I live in SE Wyoming and have heard good things about Steve Foxworth, although I've never used him. I use a barefoot trimmer north of Fort Collins named Blaine St Peter. Would be glad to give you

Hi Dee, Thanks for putting up the pics - Bren is a real cutie. I've created an album for the pics in the Photos section of ECHistory8. It allows the volunteers to view them more easily and doesn't

Christine - I was in your situation a number of years ago. You may find that there is a supplement made for your region already. If so, would definitely consider the amount of minerals included.

Thank you for the links! Thanks for the info on pea gravel! I did the IR calculator and it shows Bren is extremely IR. My vet refused to do this test after eating, made me fast him all night. Would

Thank you all in advance!!! I have joined ECH 8 and uploaded Bren's history, xrays, and photo. https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/echistory8/files/Dee%20Kenville/ Dee, Santa Cruz California Oct

Was wondering what people think about this article. Am I grinding for no reason? Flax Seed Flax Seed Flax seed has many benefits in the equine diet.

I don't have the storage space to store large quantities of hay, so hay testing would be pointless. What do others do in that situation? Just take a guess according to common mineral deficiencies in

Hi, Just want to be sure to do no harm, more info would be helpful. Recent discussions/links on bute and NSAIDs pertaining to interference with healing has me wondering if I can use the Naproxen

Hi, Sorry it has taken me so long to respond. Been dealing with a particularly bad Lyme flair - thankfully, seems to be subsiding. Thanks for getting back to me. Bummer that the spreadsheet has been

Hi Dee, Yahoo's operating system has been making it extremely difficult to join the sister lists of late. In case that happens when you go to join ECHistory8 to fill out your case history I'm sending

Hey Dee, Welcome to the group! First we need you to join the ECH8 group so you can fill out the questionnaire. Its very detailed so it may take you some time to complete it. The results will

Hi Dee If you go with the pea stone, make sure it is round, 3/8ths inch. Where I am it is called washed. We also can get "rushed" which does not work as intended due to sharp bits. Nancy C in NH -

Hi Dee, >I understand I need to fill out a case history form somewhere? Go here and scroll down to last entry: https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/EquineCushings/files/%201%20START%20HERE%21%21%21/

I'm so so sorry for your loss. But so glad you caught it at such an early point. While the grief must be horrible it must also be a relief to finally know what was going on. Jennifer in

Thank you Linda! I signed in to IVIS and read the article. I have often thought of getting pea gravel...now I will research it for sure. I did put my Bren on a bed of about 6 inches rice hulls and

Jana, I'm very sorry for your loss. Be kind to yourself during this difficult time of grief. Fly free, Mikado, green grass and blue skies forever. Amy in PA '06ish (Herbie IR, Darby, lost beloveds

Dear Jana - How utterly heartbreaking for you. Mikado was indeed that one-in-a-lifetime horse, and I am glad he was with you because your excellent care led you to find this problem in this early

Jana, I am so sorry to hear this awful news. What a shock for you. I know you will miss him. You were lucky to have each other. Deb and Cory in NC July

Duh - The authors were from UCD. Linda EC Primary Response West Coast May 2004

Hi Sue, The study is in our files here: https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/EquineCushings/files/Drugs%2C%20Pergolide%2C%20Cushings%20Disease%20Treatments/Compounded%20Drugs/V Lavinia, Dante,