Re: WASHY HORSE

[Celeste Murray <celestem@badgermining.co.za>]

Ha ha ha ha ha, he he he he he, hoo ho ho ho ho!!!! I can just see the vets
expresion when Sharon tells him this!!! We have this "grass only" mantality
alot here in SA and Tom has finally provided me with the perfect argument!

Thanks Tom

Celeste
Snowy + Shadixx (we are NOT bunnies!)
I'D RATHER BE RIDING !
----- Original Message -----
From: <Tivers@aol.com>
To: <guest@endurance.net>; <ridecamp@endurance.net>
Sent: Friday, September 08, 2000 1:06 AM
Subject: RC: WASHY HORSE


> In a message dated 9/7/00 2:22:10 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> guest@endurance.net writes:
>
> << Sharon Satterwhite ssatt44@hotmail.com
>  I have a puzzle. Jihad is in his 4th season, and has just finished his
>  second 50. At both of these rides he got really washy(sp) under
>  his collar and bridle. I was taught that it meant excess prot. in
>  the diet. He is free fed bermuda hay with 5lbs of an oat/alfafa
>  cube(10.5%prot.) no grain My vet said that as long as he maintained
>  his weight, he didn't need any grain. He finished both rides feelin
>  fit. Just a puzzle, as he has not done this before.   >>
>
>
> You probably have a horse that is experiencing a low blood glucose and is
> borderline shocky. Tell your vet to go on lettuce for a week and then come
> out and run alongside your horse for a while. Then he'll have a little
better
> perspective.
>
> ti
>
>
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