Hi Ferne! It's great to hear from another Icelandic owner! Finnur is about 13.3 hands (he was advertised as 14 hands when I bought him but I think that was exaggerated a bit). I would say his bone

Does anyone know how to get or order, or find a feed mill my independent feed store could order soy hull pellets from in central texas...or Texas or surrounding states?? Ann and

Hi Kirrily, Conact Joan ,at MY Best Horse, for a run down on what she recommends Mov-Ease be used for. She's very responsive. www.mybesthorsse.com -- Lorna in Eastern Ontario, Canada ECIR Moderator

Is Mov-Ease beneficial for systemic overall bodysore pain? Muscle pain? Hoof pain? Not necessarily arthritis pain. I see the exact ingredients aren't listed and it is mostly discussed for

I like that - "that field looks nice for a canter", the good ole carefree days! I use a probe when possible, but if the hay barn doesn't have electric, I'll reach into the center as far as I can,

Dr. Kellon/Group, I was just now emailed Pabatsa's labs from Cornell--updated in his CH. All values have decreased since getting him back on his original 3.5 mg after a vet not knowing Cushing's had

Jenna, how tall is Finnur? I "think" that my Magic (Also Icelandic) is 13.2 (although he could be 12.3, ha!) and he weighs about 600. Just to give you some sort of comparison. He was up close to

By ECIR Group - Equine Cushings and Insulin Resistance There have been no studies documenting the safety or appropriateness of high-fat feeding to IR horses. The only fat insulin-resistant (or any)

Hi... I have four miniatures, two @ 36" and two @ 32". One of the larger ones can eat grass from the time it peaks up through the snow until six foot drifts, with no problems whatsoever, but the

I hope you will forgive me for being so insatiable... One more question please....Knowing that Donkeys do have a higher reference range for ACTH, wanted to double check that ithe recommended dosage

Thank you Dr. Kellon! -- Sandy March 2017, Onalaska, WA, USA Case History: https://ecir.groups.io/g/CaseHistory/files/Sandy%20and%20Andy .

That is awfully nice of you Sherry. I may be taking you up on that once I get through the folks I am sifting through now. I'm starting out local since I may need to pick it up because my farm is too

Hi Donna, When you take a sample you need to use a probe, not a handful from the outside of a bale so having a good relationship with your supplier is key. I know a bunch of folks in the Shamong

Ferne, Since you're on digest you'd have to forward that whole email and I would just cut everything BUT the relevant email(s) out of the forward. You can't forward from the website, but could do a

Hi Maggie - thanks so much for your very detailed reply! This is so helpful. I am very glad to hear that this hay looks good. I will move forward with ordering this for my own horses. As soon as

I'm wondering if all the time of day, lack of water does not apply to native grass. Here in the California Foothills once the rains stop late Winter/early Spring the grass dries up, it is 'natural'

Laura, you helped me so much. I am not new to this hay thing but since moving here to "real" farm country, (and being here a year and still not really knowing a soul) I am second guessing myself. The

Hi lj and anyone seeking more info All forms of testing are discussed here: https://www.ecirhorse.org/DDT+E-diagnosis.php And in Dr Kellon's proceeding from the 2013 NO Laminitis!

Hi Jenna, First of all, good for you for testing your hay!! Yes, that's correct, ESC + Starch is what we are looking for. That looks like nice hay. In addition to the low ESC + starch, the ADF and

Ponies have been on Phyto Quench for six months - since they had their bout of laminitis. They are now on a balance diet, they have no pain (at least on Phyto-Quench) should I continue long-term for