has arthritis bad so bad she does drag her hind legs. Kristle, can you post photos of her in the photo section of the group? I'm just thinking maybe there's something different going on in her

I guess I will start by telling you alittle about myself. I live in Illinois. I have a 5 year old little girl. I have had horses for about 15 years. I have 4 horses right now. I am totally new

I haven't been on list for quite a while but there is some really good information in the files section about cinnamon. My Freckles still gets cinnamon and it's been going on 5 years. When I don't

Yea that's what I figured. I've been dealing with my Freckles since 03 when I found this group. I used to post a lot but not much since my Grandson was born. We have him most of the time. I

Hi, The "J" herb -- Jiaogulan -- is often suggested on this list to help increase circulation of the hoof. When I switched from Hawthorn Berry to the "J" herb, I saw a faster result with the "J"

I have noticed when my gelding is having problems, he does have puffiness over his eyes. It can't be fat, because it comes and goes. I assume it is fluid? Why is it there? Thanks - Stacy

D you know what this means exactly,by any chance? Do you know her worming history? Does she have hay available all the time?Is pastur available?(not sure where you are...) How have you prepared the

HI Anita I use Hawthorn Berry Powder with Jack - I use in conjunction with a few other things that was put together for him. I think it's good- I don't think it was that alone that worked- but his

Ohh yes she will not eat beet pulp at all! I have tried several times to get her to eat but she just won't. Thanks again for the info.

Hi Kristle, What a nice thing you are doing for this mare.She's lucky. For the Emergency Diet, and more, go to the Files(on the left side of the Home Page),and open Start Here. Then come back here

I jsut sort of rescued a beautiful Friesian mare who is extremely underweight. The only place she has some weight is in her neck.She was on free choice Purina Ultium and hay where I picked her up. She

Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the EquineCushings group. File : /Hay -- Members worksheets & Feed

My dislike is being told to worm w/ Equimax particularly when I know that this is risky for my IR horse, not that she wants to worm allat the same time. I tried to tell her that there were other

As I posted before we plan on trying the shoes under the equicast next time Summer gets trimmed (about 2 weeks). I was wondering if you have to put any filler under the equicast or should it mold

Hi All, I have a Horse Herbal book by Hilary Page Self. It is not the newest book on the market, so it may not be totally up to date. Hilary says that she has used Hawthorn Berry for Foundered

I can understand that the barn manager wants every horse to be wormed for tapes at the same time, though. If one horse isn't wormed, that could reinfect the others. However, that might be OK (to

Agreed. I think this is the issue. Lorna Kingston,Ontario

This barn sounds perfect! Why is it temporary? They sound like they really care! See old messages. I believe it's OK short term, and might be OK long term if you monitor the glucose to be sure it

As a barn manager, I would give you no choice under the circumstances either. Our policy is that every horse come onto this farm and is on our deworming program - period. There are no other options

I can only speak generally, for humans, about its effectiveness. One time I fell off Penny, and I was quite bruised and sore. Someone gave me some arnica pills to take -- I forget now for how