Re: Flax Seed

[Terry <canajello@echoweb.net>]

I feed approximately 2 ounces of ground flax seed to my horses once a
day. Not only to give them shine, but to improve their skin. Once horse
has very dry skin and the oil in flax seed helps him. The other reason,
more important, that I feed flax seed to my endurance horse is to
increase his lysine levels and give him a sane amount of organic fats.
Lysine combats stress and the fats help with energy. A side effect is
that flax seed and its oils help with digestive things too. An old
cowboy recipe, tested twice with great results, is to feed a hot bran
and boiled flax mix to a horse with mild colic or one who may be in a
situation to develop that (like trailering a long distance, etc.) The
gloppy mix is generally devoured and seems to soothe a horse and pass
along quickly.
Terry