Based on her body condition, You can definitely feed her more soaked hay. That’s the safest way to feed her more calories. As far as soaking hay in advance, you need to determine that the soaked hay i

Can you find a veterinarian who sells Prascend?

It’s an **emergency** temporary diet. 2000 IU should avoid a frank deficiency. After that, the diet should be balanced. We don’t know why some horses store plenty of Vitamin E, others not so much. Lik

Judy, may l butt in here to report my experience with Vitamin E in two IR mares? For years I had used the same approximate dose of powdered Vitamin E in oil, around 4500 IU for both my mares. When I c

Good observation, Debbie, about the digestible energy. I can explain the 3:4 ratio this way: experience has shown energy derived is greater than an equivalent Mcal of hay, but ymmv. DE is a calculated

This is a real problem in the dry West as a result of excessive fertilization with manure along with inadequate nitrogen fertilizer and inadequate irrigation or rainfall. We see it in garden soils tes

Hi, Cathie. You describe lethargy really well. I step up to say I appreciate the behavior changes in a horse that's a firebrand. But lethargy is a symptom of uncontrolled PPID or of hoof pain from unc

Hi, Nancy. Going into the factors that affect hay/BP soaking is OT for this group because of the detail involved. But it's perfectly on topic in the ECIR Horsekeeping subgroup. I started a thread ther

I uploaded two recent analyses for Standlee SmartBeet Pellets to Files in the folder for Beet Pulp. For newish members learning their way around ECIR, this is where members contribute analyses of vari

Sarah, I have a sooty buckskin, too. Blue’s coat is brassy, an indication of a diet that really needs balancing. Be sure to mention the coat brassiness to the person who balances your hay. Optimal nut

What color is Blue's coat? Does he shed out blood bay? dark bay? black? brown? buckskin? Is his winter coat faded?

Hi, Renee. A ration balancer only balances when we actually know what’s in the diet being balanced. A bagged ration balancer may add things you don’t need and leave out things that are critical. Just

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Hi Trisha. I have no answers for you but here’s a good place to start that I found using Google by searching Dr Kellon winter laminitis. https://drkhorsesense.wordpress.com/2017/02/06/winter-laminitis

Hi, Grace. You didn't mention why you want to give spirulina to your horse. It may help with some skin allergies. If you're not doing it already, I recommend that you work with Carol Layton, a very ex

Kandace, are you asking about Strongid T? It’s the only caramel-flavored Strongid I could find. https://www.zoetisus.com/products/horses/strongid-t.aspx

I agree with Sherry that overnight in moderate temperatures, six hours without hay is fine. During the day or under cold weather conditions, I prefer to keep periods without hay in the belly to be no

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Hi, Jessica. From your two latest videos, I agree that Gypsee is definitely off. Given the timing of the limp and the head bob, it could be the RF. Laminitis isn't the only possibility. It could also

Yes.

Hi, Daisy. Here's a listing of minimum/maximum iodine content in iodized salt on the NRCPlus grads list, where you can get more information about horses in work and their greater iodine needs. https:/