Re: RC: Foundering on pasture and ear crud

[MBlanchrd@aol.com]

In a message dated 5/18/99 6:26:34 AM PST, Farafix writes:

> I have NOT had the grass tested, (I was told by a nearby lab that my area's 
> pasture can test as high as 21%) and excuse my ignorance about founder vs 
> grass founder, but all I know is that as Farafix got older (18+) he would 
> founder on the 


Please forgive me if I sounded as if I were flaming you, I was not and 
apologize if that's how you took it. I was just..well, concerned. As you 
know, geriatric horses are a relatively new part of horse care, until a few 
years ago, horses just didn't LIVE that long! Nowadays........my neighbor has 
a QH gelding who's 34! His teeth are just nubs, but he still does well on 
grass and Equine Senior.

My point of the letter was, I'm new at this. Not at horse keeping, but at OLD 
horse keeping. Jordan is by far the oldest horse I've ever owned. I worry 
that maybe I'd doing something wrong by turning him out on pasture, and was 
hoping perhaps someone, like you, could enlighten me. I don't think I'll have 
any troubles with him, he's been eating green grass all winter long (here in 
the PNW, things grow during the winter..they have to or they drown...).
And Jordan is an Arab, and is a very easy keeper, judging by his shape. And 
grey, though you'd never tell it by looking at him, the little mudpig.

Michelle and Jordan, the not so svelte mudpuppy.


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