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  • Weanling has stopped eating in his grain

    I have a 41/2 month old foal that has been eating a mare and foal pellet since he was a week old. He was eating four cups daily but he has recently stopped eating it. It began last Wednesday morning. He turned his nose up to his am and pm feeding. I didn't think too much about it because he was eating...
    Posted to Forum by tls231 on 09-19-2007
    Filed under: feed, weanling, feeding
  • Re: Concerned about what a boarder is feeding...

    I worry about Laninitis (founder being the extreme end of laminitis) any time grain is fed. Beet pulp, shredded, soaked, rinsed, soaked & rinsed again is a much better alternative to any grain. The way we feed our horses (twice daily, in most cases ) and what we feed them (sugar & carb loaded...
    Posted to Forum by MeasureMe on 09-26-2007
    Filed under: feeding
  • Re: feed experts . .

    I am in the same boat you are in. I have a 16 month old Oldenburg that is also about 700 lbs and 14.2 h with mild Physitis. I have been reading and learning all I can. I called an Equine Nutritionist named Jayne Dewey with Porgressive Nutrition. She has mapped out a personal feeding plan for my horse...
    Posted to Forum by Dazed&Confused on 10-06-2007
    Filed under: feeding
  • Re: Need to put weight on my mare, but she has Cushings

    I let my vet, Dr. P, know what I was feeding Bri, she said that was OK. Here's the article she wrote for Horse Illustrated on Cushing's Disease: http://www.horsechannel.com/horse-health/equine-cushings-disease-24321.aspx She only gets 1/2 flake of alfalfa a day. Her grain, Integrity Lite, is...
    Posted to Forum by Briahna's Mom on 10-31-2007
    Filed under: feed, feeding, putting weight on
  • Re: Need to put weight on my mare, but she has Cushings

    [quote user="walkinthewalk"] That is a great article and I copied the link over to my local messge board. Now that I have an EMS horse and realize how subtle and insidious Cushings can be, I am trying to raise awareness. Dr.Posnikoff must feel your horse isn't in the severe Cushings category...
    Posted to Forum by Briahna's Mom on 10-31-2007
    Filed under: feed, feeding, hoof care, barefoot trimming, weight, putting weight on
  • What human food is poisonous to horses?

    I realize there are well documented poisonous plants for horses, but does anyone know what human food is not the best for equines? I recently had a horse colic...she survived thank goodness...however I am racking my brain as to its cause. A day or two prior to her most severe symptoms, I remember finding...
    Posted to Forum by toscabs on 11-24-2007
    Filed under: feeding, Colic, poisonous food
  • Re: Vision problems in horses

    so glad to hear Ben got a good report with his vision. take care and good luck.
    Posted to Forum by kiwilou on 10-11-2007
    Filed under: hay, feeding
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