ridecamp@endurance.net: Nutrition summary

Nutrition summary

Mike Sofen (miksof7@gte.net)
Wed, 29 Oct 1997 21:45:25 -0000

So, to summarize all of the equine nutritional advice of the last few =
weeks:

Feed your horse grass hay only, unless you live where grass hay doesn't =
grow in which case feed whatever you can get but lay awake at night =
worrying about it.
Feed supplemental lysine from soybeans but only if whatever else you're =
feeding doesn't have enough or if your horse works extra hard or if =
you're staying up at night worrying about it.
Feed vitamin and mineral supplements based on scoop size no matter what =
the label says because the labels are all wrong and besides, you'd just =
stay up at night worrying if your horse didn't get enough.
Feed fat (oil) to your horse for extra calories but only if he's not =
eating barley or wheat hay and only if extra Vitamin E is being added =
and only if he's got a penchant french fries. Or stay up at night and =
worry about it.
If you're forced to feed wheat or oat hay, be sure to have your razors =
ready to shave off the beards, otherwise you'll stay up at night =
worrying that your horse will catch one in his throat.
If you live near a golf course, let them eat there.
If you live near the ocean, too bad. Most horses will not eat seaweed.
If you live in the desert, too bad. Most horses will not eat cactus.
Give shots of Adequan every three days, just on general principles. I'd =
suggest every day shots, but someone would claim I was being elitist.
If your horse doesn't "improve" with the Adequan alone, combine it with =
Coseqan, Bute, Selsun Blue, and Preparation-H.

That about covers it, right guys? <g>

Mike Sofen
Seattle, WA
ps: Now matter what I've said above, the nutrition threads have been =
OUTSTANDING!

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