Comments on: When is it safe to ride a horse after colic? http://hurricanequestions.com/when-is-it-safe-to-ride-a-horse-after-colic.htm Thu, 24 May 2012 10:15:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Katie http://hurricanequestions.com/when-is-it-safe-to-ride-a-horse-after-colic.htm/comment-page-1#comment-10663 Katie Tue, 25 May 2010 14:24:53 +0000 http://hurricanequestions.com/when-is-it-safe-to-ride-a-horse-after-colic.htm#comment-10663 I would give him a couple days off with no work then re-evaluate. Is he acting normal, playing in the pasture and looking happy then it would probably be OK to ride him in a week. Take it slow and make sure you are paying extra attention to how he is feeling/acting. You obviously know horses and know yours very well. If something is wrong or simply 'off' about him then just don't ride for a day or two. All horses are different so you just have to adapt to yours. If it were my horse I would give 3-4 days off then trail ride (at a walk) for a couple day. Jazz bounces back from everything really quickly though so your horse might take a little longer. Someone suggested lunging. For most horses lunging is just as strenous at riding. If you are worried about his health for riding then don't lunge. I'm guessing Fay(sp?) is coming through your area. All we're getting is LOADS of rain but thankfully nothing major. Hope all is well there! I would give him a couple days off with no work then re-evaluate. Is he acting normal, playing in the pasture and looking happy then it would probably be OK to ride him in a week. Take it slow and make sure you are paying extra attention to how he is feeling/acting. You obviously know horses and know yours very well. If something is wrong or simply ‘off’ about him then just don’t ride for a day or two. All horses are different so you just have to adapt to yours. If it were my horse I would give 3-4 days off then trail ride (at a walk) for a couple day. Jazz bounces back from everything really quickly though so your horse might take a little longer.

Someone suggested lunging. For most horses lunging is just as strenous at riding. If you are worried about his health for riding then don’t lunge.

I’m guessing Fay(sp?) is coming through your area. All we’re getting is LOADS of rain but thankfully nothing major. Hope all is well there!

]]> By: Taylor http://hurricanequestions.com/when-is-it-safe-to-ride-a-horse-after-colic.htm/comment-page-1#comment-10664 Taylor Tue, 25 May 2010 14:24:53 +0000 http://hurricanequestions.com/when-is-it-safe-to-ride-a-horse-after-colic.htm#comment-10664 I'd say minimum a week. I’d say minimum a week.

]]> By: home_biz_king http://hurricanequestions.com/when-is-it-safe-to-ride-a-horse-after-colic.htm/comment-page-1#comment-10665 home_biz_king Tue, 25 May 2010 14:24:53 +0000 http://hurricanequestions.com/when-is-it-safe-to-ride-a-horse-after-colic.htm#comment-10665 bare minimum a week bare minimum a week

]]> By: CTJ http://hurricanequestions.com/when-is-it-safe-to-ride-a-horse-after-colic.htm/comment-page-1#comment-10666 CTJ Tue, 25 May 2010 14:24:53 +0000 http://hurricanequestions.com/when-is-it-safe-to-ride-a-horse-after-colic.htm#comment-10666 If a colic was not serious then I would say you would be fine riding him after a couple of days. You know your horse, you know when he is not feeling well and when he is but colic is colic. Once the impaction is gone the horse should be fine again unless their are other problems if that makes sense. If he is not rolling around or looking sick then he is probably just fine again. Weird things can make a horse colic including the weather. Good luck If a colic was not serious then I would say you would be fine riding him after a couple of days. You know your horse, you know when he is not feeling well and when he is but colic is colic. Once the impaction is gone the horse should be fine again unless their are other problems if that makes sense. If he is not rolling around or looking sick then he is probably just fine again. Weird things can make a horse colic including the weather. Good luck

]]> By: Mrs. Michael Phelps http://hurricanequestions.com/when-is-it-safe-to-ride-a-horse-after-colic.htm/comment-page-1#comment-10667 Mrs. Michael Phelps Tue, 25 May 2010 14:24:53 +0000 http://hurricanequestions.com/when-is-it-safe-to-ride-a-horse-after-colic.htm#comment-10667 i would say give him a week, mabey lunge him. My horse WE THINK almost died from colic and he lost A LOT of weight and i rode him a month later but u should not have to wait that long. And i hope your horse feels beter. thank god you found him before it got worse i would say give him a week, mabey lunge him. My horse WE THINK almost died from colic and he lost A LOT of weight and i rode him a month later but u should not have to wait that long. And i hope your horse feels beter. thank god you found him before it got worse

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