Hello, I am new to the list and just wanted to wave hello from sunny South Carolina (we are recovering from a drought the hottest year since 1955). I own 10 horses, six miniature horses, two draft,

Any of the cuff ones that work on AA batteries are OK.? What you need to do is take your pressure with the one at home a few times? and then have your doctors office, (this is free at most clinics)

I apologize - he shares this information freely with anyone and since I quoted the sources as well I did not think it would be an issue. Ute <horsies4luv@...> wrote: permission. or in tissue;

Most predators are far and in between anymore in the Western US. If predation was a big factor I believe we would not have to worry about the high numbers of wild horses that prompts regular round-ups

I am game for this project, and should be monitoring my own blood pressure (probably) so I am willing to invest in some equipment. From first aid classes I have taken, I know how to take it but I

I add water to all feed. Keep in mind that a natural diet consists of plant material, which is about 95% water. I think adding water to feed is a good thing. Martha Stewart Just kidding, (about

Please do not post copyrighted material without the owner's permission. Joan and Dazzle

Maybe the reason that we don't see very many wild horses with laminitis is because when they get it, they get eaten.... Just a thought. Joan and Dazzle addition critter

This may be mostly due to a body's stress response. Constant stress can cause chronically elevated glucose levels in the blood to support a perceived fight or flight response that in our modern lives

Another thought - when I hold the meter in between thumb and finger, I tend to put my other fingers against his butt as a kind of leverage against the meter being sucked in. It was just a natural way

Sandra Su- Don't feel bad, I asked the exact same questions my first time. If Penny's got a cold, it sounds like a minor one. That's exactly they way Rudy acted during the epidemic - no fever, a

I would also check the ACTH levels, just in case because from what she's getting, she really should not be quite as tender I would think. Is it all four feet? If it is primarily one hind, then

"mannequin2d" <nobst@...> asked: Wendy, I can say that I have no idea why the liquid would be so much more expensive. I've never used it. Marketing, perhaps? - Cindy and Alf (and

<bittersweetfarm@...> wrote: > She's a Nevada Butte Mustang and think she's been getting too much of her meadowgrass (low carb) hay without soaking. We'd let her out of her pen in the AM before going

I forgot to add - you may want to consider massage therapy to address the muscles that might affect the front hoof wear pattern and do specific exercise that will also tone weaker muscles that may

My horse has been greatly improving since early June when I became a member of this group and took charge of dealing with his obvious IR condition and now known Cushings. I have been riding him maybe

Hi Eva, When I first read your post I was scared to even look at the pictures - I expected much worse. They actually do not look that bad at all! :-) You already have gotten a lot of good feedback. I

Thanks to all of you who have been helping me out with this whole IR/Cushings experience. Several of you asked for photos and I have posted them on the ECHoof site under

<samwisebaggins@...> wrote: therefore may eat more healthy than our domesticated ones....How old to they get? Look at how many people on this list have equines over 20, 25 and even over 30 years old?