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| low carb diet | 7/23/2008 | Jessica Hughes |
Q: I was wondering if a low carb diet is ok for a horse that doesn't necessarily need it? Thanks, ...
A: If your horse is on the thick side then, no, I wouldn't suggest taking the carbs away such as a low ...
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| flys | 7/23/2008 | Jessica Hughes |
Q: I have 5 horses on my farm. Out of the 5 horses, my one quarter horse seems to get attacked by flys ...
A: If you have a show coming up, then you could call your vet and get some dex. from him, put her on it ...
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| flys | 7/23/2008 | Jessica Hughes |
Q: I have 5 horses on my farm. Out of the 5 horses, my one quarter horse seems to get attacked by flys ...
A: It sounds to me like it's more of an allergy than actual fly bites. I have horses who come in who ...
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| horse nutrition | 7/20/2008 | Jessica Hughes |
Q: I was at a party, and I heard a guy say he had a new colt, and the beauty of it was that all he had ...
A: I would not suggest not supplementing a young horses diet with grain under the age of 2. A horse ...
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| US Horse feeds | 7/17/2008 | Jessica Hughes |
Q: I imported 2 horses from Ireland to US and need to get the equivalent if 1 scoop of alfalfa and 1 ...
A: Without knowing how many quarts a scoop is that your referring to I can't tell you the exact amount. ...
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| Nutrition for KIWI, my horse | 7/16/2008 | Jessica Hughes |
Q: I have a 23 year old Tennessee Walker gelding who is on pasture most of the time 24 hours a day and ...
A: In my opinion it seems pretty simple to remedy. I would just cut the grain out totally. Obviously ...
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| Skinny TB | 7/14/2008 | Jessica Hughes |
Q: My name is Corey and I am having trouble keeping weight on my 9 yr. old OTTB mare. She isn't ...
A: I'm not familiar with the grain you're feeding, however I would suggest any grain that is high in ...
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| Black eyes | 7/14/2008 | Jessica Hughes |
Q: I own a 13 year old mare who moved from England to America exactly one year ago. She has had no ...
A: I don't understand if your talking about the actual eye ball going black or the skin around the ...
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| What horses can eat and can't eat | 7/12/2008 | Jessica Hughes |
Q: Me and my cousin are horse lovers, and we love to ride horses, but we also like to give them treats ...
A: Personally I don't like to give treats on a regular basis. Horses who receive treats regularly ...
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| 24year old mare | 7/9/2008 | Jessica Hughes |
Q: This mare is 24 yrs old and has been losing weight since March. She gains a little then loses a ...
A: Sorry for the delay, I've been at a horse show for the last 5 days. I would suggest feeding her a ...
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| sweet feed choking | 7/6/2008 | Jessica Hughes |
Q: we have a 4 year old tennesse walking horse gelding he has been given sweet feed since he started ...
A: Sorry for the delay, my computer satellite has been down. I would suggest soaking his feed in water ...
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| diet | 7/2/2008 | Jessica Hughes |
Q: I have a 7 yr old quarter horse mare. I bought her 2 years ago and was told she was good at barrel ...
A: It sounds like to me that you need to work your horse on a schedule regularly and stick to it. You ...
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| grass turnout | 6/26/2008 | Jessica Hughes |
Q: 6-26-2008 Hello: We would like to turn our horses out on a lawn grass type of small paddock ...
A: The grass does loose nutrients after a period of time going into summer, however, if you live in an ...
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| supplements | 6/26/2008 | Jessica Hughes |
Q: I have a TB exracehorse mare. Her back is long and I was wondering is there are any supplements you ...
A: I would stay away from the human supplements for now, as they are not formulated for the digestive ...
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| finicky horses | 6/24/2008 | Jessica Hughes |
Q: We have 2 Arabs one is 30 and one is 25, and they have just decided to not eat their hay, they just ...
A: I don't know of any hay pellets. I would still try the bagged hay, you can get pure timothy and ...
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| Horse Feeding | 6/23/2008 | Jessica Hughes |
Q: I am taking a 4-H project on Horseless Horse where we make posters on all kinds of subjects about ...
A: The main components of a horses diet consist of three parts. Water, roughage, and grain. Roughage ...
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| HORSE MUNCHIES | 6/23/2008 | Jessica Hughes |
Q: I HAVE A 4 YEAR OLD BELGIAN/QUAR MIX. NAYLAH LOVES TO BE OUT IN THE FRONT YARD WITH MY SELF AND ...
A: To my knowledge mulberry tree is not harmful. I don't know what area you are in to determine what ...
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| finicky horses | 6/23/2008 | Jessica Hughes |
Q: We have 2 Arabs one is 30 and one is 25, and they have just decided to not eat their hay, they just ...
A: This is not uncommon from my experience with older horses. I had a 30 yr. old TB which I had to ...
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| What to feed a Belgian horse? | 6/19/2008 | Jessica Hughes |
Q: My husband is wanting a horse to learn driving. He really likes the belgians but we are trying to ...
A: As far as hay/roughage goes a good rule of thumb is to feed 1.5-2 lbs. of hay for every 100 lbs of ...
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| Bone | 6/17/2008 | Jessica Hughes |
Q: I have a 5yo thoroughbred gelding who I bought 6 months ago. Shortly after aquiring him he got a ...
A: I am going to agree with your vet. I had a mare who came in one day with the same thing you have ...
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| Horse Tail Loss | 6/16/2008 | Jessica Hughes |
Q: I have a 4-year-old paint gelding that I purchased about 9 months ago. He is loosing his tail near ...
A: I have a TB that does the same thing every year at this time. I have researched it, talked to my ...
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| BEST JOINT SUPPLEMENT | 6/10/2008 | Jessica Hughes |
Q: LOOKING FOR A GREAT JOINT SUPPLEMENT, FOR MY 10 YRS OLD PAINT, 7 YEAR OLD HALFLINGER MARE AND 7 YEAR ...
A: I use Acti-Flex 4000. I've used that for years and really like it. A horse should get minimum ...
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| my horse is not allowed protine | 6/9/2008 | Jessica Hughes |
Q: my horse is a 14 year old mare and has recently had a liver infection and the vet has recomented not ...
A: You need to provide energy and protein in a form that doesn't rely on liver metabolism, so as not to ...
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| Herbs | 6/8/2008 | Jessica Hughes |
Q: I have race horses and used to be an athlete myself. I would like to use things like panax ginseng, ...
A: From my findings I have found that just because herbs are natural they are not all safe or more ...
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| hight | 6/8/2008 | Jessica Hughes |
Q: 5 year old guelding and i have been feeding him grain. he is 14- 14.1 hands high right now and what ...
A: It's hard to say without knowing the breed and heights of parents. Some breeds such as drafts and ...
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| Herbs | 6/8/2008 | Jessica Hughes |
Q: I have race horses and used to be an athlete myself. I would like to use things like panax ginseng, ...
A: Although I have used herbal supplements with my horses, I have never used a great quantity at one ...
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| How to get a draft cross fit? | 6/2/2008 | Jessica Hughes |
Q: I have a shire/TB cross he is 6 years old. I've had him for 1 1/2 years. Last summer he was ridden ...
A: The Draft crosses do tend to have a little less of a work ethic than the TB's do. However, I would ...
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| sluggish horse | 5/27/2008 | Jessica Hughes |
Q: I have an 18 yr old appy mare, I have had her for about 8 months, she was in a pasture and handled ...
A: I'm not really concerned by what you have explained. My horses don't always drink when I think they ...
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| Grass Feed | 5/20/2008 | Jessica Hughes |
Q: I live in Orange County, New York, about 1 hour northwest of New York City. Right now, I've just ...
A: My suggestion would be to plant either orchard grass, brome, or timothy. All three of these types ...
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| Horse | 5/15/2008 | Jessica Hughes |
Q: I Jessica, One of my barrel horses is an Arab and older about 21. He is an awesome horse when you ...
A: I would mix his senior feed with a high fat feed. Southern States makes a couple of feeds that is ...
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| help! | 5/13/2008 | Jessica Hughes |
Q: I HAVE 2 HORSES AND I AM TOTALLY NEW TO THE HORSE WORLD. I AM READING EVERYTHING I CAN GET MY HANDS ...
A: Well, since you are relatively new to the horse world I would like to start by telling you that in ...
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| How to put weight on.....? | 5/13/2008 | Jessica Hughes |
Q: I have a few questions i bought a female tennisee walker a week or so ago at an auction. she had ...
A: I would put your mare on a high fat low protein diet. Southern States makes a feed that is 10% fat ...
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| old horse | 5/12/2008 | Jessica Hughes |
Q: We are caring for a 26 year old Mare. She has lost alot of weight recently. She has a hard time ...
A: Well, if your horse is dropping chewed hay/grass it probably means she doesn't have a lot of teeth ...
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| quidding (grass and hay) | 5/11/2008 | Leigh Lovell |
Q: This is an elderly, thin Anglo Arab, stabled at night in winter, rugged if necessary but out ...
A: Quidding can become a habit usually caused by a history of bad teeth and they have gotten use to ...
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| Garlic | 5/10/2008 | Jessica Hughes |
Q: Does garlic kill flies, and if so will it give your horse colic if you feed it to them?
A: I don't think garlic actually kills the flies, I think it's more of a repellent. It is safe as we ...
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| maintaining healthy weight on TB mare | 5/7/2008 | Jessica Hughes |
Q: I recently adopted a 7 year old thoroughbred mare off the track, she looks as though she needs to ...
A: I had a TB rescue horse who came to me almost dead. You could count every bone in his body. What ...
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| Sugar beet availability | 5/1/2008 | Leigh Lovell |
Q: I used to use Sugar beet in my Horses feed when i was in the UK. I now own my first Horse since ...
A: Sugar beeet is new to Australia but it's becoming fairly common. It's being heavily advertised in ...
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| horses | 4/28/2008 | Jessica Hughes |
Q: How do you keep a old horse healthy? My old horse is about 18 years of age. Is there anything else I ...
A: As for the type of feed, I would suggest a senior feed. Almost all feed distributors have a senior ...
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| horses | 4/27/2008 | Jessica Hughes |
Q: How do you keep a old horse healthy? My old horse is about 18 years of age. Is there anything else I ...
A: Yes, there is a list of things you can be doing for your older horse. The question is, how much do ...
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| New mare not eating | 4/17/2008 | Jessica Hughes |
Q: Jessica, I recently purchased a thoroughbred mare for the prospect of crossing her with and ...
A: I have owned mares like yours who are finicky when introduced to a new environment. She should ...
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