My friend is going to join the group, but gave me permission to post to get a quick answer. 16 yo Quarter Horse, pregnant for the first time foundered a few days ago. Several vets and people have told

Joy, I use a plastic squeeze ketchup bottle, like you see on tables in cheap restaurants, with a long nozzle. I mix the salt and hot water in it, then stick the nozzle through the net to squirt the sa

Lavinia, I have posted RH lateral and new RF lateral. I was able to get my friend with the good camera to come out today, and I think we got rid of the shadows.

Lavinia, I have posted an almost complete set of hoof pictures (somehow missed the RH lateral). I will take it later today, but with a far inferior camera. Dually is very foot sore after every trim by

Thank you, Nancy, I didn’t think Mn could be removed, but hope springs eternal. I have struggled to get three of my horses to eat their minerals this past year, and they contain 400mg Cu, 1200mg Zn. I

I received the analysis for my new hay, it is in Grits’ photo album. It is very high in manganese, 184 ppm. I searched the archives, but couldn’t find the answer to my question, can hay with high mang

Bella, my IR/PPID Shetland is the pickiest eater I have ever had. I have tried everything recommended here, but nothing worked. I have been syringing meds and putting minerals on her hay for a year or

My mare, Grits, has always had a thin winter coat and is the first of my horses to shed each Spring. Based on TRH stim test, I started her on Prascend in August. She now has a thick winter coat, and I

LJ, Tylenol (Acetaminophen) is not an NSAID. it is a pain reliever, but not anti-inflamitory.

Thank you, Maria and Martha! I think you have answered my question. I am using larger nets with less hay, larger tubs to soak, fluffing the hay before putting it into the bags, and rinsing the hay whe

Sorry Cass, I should have said nets. Doubled 1 1/2 inch nets with 4-4 1/2 lbs. per net. I’m still trying to get an answer to my question about what effect eating fermented hay has on horses.

Hi Candice, I’m soaking for an hour and draining for 15 minutes. I’m throwing out the fermented hay, but I know they are eating some of it before I get there. It has been mid 90’s with 95% humidity, b

I have not had to soak hay in the Summer before, and when I got to the barn this morning, it smelled like a brewery! There was about 0.2 lbs. of hay left in each horses nets. I have read through the m

I might be trying to relay too much i one post, but here goes.. Sally, it would be great if we could exchange hay results. My latest test was on NY Timothy, and it was 9.2% ESC and0.8% starch. Kathlee

I am having trouble finding low ESC hay this year. I have tested 5 different growers, 4 local growers (NC and SC), and one from NY. All the local hay was way over 10% ESC. The NY timothy is 9.2% ESC a

Reposting because this might have been missed. Any comments on this article?

I just read this article which appears to blame fructans for founder. How can AAEP be so behind the times? Insulin isn’t mentioned, unless I missed it. DO YOU KNOW WHAT CAUSES GRASS FOUNDER? Spring is

Thank you Dr. Kellon.

She is not showing symptoms, but her ACTH numbers have been higher in the past. I ran the test because my vet bought a vial of the reagent and needed “guinea pigs”. I have a herd of 17 yo horses, so h

I had the vet run the TRH Stimulation test in my 17 yo IR mare, Grits (case history utd). Results were 19.1 pg/ml (9-35 ref) baseline, post TRH 328 pg/ml (9-110 ref.) My question is should I start her