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Re: Pam and Bailey (New Member)

Hi Deb: Thank you for your support. I truly appreciate it. A few questions for you if I may. Bailey is now starting to be down more than up. When she does get up she can barely walk. It is

By bark@... · #191538 ·

Re: Prevacox and pergolide IMPORTANT INFO

This subject comes up often, so it is well worth mentioning again. The equine dose for Previcox (firocoxib) is 0.045 mg per lb body weight (0.1 mg per kg). THE DOSE FOR AN 1100 LB HORSE IS 49.5 mg,

By janieclougher@... · #191537 ·

Re: balancing forage

And I forgot to sign my post. Apologies. Nancy C in NH ECIR Moderator 2003 FACT: Some mares are refractory to good control of IR by the usual diet measures. See E. M. Kellon, VMD, Mineral Nutrition

By Nancy C · #191536 ·

Re: balancing forage

Hi Casey Once you start to look seriously at nutrition you will see, there are as many opinions about nutrition as there are about the equine foot. Recommendations here start first with research found

By Nancy C · #191535 ·

Re: Farriers formula and iron overload

---In EquineCushings@..., <nancy@...> wrote : I believe all the "hoof" supplements are a total waste of money. Just balance the hay and omegas and most if not all hoof trouble will go away. = = = =

By Eleanor Kellon, VMD · #191534 ·

Teshan booked for trim

Hi All, Mine are booked for trim, usual 6 to 7 week. I like my farrier, he's brilliant with the young filly and the stallion and I like his work, but he is very young. This is my first encounter

By kleonaptra@... · #191533 ·

Re: Farriers formula and iron overload

Backin 2008, a group member was told by the manufacturer of Farrier’s Formula, “Utilizing ourdietary software program, the calculated iron level in Farrrier's Formula is2,353 ppm. We do not

By gentpony · #191532 ·

Re: Farriers formula and iron overload

I am no expert and I have NOT taken the classes. However when I put my 2 "special" horses on ground, stabilized flax and a "balancer" specific to the hay they eat, hoof issues disappeared. My

By Nancy Reed · #191531 ·

Re: Update for Maggie

Understand it can be difficult. Her comfort comes first. Could try to put a piece of matting or a small piece of plywood under her foot just to take the picture. SR's are good, great that you've cut

By Lavinia Fiscaletti · #191530 ·

Re: balancing forage

>I looked at "Why we Balance Forage" https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/EquineCushings/files/7a%20Hay%20and%20Diet%20Balancing/ Fascinating! Thank you to the person whogave us this valuable

By Lorna Cane · #191529 ·

balancing forage

I looked at "Why we Balance Forage" https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/EquineCushings/files/7a%20Hay%20and%20Diet%20Balancing/ Fascinating! Thank you to the person whogave us this valuable

By Casey and Don James <macivor@...> · #191528 ·

Re: Update for Maggie

Sorry, I had to improvise on the photos since she isn't able to walk out and stand on the concrete at this point. Maybe if I had tried to take the pictures last week when she was so much improved it

By Tiffany Woodward · #191527 ·

Re: Update for Maggie

Hi Tiffany, Yahoo uploads pictures in its own, odd way. If you click on "Actions" in the upper right of the screen, then click on "Date" twice, it will arrange them from newest to oldest by date.

By Lavinia Fiscaletti · #191526 ·

Re: Trim Review and Shedding Question -- 2nd Post

Hi Suzanne, The trim had made a bit of progress with backing the toes but seems to have stalled. Heels are still run forward, toes need to come back even more and there are flares in the walls that

By Lavinia Fiscaletti · #191525 ·

Re: IR/PSSM

-------------------------------------------- On Sat, 3/7/15, tbme1929@... [EquineCushings] <EquineCushings@...> wrote: Subject: [EquineCushings] IR/PSSM To:

By Trish Bradley · #191524 ·

Re: Update for Maggie

Second attempt here. Sorry if it's a duplicate. I always worry about too much activity too but as far as I know there has never been any further hoof damage as a result. There's a good chance she may

By Eleanor Kellon, VMD · #191523 ·

Re: Farriers formula and iron overload

I forgot to reference this post.. It was just from someone,, no known expert. just a fellow horse owner. who posted on the horseforum.. lj friedman san diego nov 2014

By lj friedman · #191522 ·

Update for Maggie

I have updated Maggie's case history and added some new hoof photos that I took this morning. Just a heads up that when I added them to her album, they were put in some strange order. I tried to

By Tiffany Woodward · #191521 ·

Re: Farriers formula and iron overload

trace minerals are far more important and with no iron added to the California Trace, you get sufficient copper and zinc to fight the iron that's in the rest of his daily intake, instead of increasing

By Eleanor Kellon, VMD · #191520 ·

Re: Farriers formula and iron overload

I have an iron overloaded horse so it's near and dear to my heart. I want to stay away from supplements/products that add iron and manganese. But there is the contamination issue as well. Kathleen

By Nancy C · #191519 ·

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