Thanks...I will try the smaller meals.Fingers crossed. And look into the rescue remedy... Geez...Sounds like I should take it too! UGH...I feel like I'm playing that game at the fairs where the alliga

Thanks, Lorna: No worries with the questions. I don't mind. Although, it is complicated to deal with and to explain... Basically, Jessi came to me with anxieties that I have to work around. And, as th

Hi Lorna; Yes to all your ACTH questions. From Jan to March, 1 mg pergolide took him from >1250 down to 358. He is currently on 4 mg. Yes, dry weight beet pulp. The range is what he EATS, not what is

Hi Lorna: I was able to get Sonny's CH updated and uploaded tonight. Thanks for taking a look. Jessi is on mix of timothy, OG, and alfalfa pellets, Haystack low carb/low fat, BP, Horse Guard, vit E, m

Thanks, Lorna! Will try hard to update Sonny CH tonight. There is no case history on Jessi as she is just his unseperatable stable-mate. Should I do one on her? Thanks!

Something strange is going on with my horses.... Both Sonny and Jessi have been extremely healthy for the last 15+ years. Now suddenly, both have seriously choked (mid-May five days apart but totally

Hi: Thought I'd share the test results of my high iron hay after rinsing: Originally as sampled: After brief rinse as sampled: Iron 652 ppm, or 296 mg/lb, 127ppm, or 58 mg/lb Potassium 1.55 % or 7.03

Lorna...You are my inspiration!! Wow. I hope that Sonny can live that long! You are amazing!! --Read up on the soy hulls...Thanks for the suggestion. Seems like it would be a wonderful addition to Son

Wow, Bonnie, Thanks! Lots of great info. Gives me a lot to think through. To get the testing sample, I collected handfuls from a number of bales, then ran it through my grinder, then took out the samp

Hi Paula. I am using a 212cc Predator chipper/shredder to grind Sonny's hay, which originally came from Harbor Freight a couple years ago (around $450 new) but I got used off Craig's List for $200. It

Thanks, Paula! Not working with a balancer yet. My plan was to get situated with the right hay and then do that. Was thinking about taking Uckele up on their offer to do the balancing and take the $40

I just purchased new local timothy hay for Sonny and sent a sample to Equi-analytical to have it tested. My picky boy just LOVES this hay and slicks up every morsel I give him, which I was excited abo

Oh. I see your note now too, Jaini. Thanks for weighing in. Don't know what's going on, but so far, no vet I talked to would give me a written prescription when I suggested that (including my most rec

Lorna and Maggie....thanks so much for your replies. I was so down yesterday...good to hear a few positive voices of support! Thank you, thank you for being there for us!! I caught a break today...(Sn

Is there any truth to a vet's claim that I talked to today that more than 1 mg of Prasend detrimentally affects the immune system? She was very serious about not prescribing more than 1 mg, and as I w

Is anyone using a vet in my area who embraces the ECIR group concepts? I would like to switch to someone who does. Thanks! Joan Feb 2017, Sherwood, OR Case History https://ecir.groups.io/g/CaseHistory

I was wondering if anyone has found a way to grind hay down for older horses with missing teeth. I was thinking that if I could get a load of tested hay and grind it, then add supplements to balance i

I talked to a vet today who said that when I splint a Prasend tablet and don't use half for 24 hours, that I am essentially yo-yoing the dose every other day because the pergolide is so unstable outsi

Thanks Maggie...I did, and it told me that it had saved. But, yay!...the album is showing up now! So, I guess it just needed some time? Thanks, Lavinia. Look forward to it. Maybe I can get my daughter

Lavinia: Thank you so much for your amazing patience. I just went to the signature area and added the album URL, but it is not showing up here. I added it manually, but maybe you could advise me as to