Hi, Lynn. As someone who struggles with a horse with long toes and underrun heels, I have a silly suggestion that helps me better visualize the trim and the real length of the toes. I try to keep the

Nancy, did you increase APF to twice daily at the maximum dose?

So sorry to hear this, Nancy. He looks very sore. Here’s the link to the hoof pads. https://www.happyhoofpads.com/

Nancy, did you have a chance to reread this summary on Jiaogulan? It's a thorough review of the details when you're aiming to mobilize an abscess. https://ecir.groups.io/g/main/files/Pain%20Medication

Hi, Cari. There's fine print at the bottom of the NSC chart page that explains why Triple Crown feeds can test with higher ESC+Starch than shown on the chart. First, recall that ECIR evaluates appropr

The form of iodine used in iodized salt in the USA, potassium iodide, is not stable over the long term in all conditions. It is subject to degradation from heat, humidity and exposure to air, which ca

Hi, Sally. Using the Equi-Analytical analysis, your % nitrate and Nitrate-Nitrogen indicates elevated risk to your equines. Adapted animals refers only to cattle and doesn't apply to horses. https://e

Hi, Angie. LMF Low NSC Stage One would be a better choice. https://lmffeeds.com/products/lmf-low-non-structural-carbohydrate-stage-one/ ECIR has a list of safe bagged feeds in the Files: https://ecir.

Ellen, my findings, using my matched samples, is 20%. https://ecir.groups.io/g/main/topic/78489754#257999 2% is in the ballpark. If I'm using unmatched samples a.k.a. poor sampling technique, screenin

Petaluma is close. No worries there. I get hay from Western Farm Center in Santa Rosa BUT my experience with late season orchard grass is that high nitrates are more and more likely to be a problem as

Maybe there is no fescue but it could have rye and wheatgrass. I googled mountain meadow grass and came up with this mix: https://bbbseed.com/product/grass-mountain-meadow-mix/ There are several more.

Not a dumb question at all, and I'm glad you asked. I was going to ask why you have chosen meadow grass for just this reason. Around here, not only can meadow grass contain fescue, but IME it can also

Jill, there’s a difference between shelf life unopened and optimum freshness after opening. I called SCA to ask about need to refrigerate after opening. I was told the oil should be used within 30 day

I defer to Dr Kellon on Vinnie's potential PPID diagnosis. I don't see symptoms that indicate uncontrolled PPID as opposed to EMS. We are at the end of the seasonal rise for normal horses, and if he l

All things being equal in terms of introducing hay, I'd choose the timothy. NDF at 60% is acceptable to both my 17 yo mares, though they prefer it lower. The blue grass analysis was probably from a co

Whatever you do, make the hay changes slowly. I’d be more inclined to add more cubes than to switch to a new hay. I introduce new hay a pound a day. At that rate you won’t get very far with adding tim

Possible approaches I used over the past 8 years: 1. If you feed at night and it's all gone by morning, that's good enough. It's not necessary for him to gobble up the whole mash at one time immediate

Lori asked: "Has anyone found a discrepancy between the Wet 603 test and IR 601 Greater than 20% in the sugars of their hay?" This is my experience with hays available locally in my county from Northe

For the sake of comparison, my RSR beet pulp shreds (not pellets) had an NDF of roughly 51.2% as dry matter --- which is very digestible. I hope you find that Audi can gain some weight with this highl

Lindsay, you are missing something critical. 0.83 Mcal/pound of hay with NDF of 64.8% is not equivalent to 0.83 Mcal/pound of ODTBC with NDF of 54.8%. The digestibility of the feed (somewhat roughly s