Hi everybody, my name is Jennifer, and I live in Germany with husband Steph and our two mules Larry and Katie. I joined here because I need to try and find out if Larry has an underlying problem that

Thank you for replying! No, Larry has no coat issues as a EC equine might have. Only his IBH (if it's that). My vet would not send the plasma overseas, no. We have a new panel here for IR/EC/laminitis

Hi Mandy, the problem is that I cannot translate the text on the new panel. I lack the vocabulary. If anyone is on here who can translate it (Heike perhaps?) I'll post the link to the lab information.

I'm between Frankfurt and Cologne. No, I'm German. I'm a writer for the US Mules & More magazine, and a teacher for two-legged kids. I used to be a clicker trainer for all four-legged kids. :D Tell He

Yes, but the results are hilarious most of the time. Especially if the vocabulary is more scientific and words have a different meaning. Haha! Oh, and what came through all weird with some numbers was

Hello group, I'm trying to balance our hay, which is high in iron (our mules at 1100lbs eat 18lbs each per day, and that comes up to 2275mg!). Also high manganese (at 1170mg per day). To balance all t

I loaded up the complete sheet here into ECHistory4: http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ECHistory4/files/Laramie/ Jennifer in Germany

Thank you so much, Jennie!! I'll do that then. Oh, I forgot, yes, we do add salt. They would never consume 2oz though, haha! I do what I can though. I also forgot that both get jiaogulan too. :) Jenni

Hi Brenda, yes, I find that too high too. Have to soak. Thankfully we get hay soon that has been cut later. I'll retest the iron then too, but from what I've heard there won't be much change there. Bu

Okay, bear with me, haha! Here's the readjusted 6.5:1 ratio. Now the zinc has been adjusted to that too. Is it okay now as it is? I can safely tell the concerned manufacturer that it is recommended to

I'm so sorry for your loss. Sending hugs, Jennifer July 2011, Germany

I would be very interested on how to balance such a high iron hay. I thought our hay was high in iron, but this one baffles me. If you're going off list with this, I would be thankful if you guys woul

Marianne, that might not be easy due to import regulations, to ship the hay sample over to the US. I'm sure it is possible for you to have a more thorough test done in NL, but if not I would recommend

Hi Andrea, we have a service for farmers here to have their feed tested. Everyone else can use it too. That's where you ship your samples here. It's a nationwide service, an agricultural department. :

Here the test includes sugar and starch but not fructan (the regular hay analysis). Jennifer in Germany Laramie July 2011

You'd have to ask them. It's the LUFA, google will turn up their phone number. :) Jennifer in Germany Laramie July 2011

I just got the information back that the sugar in my analysis is ESC. Jennifer in Germany Laramie July 2011

I finally got an answer, and the starch and sugar in my analysis is starch and ESC. Jennifer in Germany Laramie July 2011

I've learned that flax seed oil is extremely sensitive to light and oxygen, so IMO you would have to use an oil that comes in a dark bottle and has some sort of device that lets the oil out but no air

AFAIK flaxseed oil needs to be stored airtight and in the dark. Otherwise it's not stabel and will turn bitter in a matter of days. I have not found flaxseed oil packaged to assure both airtightness a