tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8926013554523279624.post4557630724569941883..comments2023-08-21T08:01:58.534-07:00Comments on MidWestHorse Blog: Good News, Bad News............Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8926013554523279624.post-46535043394308245822009-05-28T04:23:43.594-07:002009-05-28T04:23:43.594-07:00I have several easy keepers and get left fat notes...I have several easy keepers and get left fat notes by my farrier. :o( Right now I am trying to up the exercise and cut down on the grain plus I mow some of my pastures. I also use Horse 10 which is lower in carbs and fat. Seems to help. If I were a horse I would be called an easy keeper, I get grumpy when my food is cut down too! lol! Good luck!Midlife Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03531655128417397650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8926013554523279624.post-4589952827284297982009-05-28T00:38:19.556-07:002009-05-28T00:38:19.556-07:00How overweight? She doesn't look it to me....she l...How overweight? She doesn't look it to me....she looks gorgeous!<br />I sure do know about this pissy mares....and mine's not even on a diet. lol!<br /><br />"Turd in a punchbowl" LOL! You're funny!<br /><br />~LisaLaughing Orca Ranchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03562627840013868980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8926013554523279624.post-61676458265647915252009-05-27T07:44:31.786-07:002009-05-27T07:44:31.786-07:00Yeah, Tracey, I did some reading on the alfalfa cu...Yeah, Tracey, I did some reading on the alfalfa cubes and not interested, I know Kola will try and gulp and choke, also read about beet pulp and it contradicts itself, low sugar, low carb , but good for weight gain, What? She colics with a grassier hay, What I did learn at a Vet forum is that horses on more alfalfa, chew=saliva do not have the ulcer issue. I gave grassier hay all winter & had more issues with belly aches than I normally do , so I went back to a 50/50 mix. I'll sort something, plus starting her exercise should help.Calliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704537697611988375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8926013554523279624.post-72970474026412917152009-05-26T22:33:46.596-07:002009-05-26T22:33:46.596-07:00Glad her foot is better!
I'm done with alfalfa cu...Glad her foot is better!<br /><br />I'm done with alfalfa cubes, personally. I hadn't wanted to feed them to begin with but had a friend ranting and raving over how wonderful they were. One of the yearlings choked, however, and she wasn't even bolting. But it's not just the choke issue...cubes are the dirty, short bits that can't be baled; some of it is pretty low quality.<br /><br />That said...I'd probably go with Mrs. Mom's idea of a low quality grass hay that can be left with her, or maybe look into a slow feeder that prolongs her eating. <br /><br />Easy keepers sure can be difficult, can't they?Traceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06369244473889348601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8926013554523279624.post-51847463819839203932009-05-26T19:12:36.766-07:002009-05-26T19:12:36.766-07:00Amazing how one problem replaces another! It's goo...Amazing how one problem replaces another! It's good that the hoof crack has healed.....but the weight problem....not easy. I know they get really cranky if they feel they are not getting enough to eat. It is not easy to put an animal on a diet!! Perhaps the 15 minute workout each morning will help enough to where you don't have to ration her food as much..John and Regina Zdravichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03750649450237309246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8926013554523279624.post-40485597105404434702009-05-26T17:36:12.214-07:002009-05-26T17:36:12.214-07:00Gee - all our horses seem plumper in the spring. ...Gee - all our horses seem plumper in the spring. lol<br /><br /><br />Linda<br /><br /><A HREF="http://themanepoint.blogspot.com/2009/05/hobby-horse-clothing-company-robbed.html" REL="nofollow">HOBBY HORSE ROBBED</A>The Mane Pointhttp://themanepoint.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8926013554523279624.post-76311727724277511262009-05-26T16:37:59.742-07:002009-05-26T16:37:59.742-07:00Alfalfa should help the ulcers too. Can you get th...Alfalfa should help the ulcers too. Can you get the cubes? They take longer to eat and might keep your girl happy longer as she will have to work harder to get the food into her.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10029423500476995817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8926013554523279624.post-58965781185127927632009-05-26T15:26:45.501-07:002009-05-26T15:26:45.501-07:00I'm just at a cunundrum with how to feed her. the ...I'm just at a cunundrum with how to feed her. the Vet is due out on the tenth. I'll ask advice then. Beet pulp, I'll check into that. Yeah, I'm not dure what to do, other than start exercising her. She gets pasture time, I actually just mowed it a bit. The saddle is is nice for the price. Wish it did fit her.Calliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704537697611988375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8926013554523279624.post-16907256628466863102009-05-26T14:20:03.042-07:002009-05-26T14:20:03.042-07:00Hey Callie, just a thought here.... your hay. What...Hey Callie, just a thought here.... your hay. What type are you feeding the girls? Could you find / switch to a lower protein, more coarse hay? I ask because A) Cutting back hay. grazing time does aggravate ulcers. B) Not having enough for the stomach to work on also will create more ulcers in horses. <br /><br />The U-Guard is good stuff. If anything, I'd give her supplements in beet pulp (No grain,) and let her eat a lower nutrient level hay. Adding in exercise is always good ;) <br /><br />Just a passing thought!!<br /><br />Ya know, looking at that saddle, I have to wonder if something like that wounldn't fit the Back of the Bunz..... Oh well...lolMrs. Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15269132012512166439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8926013554523279624.post-33691000679835784732009-05-26T14:18:35.772-07:002009-05-26T14:18:35.772-07:00Glad her foot is better!
Maybe she'll chill after...Glad her foot is better!<br /><br />Maybe she'll chill after she gets used to it!kdwhorseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07927961715923751666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8926013554523279624.post-76787580342749381202009-05-26T13:48:16.800-07:002009-05-26T13:48:16.800-07:00Sounds like she's not going to be your best friend...Sounds like she's not going to be your best friend for a while if you take her food away. It's too bad we can't explain to them why they have to cut back on their eating. But then again it's been explained to me and I still get grumpy when my food is taken away by dieting.<br />Hope it all works out for you and her.Grey Horse Mattershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05837575441967937196noreply@blogger.com