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I'm definately NOT an expert.  But I have often wondered if the 'tendency' to feed alot of alfalfa to youngster in the west contributes to this.  Any experts out there?  Susan G.?  Jennifer.

 "Budler,Cindy - Afrox" <Cindy.Budler@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Just a question for the vets and nutrition experts out there. Just recently
> I have personally become aware of many riders and friends who have either
> lost or lost the use of horses that they bought as foals from "bone "
> problems. For example sidebone, djd, broken bones , etc. In all cases these
> were horses bought as youngsters- 3 to 4 year olds from breeders, horses in
> good condition, never been worked hard, in most cases not even backed. All
> of these horses either broke legs after beginning light work or have had
> intermittent lameness when the work load has been increased. When x-rayed
> they show sidebone and chips in fetlock(on sesamoid) . this is becoming a
> very worrying "trend" to me and I am thinking twice about buying youngsters
> without x-raying all legs and feet first. But , could this be a nutritional
> deficiency as babies? They do not come from the same breeder , or same areas
> or even same bloodlines so
>  can't find anything common in that. They do not
> come from "Show" breeders as such so are not stable bound , all have had
> turnout and what we considered a good natural young life. Is this calcium
> deficiency, or too much protein or the wrong balance of rations ?
>
>
> Regards,
> Cindy Budler
> Afrox I P Marketing
> Germiston
> Gauteng
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