Hi Kathy. Thanks for your kind suggestions. Some horses seem to take changes in stride. Not Blessing. I've used hollowed out carrots, cucumber, small chunks of apple; homemade horse cookies; Beet-E-Bi

Thanks, Jaini! I'm moving my powdered pergo to the cupboard now! Helen

Thank you, Dr Kellon! I'll pick up some baby peas and not use molasses. I just taped her to be sure about that weight. I recorded it incorrectly. She appears to be 835 today. Much more optimistic scen

New numbers from Cornell University show Blessing's ACTH at 49.4. Last August, it was 17.3. I'm having a lot of trouble getting her to consume the compounded pergo (2.75 mg). She has become suspicious

Thank you, Dr. Kellon. I got pretty excited there for a minute, until I saw your new information. Helen Connor strivetomakeadifference@... 503-449-1110

I couldn't get Blessing to eat the Vit E gelatin capsules either. So I started piercing them and squeezing the oil out into the rest of the supplement mix. What to do with the empty caps? I threw them

Just made a donation in honor of my mustang mare, Blessing, who would not be with me if it were not for this group and the great efforts of my trimmer. She is 19 years old today. I am so grateful to e

I am interested in participating in a study with my IR/PPID mare if one is undertaken. Our case history is up to date. Blessing has been on the ECIR diet for several years now. We use spirulina and ch

Dear Jaini, I'm so sorry to hear of Maggie's passing. Your heart must be breaking. Know that a lot of people out here hold you in their thoughts and prayers. It won't change what's happened, but it ma

Hello Stuart. These two recommendations may seem minor, but they have helped my horse during her bout with founder a couple of years ago. I continue to use socks and shipping boots during the winter e

Yes, thank you, I can see it now! Thanks for all you do to keep things running smoothly at ECIR! Helen Connor strivetomakeadifference@... 503-449-1110

YES! Thank you very much! Helen Connor strivetomakeadifference@... 503-449-1110

Nancy, My email address starts "strive." my friend's (Patty Franklin) email address starts "patty." This last summer I tried to sign her up because she couldn't make it work on her computer. I'll bet

Hi Lorna, Next morning. Still can't see a button that lets me add photos to Blessing's album. Can I send the two images to you and have you add them? Or is there something else I can try that you know

I tried re-entering my password, but no luck. Like Maxine, I still can't see the "add photo" button. I didn't see anything odd in the subscription area.

I don't have an "add new photo" button when I click on the link below for Blessing's photo album. Any suggestions?

Paula, you can also try wool socks or shipping boots, or a combination to his legs warm. Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone

Lyn, I had greater success when I separated the salt from the rest of the supplements. My mare now gets the salt in a separate bowl. Presented that way, she eats both her minerals and the salt. Also,

Thanks, Nancy. Your recommendation is similar to my vet's. I only asked here because she "bows" to Dr. Kellon matters of PPID and IR. They are not her specialty. But she also thought I could start up

Does anyone know if I'll need to ramp up Blessing's dose when the prescription finally arrives? 1. Current dose is 2.75 mg c. pergolide once a day (so I could cut the powder in half but beyond that, I