Re: Old Horses

["Susan Garlinghouse" <suendavid@worldnet.att.net>]

I worked on a research project where I helped necropsy a number of wild mustangs that were found dead and at least two of those had a bowel torsion that had undoubtedly killed them.  Lots of evidence of sole bruising, a couple of broken legged horses that apparently starved to death.  Depending on what kind of forage they got into (like somebody's growing alfalfa field somewhere), there is nothing that protects mustangs from the same diseases domestic horses get.  Domestic horses just get them more often because of the 'intensive' manner in which the majority are kept.

 

Susan G

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From: robert and carla lawson

To: ridecamp@endurance.net

Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2001 1:17 AM

Subject: RC: Old Horses

has anyone ever heard of a wild horse with colic and founder?????????

I have my mares pastured 25/8 (hee hee)

I have had them in 3 days this winter in a barn only because we don't have blankets.

as for being cranky...yeah what about it?? got a problem????dial 1-888-HORSE MUFFINS

Carla (i am not cranky I just need a darn vacation!)

Ansata (I never knew tiz wiz could thud when hurled into the feed bucket!)

Haley (sheesh did someone pee in her alfalfa pellets?)

Rob (!?)

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