Matt73
Well-Known Member
Hey All
Throughout the summer I've been turning my fillies out first thing in the morning for an hour of grass turnout; I do their stalls and other barn stuff while they're out. They come in and have their grain etc. etc. Well now that fall is here and there is a bit of frost on the grass in the morning I'm not turning them out first thing -I forgot to mention that, for now, I only have one grass paddock...no dry lot-. Should I just switch the routine and turn them out for an hour at lunch? I'm so paranoid about laminitis; the main reason they went out first thing in the summer is because the sugars and carbs in the grass were at their minimum levels and it was "safer" for them. At this time of the year is it better to turn them out when the sun has burned off the frost a bit. Opinions?
Throughout the summer I've been turning my fillies out first thing in the morning for an hour of grass turnout; I do their stalls and other barn stuff while they're out. They come in and have their grain etc. etc. Well now that fall is here and there is a bit of frost on the grass in the morning I'm not turning them out first thing -I forgot to mention that, for now, I only have one grass paddock...no dry lot-. Should I just switch the routine and turn them out for an hour at lunch? I'm so paranoid about laminitis; the main reason they went out first thing in the summer is because the sugars and carbs in the grass were at their minimum levels and it was "safer" for them. At this time of the year is it better to turn them out when the sun has burned off the frost a bit. Opinions?