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Managing a Horse on Stall Rest
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items Have a horse on stall rest? (You might also call it box rest!) I feel like the most anxiety provoking part of stall rest is making sure your horse can handle it and doesn't reinjure themselves. Here are my tips/tricks for managing stall rest whether ...
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Preventing Boredom
Managing Stress
Preventing Boredom
Horses aren't built to stand in place, so you have to work hard to keep them happy, content, and quiet! Here are some links, products, and ideas for you and your horse during this time.
This ring is the BEST. You can stuff it full of all different types of treats (or hay!) and hang it in different places. It keeps the horse busy while they try and eat and it's made of horse safe materials. So if your horse is like mine and will just...
PETKORE Luna Ring with Hanging Kit Horse Toy, Green, 9-in
If your horse needs a larger treat ball or something that will last longer, you can use this flexible rubber hay ball. It's safer than the plastic kind (though I still use one of those) because it's a soft rubber that won't cut your horse or hurt the...
Jolly Hay Ball™
Shires is a solid brand for horse stuff, imo, and I think that this treat ball is a great example. Mine has been dragged around to like three different barns, two different horses, and used for three different times of stall rest and it still looks b...
SHIRES EQUESTRIAN PRODUCTS Ball Horse Feeder, 9-in, Orange
This is genius, imo. You can buy it, or if you're handy, make your own like it! I love the idea of hanging up a busy chain of different woods for a horse to chew and lick and taste, all with a salt lick in the middle. This adds novelty and interest t...
Nibble Fun Horse Salt Stone Lick Stone Occupation Horse Toy
An affordable, low sugar hanging treat for your horse! It's like a lollipop for your horse. This would be especially great for metabolic horses who can't get lots of treats or horses with GI issues who need to watch their sugar intake. (She also make...
Low Sugar Hanging Horse Treats with Electrolytes
This is similar to the low sugar hanging horse treat but this one includes electrolytes! I like to have a few of these on hand for my sensitive mare in the dead of summer. Affordable fun horsey lollipop that's good for them.
Hanging Horse Treats with Electrolytes
Okay. There are a lot of leather or hanging stuffed animal like toys for horses, but honestly, my orally-obsessed mare isn't into them. She's super into dog toys. Bonus, they're cuter and cheaper than toys made for horses. I like a mix of rope toys a...
FRISCO Summer Tropical Birds Plush with Rope Squeaky Dog Toy, Medium/ ...
Managing Stress
Horses can get stressed out by staying in their stall or box. Here are some tips, products, and ideas to managing their stress so they don't get ulcers on top of their other issues!
You want to prevent ulcers. That's absolutely key to stall rest. The best way to do that is by using ulcergard preventatively. Check the box for dosage and directions for use. This is a must have, imo.
ULCERGARD paste for horses --prevent ulcers