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Re: Emergency Diet

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

By briarskingstonnet <briars@...> · #104325 ·

Re: Hawthorn Berry for IR?

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

By ponyjackpal <takarri@...> · #104324 ·

Othe info on my mare

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.

By maing8rots · #104323 ·

Re: Emergency Diet

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

By briarskingstonnet <briars@...> · #104322 ·

Emergency Diet

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

By maing8rots · #104321 ·

New file uploaded to EquineCushings

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

By EquineCushings@... · #104320 ·

Re: worming for tapes

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

By Jean · #104319 ·

Question on shoes under equicast?

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

By Jax The Wonder Cat <jaxthewondercat@...> · #104318 ·

Hawthorn Berry for IR?

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

By Anita <Ladyrings@...> · #104317 ·

Re: worming for tapes

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

By Sandra Su · #104316 ·

Re: tapeworms

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

By briarskingstonnet <briars@...> · #104315 ·

Re: cinnamon...good or bad for Cushings/IR horse on pergolide?

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

By Sandra Su · #104314 ·

Re: tapeworms

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

By 5 Pine Ranch · #104313 ·

Re: Arnica and its effectiveness, if any

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

By Sandra Su · #104312 ·

Re: worming for tapes

ALl I can tell you guys is that on even years I faithfully paste wormed sometimes rotating chemical classes- sometimes strickly Ivermectin.. and odd years I did the daily wormer (double dosing 2 tubes

By Barb Peck <egroups1bp@...> · #104311 ·

Re: hay results

I can look at it a bit later,Pauline,if no one beats me to it. As Sampled,sometimes called As Fed, is the column you use.It means as it is now,as the horse eats it. Dry Matter is used more for

By briarskingstonnet <briars@...> · #104310 ·

hay results

Hi Thanks for the links Angela - I have tried them but still can't seem to submit them. Therefore here they are for anyone to look at: Grass hay - tested 18/1/08 Moisture- 9.9% Dry Matter- 90.1%

By ponyjackpal <takarri@...> · #104309 ·

Re: Digest Number 7241

Well as a former barn manager..Listen up clients.. it may be YOUR horse and YOUR fee..but it isnt YOUR barn and there are other clients there also.Most contracts state to some effect that you must

By Sheri Becker · #104307 ·

Manda's progress(?)

Dr. Kellon, Kind List Members – I thought it time to touch base with Dr. K (whom I've emailed) and the list again regarding my mare Manda. Early in January I posted an update on feed, meds, etc.

By Jeanette · #104306 ·

Re: worming for tapes

files. What you need really depends on the situation. It ranges from highly intensive for foals and horses with poor immunity, to often nothing at all for healthy adults turned out on large pastures

By Eleanor Kellon, VMD · #104305 ·

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