Managing horses with laminitis is not just hard — it’s relentless.
It can be physically and emotionally exhausting, and it never really seems to stop.
If you know the stress of trying to balance movement, grazing — timing when grass is safest — doing the very best for your horse’s welfare (including their mental health), and the best for pasture management, you’ll understand why this has been such a game-changer for me.
The Batt-Latch automatic gate opener has quite literally been life-saving in how I manage my horses.
My horses are calmer, happier, and getting more movement — without me having to be physically present at all hours of the day and night.
Here’s how I use it:
I set the gate to open at 3am, when grass is safest, allowing the horses to go out and graze.
This means I can utilise the pasture I have available, by feeding more of it when it’s safer to graze, thereby reducing hay costs.
I then bring the herd back into their loafing area, where they have hay, water, and shade — early, mid, or late morning, depending on how strict their management needs to be.
Because they’ve already been moving and grazing, they’re warmed up, settled, and have a full belly — which means they’re happy and ready to ride early.
Depending on what’s appropriate for each individual horse, I can also set the gate to open again in the early evening (when suitable), allowing for a short, controlled graze, gentle movement, and important mental health support before coming in for the night.
The system is:
- Lightweight
• Portable
• Solar-powered
• Programmable with multiple time settings
It’s taken enormous pressure off me and has made managing my herds far easier, more sustainable, and financially more manageable — while still putting the horses’ welfare first. They are happier because they get to be out and moving more, in a way that truly supports their health.
Honestly — it’s been a total game changer.
👉 You can find it here:
https://www.grazetech.com.au/shop/product/51541/batt-latch-gate-release-timer/
Bonus for my community:
At checkout, enter the coupon code MelsGT5% to receive 5% off the product price
If you have questions I am happy to answer what I can from my experiences with using them. I have been using them for about 4 years now and have a couple of them to manage different herds.