I also had an ancient old ranch horse (years ago) who used to do
this so I
had the vet out to float his teeth. The vet couldn't find anything wrong
with my horse's teeth and told me he suspected the horse was just taking
too big a mouthful of food at a time and couldn't hold it all in when he
would chew. Too bad we can't teach our horses table manners!!!! = ) The
vet suggested I put large smooth rocks in my horse's feed bin so that he
would have to eat around the rocks and wouldn't be able to take such a big
mouthful at one time.
Another (better) idea is to pour your horse's feed into a very
large feed
trough (some people feed out of old bath tubs, anything of that size would
be adequate) so that his/her food is spread thin over a larger surface area
and he/she isn't able to grab such a big mouthful at a time. The large
surface area of the feed trough also helps to catch the food that the horse
drops out - I guess horses don't care about backwash or prechewed food! = )
Heehee.
I don't know about finded undigested oats in the manure...
I hope this helps!!
Jacqueline Mansfield and Winza, no table-manners-boy
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At 02:36 PM 11/17/97 -0700, you wrote:
>Jane Sheppard wrote:
>>
>> Old Shortie was real excited to be going for a trailer ride this morning.
>> She was whinnying to the others saying
>> I think when we got to the Wildlife waystation and old Shortie saw the
>>lions and the other old horses she was a little puzzled
>I'm sorry Jane, do I understand correctly that you took your old pony
>that you owned for 20 some odd years, to a holding pen to be
>slaughtered for lion food??????
>I'm sorry, but this was the most coldhearted thing I have read in ages
>Tracy
I have to agree with Tracy that I was SHOCKED to read this - I
*guess* it
is endurance related because Jane mentions that Old Shortie was retired at
28 after completing her last endurance ride, but what is the purpose of
this post to Ridecamp? It almost seems like Jane is trying to start an
arguement about what should be done with elderly horses - allowed to die
peacefully at home, or recycled into the food chain. I could be wrong here,
I guess when people post an email like this they should make it clear why
they are posted it. Jane may be looking for support/sympathy, wishing to
reminisce, or ???
Jacqueline Mansfield, who has volunteered at Colorado Horse Rescue, is
currently volunteering at Horse Protection League, and hopes to buy an
auction horse in the near future as a personal horse rescue campaign.
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I am a fellow endurance rider....altho a novice, having only completed 3 25
milers and one 50 miler. I love it. The reason I am contacting you is not
endurance related however. I have signed up to be on the horse rescue
transport list. I received a desperate call this morning from a gal in St.
Louis regarding a 24 year old Morgan gelding in Idaho Falls (actually
Rigby?) Idaho. She had transportation arranged for this horse from Idaho to
Cheyenne, WY. Apparently that part of the trip has fallen through. She
called me in desperation. This horse is owned by a 70 year old woman who
wants the horse gone by Thursday, or he goes to the packers. This lady in
St. Louis will take him and provide a good home. Anyway, for me to go from
Cody, WY to Idaho Falls and then on to Cheyenne is not something I think I
can do. I am looking for resources of folks that might be able to get the
horse from Idaho Falls to maybe Lander, WY. I can pick him up in Lander and
get him to Cheyenne. I know that there's a fellow endurance rider who lives
in Jackson, WY. but I am unable to locate him (Bob Stellar???) If not him,
do you have any suggestions on who might be willing and able to donate
their time and gas to help this horse and the gal who wants to rescue it?
Sorry to bother you with this but I would really like to help this cause.
(By the way, I have also somewhat committed myself to rescuing a bunch of
draft horses (all babies) from a PMU feedlot in Canada. Waiting for judges
decision on that one) I love my horses and would want someone to help me
out if they could so if I am in a position that I can help someone else, I
will. I don't have access to e-mail in the evening. If you have any
suggestions whatsoever, I would be more than happy to entertain them!
Daytime phone 307 754 6435 nitetime phone 307 527 7540.
Happy Trails
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Hoofprints from........ Registrar Assistant
Lauren Northwest College
Double 8 Ranch Powell, WY
Cody, WY 307 754 6435
(with "The Witch", Wilbur the Wonder
Horse, Fat Reesa & The Old Grey Mare)
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