Hi Joanne, Why did you join ECH3? Its is closed to new CaseHistories. Did you mean to join ECH8? I can sendyou an invite to join that group so you can tell us more about yourhorse. Yes,

---In EquineCushings@..., <belinda.jacomas@...> wrote : Hi Everyone, My horse has been diagnosed with Cushings after loosing weight fairly rapidly over the last 6 weeks, he only had a single blood

Hi Kerry You should be able to go directly to ECH8 and add this info to your current folder or start a new one for your second horse. If you add to the existing folder, use a new CH form and relabel

There is no research. It is "from observation" adn teh facts around those observations are either nonexistent or not shared. As said earlier, observation is important. It's a big part of what we do

Thank you Karen! I know how you feel. Keep at it. You can and will make a difference. Nancy C in NH ECIR Moderator 2003 Invest in the health of your horse and help ECIR Group nonprofit at the

Very interesting. On a similar note, even though my mare's IR/PPID is well-controlled right now, she still cannot handle even the tiniest amt of fats--I tried adding the recommended ground flax (just

Hi Kerry, We really arent sure what/why/how this phenom works but some owners report that alfalfa was introduced and the horses became foot sore. So since we are trying to ''clear the field '' and

Im updating my CH (Pinky) and need to add my second IR horse (Tofurky). Do I need another invitation for the second one? My first horse is in EC8. Thanks, Kerry in NY Pinky Sept 2014 Tofurky Nov

Mandy, Im curious about this statement: ....."Do NOT feed alfalfa. There is a chemical in alfalfa that makes many horses foot sore.".... What is the problematic chemical? My PPID/IR mare is

This is a very large group of horse owners with the potential for having a large database of information. Well-documented scientific data (your case history) helps the ECIR Group gain the trust of

From: Mandy Sent: Sunday, February 01, 2015 11:03 PM To: belinda.jacomas@... Subject: Re: Extremely skinny just diagnosed cushings horse inAustralia please help Hi Belinda, Welcome to the group.

Hi Belinda There are a few Aussies on here that will be able to help you and the fab mods will respond with a detailed message soon. Just wondering what state you're in as we (aussie members) are

Thanks Chanda, I will buy some tomorrow and add it to his feed. Belinda

Are you feeding 1 type of hay? all bermuda? all alfalfa etc? If one type of hay or a combo. you can search " equi-analyisis and they type of hay you are using.". you will see some reports posted..

What an intersting read from annch.. they seem like the peta folks of the horse world.. Made me nervous bec I feed 2.5# of r/s/r beet pulp daily.. I wonder what their reasons/research show ? I see

I can't answer many of your questions, but hopefully can help a bit with the beet pulp... Usually the sugars in beet pulp are due to molasses added back for dust control and flavoring, it can still

Hi Everyone, My horse has been diagnosed with Cushings after loosing weight fairly rapidly over the last 6 weeks, he only had a single blood test and it showed quite high cortisol levels, vet thought

Hello, My horse is currently boarded ans there is really not a way thay I can get a hay analysis as all the hay comes from different fields. I believe my area is high in manganese but am not sure

I just want to thank everyone that participates on this forum! I get so discouraged every day I work as an equine veterinary tech, seeing the multitude of horses that need the level of knowledge and

Hi Lavinia-- I know you are swamped with weather and other photos, so no rush on these photos, but I'd appreciate your comments on Cory's toe ( I know the heels still need to come down more). I feel