wrote: What's the ESC + Starch of your hay analysis? The combined ESC + Starch is 10.2% for the hay. 9 pounds hay and 1 pound TCSS. Total = 2.2% of his body weight (450 #). The hay was

Dr. Kellon and group, I just want you all to know that Dakota (23 year-old Morgan) is faring well on his pergolide, ThyroL and balancing mineral supplement. He actually is looking younger (to me)

My feed mill guy gave me a copy of "The Front Runner" Newsletter today. It's the Nov 2007. It talks about the Glycemic Index and why it's not the best way to deal with horse grain but it also talks

Hi Bruce, the more often you feed a horse the better. Their digestive systems evolved as grazers and long periods of time with an empty stomach can create havoc with them physically and mentally.

Hi Everyone, I know I read somewhere a list of symptoms of chronic laminitis that included things like: Sore after every trim (even by a competent farrier) Shelly, cracked hooves Stumbling An odd

Dee, how old is Rowdy? What's his diagnosis? Cushing's or IR? What's the ESC + Starch of your hay analysis? Amberlee www.fivepineranch.com Please Visit Our Site!

Hi blackeyedarabian, Could I ask a favour, please turn your CAPS off - makes it hard to read the message. You have a horse that has laminitis ongoing for one year. When you joined the list, you

Do you get that from a feed store in Victor, NY? When I was looking for some sort of feed to put Penny's supplements in, I learned that the Victor store had either that or Sterrets. I forget now,

Rowdy has been on a balanced diet for 7 days and he is getting worse. I can't update his profile because the server issues. Kathleen worked out his diet for me and he is on aakg and jherb twice a

Hi Sherri, That really IS great news.Good on you! Can you attribute her gains(pun intended) to anything in particular? Lorna

HELLO, I AM IN AN EXTREME DESPERATE TIME WHERE I NEED HELP FOR OUR BEAUTIFUL MARE THAT WE LOVE SOOOO MUCH. I HAVE BEEN TAKING CARE OF OUR HORSE WITH LAMINITIS SINCE DIAGNOSED IN JANUARY EVERY DAY

Hi Bruce, what I have done with Gacy is I feed her every 8hrs, divide her total hay allotment by 3. She has done just fine this way and I allow her to go into the pasture with a muzzle during the

Would someone share the usual length of time for Cushing's tests done at Cornell?

Yes, Lorna's courage in the face of a big disaster like that is very encouraging. How many of us whine about so much less? It really puts things in perspective, doesn't it? Thanks, Lorna, for your

I have a IR horse who is doing well now after a bout of Laminitis in spring. We live in PA. He is fed orchard grass hay-just sent to Dairy One today for analysis. Question is this: How often and

Drummer's case is certainly worse than Aletheia's - she penetrated both front feet 4.5 years ago....so not nearly as severe as what Drummer has come back from. Ditto To keep it short, I will just

Hi All, Folks, my apologies!!! I'd waited a few days after I knew most histories were in place before posting to the list that they were available because I'd been hoping to get the updates &

Hi Eleanor, Sorry,I think I'm borderline OT since Drummer's founder wasn't from Cushings/IR (nice to have at least one horse in the barn without).But maybe others are wondering about AAKG as opposed

Anyone? I know it's a very busy list, but I'm almost out of minerals, so I need to get on the stick and place an order. I have since worked the Excel file for both my 1st and 2nd cutting, and put in

Hi Michelle, The TC low starch is about 15% ESC+starch. This is not low enough for some horses. This is the pelleted stuff. The TC Safe Starch forage is guaranteed under 10%. But some horses get