. You never ~really~ know how far down the needle will go until you actually run out. And you never want to actually run out."
So true. I don't think you can be too careful although I've never had a horse that wasn't a pony founder. Tuffy sure could, he's fat and cresty. He's also in the barn right now because of his allergies. They've suddenly kicked up on him and he does much better in the barn. He's gonna need some prednisone come Monday morning when the vet opens.
Well your pony isn't really a "pony" but more like a small horse. Maybe she isn't at as much a risk.
I'd keep an eye out on the horses when the grass is particularly lush, but I wouldn't worry too much otherwise, because they're used to being out on it. The only way that you would have a problem is if you suddenly turned them out on it after they haven't been on it in months, or never before.