Wow is that amazing, just after one week... I am so grateful for this group and pray too god that Cashmere continues to get better :) Thank You Marie Josee Morin-Heights / Canada Sept.2012

Hi! Wonderful news! And yes, changing the diet can, and usually does bring about observable changes very quickly. I'm working with a friend whose horse felt hugely better after just three meals of

Hi to all, My mare has been on the Emergency Diet for 1 week (waiting for hay analysis from Equi-Analytical). Before we started the Emergency Diet she was doing ok except at night she would have

My little 'picky princess' pony wasn't thrilled with Standlee's Timothy pellets, but she LOVED their Orchard Grass pellets. If your horse isn't crazy about the Timothy he might go for the Orchard

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In discussion of issues I'm dealing with re my mare, Rianza, one of the things you mentioned was speaking to my vet about a trial of doxycycline for possible tick borne complications. I brought this

We don't know enough about the issue with alfalfa and some horses to really answer that for sure but members in the past have fed stems or old/stemmy alfalfa with no problem. I would suggest don't

Nope. Absolutely not true. Probiotics are live bacteria that are believed (but not often proven) to have positive health benefits. When you put bacteria into an intestinal tract or a culture dish,

The AOAC, background here: http://www.aoac.org/about/aoac.htm sets the internationally accepted standards for **validated** testing methods for forage testing. NIR is not an accepted method for

"...Our horses are like any other in that they need to be built up slowly. There are more considerations for PPID/IR horses. Here's a link to a good message Jaini did on this

Hello all, I was wondering if alfalfa stems, stripped of the leaves, are also bad for IR horses? My gelding is IR and I put him in his "diet pen" for his meals, and then feed my hard-keeper mare in

Hi Linda It is Linda, right? I'm with you. Again, not from opinion, from tons of work done here based in science. Please help us run things more smoothly by signing your name, general location

Hi Karen Our horses are like any other in that they need to be built up slowly. There are more considerations for PPID/IR horses. Here's a link to a good message Jaini did on this

Hi Brittany Need to clarify we don't work from opinion here, but from the facts as we know them from science and going on 14 years of doing this work. Go to the Equi-Analytical web

I called and the lady told me there is no difference. I explained what everyone has told me and she said no. What test do I do to just test the esc and sugar. Is it 644? There is so many diffrent

A nurse told me that if we give the horse vitamins or probiotics they loose the ability to do without these. I seriously doubt this. I would like other opions on this though. Thanks

I will call and find out how to go about that. I just seen the prices went up. Now the trainer is $54.00. Brittany and Mikey 2012 WI

I am confused. Exercise is good for IR. IR causes lethargy. So should I walk trot and canter For an hour or so? Mostly walk? So confused and concerned I didn't ride past 2 days. I have time Tomorrow

"...trim post..." Sorry. Someone just got me an ipad... and no, I don't know how to do much on it. Since I'm always on the run, I thought I could try to use it to communicate . It stopped raining

Hi Dee, Sorry that you need to be here again but glad we can continue to help. It would be really helpful if you would fill out a case history for Euphrates on the latest case history site