>I looked this up in the files but didn't find anything - I did a Messages Search and found this: https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/EquineCushings/conversations/messages/190331 Lornain

Hi - I looked this up in the files but didn't find anything - I was wondering what brand of psyllium would be safest for my horse. I have not found one without some type of flavoring. One

Hi Jaini, Thank you so so much for all of this information! I'm sure you've heard it a million times with such a large member base, but you guys are saviours! I will definitely add to the squeaky

Hi, Melissa - It sounds like for now, some loose minerals and beet pulp or soy hulls may be the route to go? Plus the magnesium (if using the Mad Barn Basic Mineral Mix), flax, and salt. Yup -

Not Bonnie, But Hay Pillow has 1/2" mesh available. Slow Feeder Hay Bags - The Hay Pillow, Inc. I have a couple for my minis in 1/2" and 3/4" and while they can get it out of the 1/2", they

Oh yes Nancy, it was Maggie that helped me with links. Thanks for your search tips. I wrote those in my file for the future. Beverly 6/14

From Econets. I see today they are featuring a new product: heavy duty mesh. Eco Nets - Mesh Hay Nets - Feed Horses Naturally with Net Hay Bags Eco Nets - Mesh Hay

Hi Bonnie, Where did you find the bags with 1/2 inch holes? I have a hoover 'Fatlinger' with very educated lips. :-) The 1 inch holes don't slow her down nearly enough! BTW...I tried the free choice

Monty recovered from the April trim within a week and we were back to walking, but after I did a touch up trim, he turned up sore again the day after. (We walked after the trim without a problem). So

The dandruff u describe is normal. Leave it alone. The more you futz with it the more irritated it becomes which may cause horse to want to rub its high end. Then you have a much worse aesthetic than

To add some personal experience.... In the Northeast 2012 was a similar spring to this one. No rain in April. Majority of growth in May. For 10 or so years prior my hay had always been well below

The bottom line is there are far too many variables to begin to predict what's in this hay, all the way down to the weather when cut and time of day. Nitrate is a concern with stressed forage too

Any association with Cushings/IR and dandruff in the tail.. The dandruff is in the ball of the tail and cant be combed out,. The bo asked me to get her tea tree oil shampoo and she has mineral oil or

I want to add that my life got a lot less overwhelming when I joined this group, with treating a Cushing's horse that the vets were failing at and contradicting each other. My head was spinning with

Hi Jaini, Thank you so so much for your advice! And thank you, I think she is quite lovely too! haha. She is a Morgan x QH :) Yes I think that I can only get my stuff from Otter Co-op. I am not

i went to pick up the last of my "safe" hay and its bad, all of it, leaving only this year's first cut which was severely drought stressed. It was cut last week (dont know what time of day). Its a

The short answer to your question is, "No." You can't trust your horse to self-regulate because horses are horses and they defy logic! All joking aside, this formula (free choice feeding IR-leptin

Hi, Lisa - For any IR or PPID equine, the safest diet is soaked hay,, plus flax for the omega 3's, vitamin E, and salt. Beet pulp is a good carrier for the minerals, flax, E and salt. A good mineral

Hi, Melissa - Chloe is lovely! Thanks for the case history - good work. What breed is she? I went and double-checked the All Phase stats. Starch in the products varies from 10% to 12% (much, much

That is probably it; I didn't ask the details - I was just so happy to be surprised by a lower-than-expected vet bill for a change! Jill & Khari in Idaho Member since 2010