would it be ok??

[LokiSofi]

Loki has been on box rest for just under 2 months now and is understandably going nuts.
Can't get hold of vet at the moment (the vet who is dealing with him is away at present) Loki has marked rotation in both front feet and is not allowed to do more than a walk on concrete when he is allowed out. So tomorrow to help ease his boredom I am thinking of taking him for a walk in hand just for 10 minutes through the fields (so no hard ground) He is completely sound now but has begun bucking and rearing as well as charging around his box with boredom. So do you reckon it would be ok to start taking him out in hand for a short walk?? we did let him out for a wander outside his stable but he became over excited and ended up bolting round on it so had to go back in.
Got next vets appointment on 30th but until then I think Loki may destroy his stable or injure himself if made to stay in

[Teehee]

Is Loki that precious little grey pony that had laminitus and you had a picture of him on some silicon shoes with duck tape to help keep it on...???

Sorry, if I'm confussed!!! hehehe ;)

If not, I can understand how frustrating it must be for you and Loki of course, specially with the days being so nice out!!!
I imagine that if he gets out, he'll probably bolt, kick his feet in the air... out of pure pleasure of getting out... which I imagine that is probably not good for sore feet???

Poor guy, I hope the vet gives him the O.K soon, so he can at least get out for a nice walk like you say!!

[LokiSofi]

yep Loki is that precious little grey:D though at the moment he is acting like a demon grey:rolleyes:
If i did take him for a walk it was going to be in his bridle with a lunge line attached to prevent him bolting

[Teehee]

I was wondering how he was doing!!! :D :cool:

It's been two months already!!! Boy, time flies (probably not fast enough for Loki though.... :o )

[LokiSofi]

yeah 2 months start of May. He is so bored bless him but on the plus side he is now completely different to the pony I bought who was quiet and withdrawn and dragged himself everywhere. He is now noisy, alert and insists on marching everywhere:rolleyes:
Now I just have to wait until he is better fully :rolleyes: :mad:

[gingeremmie]

I am in much the same position as you, my horse is on box rest and he had rotation on one of his front feet and sinkage in the other. At first he really was in 24/7 then after about 6 weeks I took him in the school and he went mad and cantered about (whilst I hid behind my hands cringing) but luckily only for about 30 seconds.

I started taking him to the school every evening for a roll and he did settle down, no cantering about, even though he was only out for 5 or 10 mins at a time. I also spoke to the vet and he said it was fine for him to have a walk and a roll but he didn't want him charging about (bit late for that :o - but luckily it hasn't affected his recovery).

Then I moved to a new yard and he's like a new horse. He's totally calm and chilled, doesn't go cantering off even though he's still only allowed out of his box for 5 or 10 mins a day. I don't know why he's so calm on this other yard.

So yes I would say try taking your horse for a walk, try not to let him canter about although I know how hard that is, and if your experience matches mine you may find that he gets calmer on his box rest even with only 5 or 10 mins out of his box a day.

I'm soooo bored of box rest and not riding but luckily my boy is getting better - rotation has reversed according to the xrays - hooray :D

[Bronya]

I was advised to take my horse out for in-hand walks as soon as she was 100% sound in walk - at first only on soft ground. Apparantly, it helps the blood flow in their legs, thus helping remove toxins and accelerating healing. Now my girl had a lighter dose of lami than yours, but the theory would still apply, given he's sound now and the vet has said he can walk.

Other things that seem to help relieve the stir-craziness:
- Being tied up in the sunshine for a snooze.
- Just standing somewhere different to be groomed or fussed, preferably with a nice view of fields and open space.
- A long walk with a friend (the friend tends to prevent the escape attempts as they want to stay with the friend rather than run off).
- Grooming a friend over a stable door.

I can now lunge my girl in the mornings. Sometimes she wants to run, but mostly all she really wants is to get out of her box for a little while and to stand and lean her head on me for a cuddle. If she doesn't get out in the mornings, she's a lunatic that evening!

[LokiSofi]

well took him out for a walk today.......was only out for 10 minutes but someone must of swapped my pony, the quiet little pony I bought has gone. We spooked at everything we marched up the path acting like a stallion:rolleyes: he sqealed kept trying to trot despite me saying stop you technically only have 2 feet:o :o he then spotted grass and tried to snatch at it with me saying stop it food is what made you ill:p then turned him round to go back to the yard we had an argument with him wanting to carry on and me saying no I'm not even sure you're allowed to be out walking yet:rolleyes: so then he decided despite my pleas he was going to jog buck squeal and catleap all the way back to the yard.
Made it to the yard where he catleapt and spooked at all the other horses, eventually calmed him enough to get him back in his box where he stood screaming and kicking his door for 10 minutes. But he definately looked lie he was grinning when I left:D