Teresa, Blue gets peppermint tea in his water, and on his cubes for iron overload. He gets lots of it and loves it. The tea is very concentrated, roughly a 3 to 1 (three very generous tablespoons

Hi, Unfortunately my horses due not care for toys. :( I have 2 generic "jollyu balls". Just like the Jolly balls but made for kids to bounce on. I found them at yard sales but have seen them for

ago he was 2.5, today he is 12.9 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Way to go,Julie!! if it was still bad. Well,you can cross that one off your list ! Lorna

I'm a very happy camper! Beck's new bloodwork came back today, a year ago he was 2.5, today he is 12.9 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was dreading getting it because I think I would have slit my wrists if it

Fairly well?How many gallons does he drink in a 24-hour period? Does he have water in his stall? But how many pounds do you throw away? What we want to know is how many pounds he is actually

how much peppermint leaf or raspberry leaf can I add to his feed? I ordered from herbal.com. I don't know how much is too much. He liked the peppermint when I mixed a little with water for him to

colic is also my concern, that is what concerned me about his not eating. I know he needs the fiber to keep things moving. He has a large tank of water and has been drinking fairly well. We are

Hi, I am new to this group, from New Zealand, and have an 18 year old t/bred with Cushings. Some of my endless googling has led me to information about fluoride toxicity in humans and horses. We

In a message dated 6/6/2008 9:53:58 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, ssu@... writes: Actually, in rural areas, I wonder how much of the well water may have a low level of contamination

Teresa this is a really big red flag for me!!Hard,dry feces are not good. How much water is he drinking?? If he were my horse I'd be really concerned about impaction colic.Not trying to scare you

he's been decreasing intake for a couple months, started with pergolide and on vet's advice I quit that, it wasn't helping and he's not tested positive for cushings. He's gone for a couple weeks

How many days has he actually held out and not eaten a thing? Yes! this proves that the diet is working for him but you still need to tighten it up to get even better results. You want a G:I ratio

Thanks Mandy for the words of encouragement. My problem is, I have been soaking his hay and he has quit eating it. I was giving b/p and he has quit eating it. Along with his hay and b/p he

Teresa, A G:I ratio of 4.2 means compensated IR which means you tighten up his diet even more! Muzzle him if he's getting too much grass. Soak his hay. Add r/s/r beet pulp to add weight. You can

I was planning on running blood tests on Jack next week, - 11th June I'm not sure at this stage what is relevant. Jack was on 7ml liquid pergolide start of April & all May- dropped to 6ml start of

Re: the Dawn & Vinegar fly spray--I think I will try it. We have fly predators, and regular fly spray kills them. This mixture might do the trick. The fly predators do cut down on the flies, but they

I had Dude's blood work done Wednesday. He is on a dirt lot with a little bit of grass coming up, we've tilled the ground and do so weekly. This weekend I'm going to try vinegar and salt. Also,

Hello group -- I have not been on the list since Triton died, but advice would be helpful. I have been concerned over the weight gain of my Pinto since December/January. On the trail he is lethargic,

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