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RE: [SPAM] [RC] Help!!!!!! Poop eating horse.... - heidiI need help... I know foals will eat poop.... but what is a horse lacking that does this... She is an Arab Mare...12 years old, no foal....Is on a good grass hay for feed... When horses do this, it isn't a SPECIFIC indicator as to what they're missing--it just says that they are missing SOMETHING. My first thought would be a mineral deficiency such as selenium, etc. My second thought would be a protein deficiency--less likely, since you say the grass hay is of good quality. (Foals will eat manure when they are protein-deficient, because the microbes in the hindgut do actually produce some protein.) Heidi =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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