Ideas for box rest
(l) stands for ok for Laminitis horses
- leave a radio on (l)
- float apples in water buckets
- get a treat ball
- hang vegetables and fruit in a home made mobile
- dot treats round the stable on ledges etc for the horse to find
- put likits in
- boredom breaker
- stable mirror (l)
- put hay into a small holed haynet or hayrack
- hide treats in the hay / haylage for horse to find
- dog pulls can amuse some horses (l)
- hang a small bottle of water on a string by the door for horse to play with (l)
- put some apple juice into manger for horse to drink
- put a football or horse ball in stable (l)
- give the horse lunch time scoop of ready grass ( something to look forward to )
- cut some fresh grass and put on the floor for him to eat
- cut some dandelions and put in stable.
- if you can cut some nettles and when dry put in stable.
- dot some licorice around the stable the strong smell will keep him amused.
- put some crushed polo's into a bottle with a screw top make a few holes in it so smell comes out
- hang some wind chimes near his stable. (l)
- have the owner make a cd/ cassette of his voice ( reciting a poem etc ) (l)
- cut a horse friendly small branch for horse to chew on
- get a small water feature, the sound of running water calms horses (l)
- if at all possible try grazing or turning horses friend out in paddock where box rest horse can see him. (l)
- put some clear apple juice in his water to make his drink tasty and to make sure he is keeping fluids up
- hang a familiar rug over his door like his best friends or girl friend to make him for relaxed (l)
- hang a Scandinavian salt block up
- put a window in the back of the stable if they are due for long term box rest
- Put a football in its stable
- two haynets each side of stable so he can wander between them both
- Have a visiting masseuse treat him weekly or once a month
- Sedaline - a mild amount to keep the edge off
- Get a small handfull of hay twist it both ends opposite way so like a long sausage, once its twisted as much as you can make a knot in it and pull tight, the horse will chuck it around and spin it around giving fun times.
- fill a haynet and bury fruit within the hay net
- Give him or her some Valerian