Re: RC: Re: Yogurt & Horses

[Bette Lamore <woa@stormnet.com>]

Hi Howard
I believe I was the one who originally brought it up-- recommended by my
vet. If you have Glen Oaks in your neck of the woods get the strawberry,
raspberry kind. It's liquidy--like a milk shake and my horses love it.
Because it's diluted I was told to give 60 cc. (big syringe woks great)
AM and PM. PS they do NOT like banana! (Hey and how's that book coming? 
Bette Lamore
Whispering Oaks Arabians, Home of TLA Halynov
http://www.stormnet.com/~woa
I've learned that life is like a roll of toilet paper, the closer it
gets to the end, the faster it goes. Smell the roses!
Claudia Provin wrote:
> 
>     Howard---I was not one who recommended it--but I do recommend it
> especially for a horse who has been sickly.   But, I did not offer it
> free-choice.   I was using it as a medication and thus pulled it up in a
> syringe and squirted it into his mouth---about 10 to 20 cc morning and
> night.   He was eager for his dose---as long as I stuck with vanilla.   It
> was no messier than a wormer  (which leaves room for variation--haha).
> Claudia
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <Howard4567@aol.com>
> To: <ridecamp@endurance.net>
> Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2000 1:50 PM
> Subject: RC: Yogurt & Horses
> 
> > OK, who was the wise guy who suggested giving yogurt to horses.  I must
> check
> > the archives, I bet it was some whacky guest.  Well guess who fell for it.
> >
> > I went to the SuperMarket and got 15 yogurts, some cherry, some
> strawberry,
> > some, blueberry; lotsa berries.  You see I got this skinny horse who is
> > driving me crazy trying to get weight on him.  I've nicknamed him
> Skeletor;
> > although he is looking a little better lately, more like Ally McBeal.  I
> got
> > the fat feed, I got the beet pulp, I got the supplements guaranteed to
> make
> > him look like Monica Lewisnky's before Jenny Craig pictures.
> >
> > And the yogurt thing sounded great; live cultures, probiotics, will
> stimulate
> > the gut, all that stuff.  Great idea.
> >
> > Problem is he wouldn't touch it.  I scooped a little in my hand, pushed it
> in
> > his mouth (figuring it's an acquired taste) and ended up wearing it all on
> my
> > face.  Covered my glasses, my hair, and some got inside my ear.  Sticky
> stuff
> > and I won't tell you what it reminds me of.  Yuck!
> >
> > Anyway, tried to give it to the other horses and none of my guys/gal liked
> it
> > at all.  Lifted their lips and head up in the air and I lip read them
> telling
> > me FORGETTTTT THIS STUFF.
> >
> > I can't wait to hear how many of you have horses who just love yogurt.
> > Should be interesting.  I've ended up eating so much of it I can't stay
> out
> > of the bathroom.
> >
> > cya,
> > Howard
> >
> >
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