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The natural glo (rice bran) and beet pulp are to keep the weight on while doing endurance (which of course I am not doing since this has been going on).  I cut back the alfalfa and feed more grass (bermuda/orchard grass) since alfalfa is not the best thing for our horses anyway (but she gets more then 2 1/2- 4 flakes of hay per day - always has hay all day) and feed the rice bran and beet pulp to keep the weight on, this is a common combination for an endurance horse.  The neighlox is to help coat the stomach (like tums), Cosequin is a very small amount and is for joints and Strongid C2X is a very small amount (a daily wormer which I only feed in the spring) and the Vitamin E and Selenium is to help prevent tie up because she is a mare and has tied up before (when someone told me to feed grain - which, of course, I don't feed anymore).  I don't think I am feeding to many supplements, at least not more then a lot of endurance riders are feeding their
 horses.
I don't know if any of this explains the excessive drinking and peeing and craving minerals...but maybe.
Sheri

D'Arcy Demianoff-Thompson <liberty4640@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Have to agree with Angie here....which is not hard to do anyway! Too many supplements and not enough natural roughage!


D'Arcy L. Demianoff-Thompson

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Before 4/12 she was getting Strongid
> C2X mixed with Natural glo (rice bran), beet pulp, vitamin E &
> Selenium, Cosequin and Neighlox all mixed with lots of water but she
> no longer will eat that. She gets electrolytes 2-3 times per week.

Does that sound very appetizing to you? What's her opinion of grass?

Angie

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