re:thyroid

Greenall (greenall@vermontel.com)
Sat, 16 Nov 1996 11:54:07 +0000

Seems that every other horse in the Northeast is on thyroid
medication, so we've heard a lot about it. Only way to tell is to
have a blood test done, ask your vet. Not every fat horse has this
problem, both of my "hyeractive, hard to keep weight on, over
achievers" are low. Yes, the medication helps, in fact they are more
relaxed and put on weight better. Go figure. Dosage is very
important and a bi-annual blood test is very important to keep the
horse where he should be. None of this is too $$ or too difficult.
John and Sue Greenall
greenall@vermontel.com