File : Basic Group Guidelines.doc Description : The rules of the road...
save_a_senior_steed@y...
Dec 1, 2007 1:18 pm
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Welcome Nita. I think it's best to ask your vet. My 29 yr old TB has trouble chewing hay now, so he eats little hay, beet pulp, senior feed, and alfalfa...
I would just like to say that I just noticed the difference in the pics of the horse on the home page of this group. He is absolutely beautiful! It is very...
'Morning, Nita! Welcome. Feeding senior horses is can be challenging because there is no "one size fits all." Has your mare gained any weight since you got...
Fly predators are little tiny wasps whose larvae parasitize fly maggots. We've been using them for several years and see a difference in the fly population....
Thanks, Nita! That's our ol' man, Jeb. He'll be 41 next spring. Interestingly, we just heard from a lady who saw him on our web site and recognized him as a...
This breaks my heart. As much as I would like to reunite Jeb with his old pal, Ibn, we just cannot squeeze another horse onto this farm right now. Does...
Thanks Chris, that is great info. I have 2 seniors and a 20 yr old mule,also 5 other horses. I live in Southeastern NM and we have very mild winters. Hot in...
I found out that if you chip ice away just big enough for the horses to drink the ice around it on top will keep the water warmer and it wont freeze back up...
Just wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas..., from me an' my boy Percy..., and the "gang". I posted a pic of them in the files section.... DJ [Non-text...
I cannot get to the list of dentists on iaeqd, does anyone know what the problem is. Thanks Susan **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay...
Susan, I think they put a new search feature on the site. Try http://www.iaedglobal.com/App/membersearch.aspx Chris Traveller's Rest Equine Elders Sanctuary ...
No, I was not clear, your link is good the one on the internet did not work. Susan **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. ...
File : Basic Group Guidelines.doc Description : The rules of the road...
save_a_senior_steed@y...
Feb 1, 2008 2:32 pm
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Hello Everyone! My husband and I are a senior horse family, we have 5 horses (Sara) age 7, (Dudley) 10, (Soda) 11 years and on March 31 (Misty) will be 21 ...
Hi all, I want to ask particularly those who have been involved in the rescue of neglect cases of older horses. I feel I have been put in a position of being...
Barbara, This makes me crazy. Unless there is an underlying illness, no, a horse should not be thin just because it is "old." An elder horse that is ...
I have to jump in here. I rescued a 22 year old mare, nearly dead from starvation. She came back really well. Then began loosing. We had blood work done....
Hello Barbara.... I have to agree with Chris 100% as her and I both care for unwanted/neglected elders. I am sorry that you have to go through all this and I...
Joyce and I have "discussed" this before on other boards. It seems to have worked for this particular horse, but as a rule, I don't advocate "lots of sugar"...
Beth, I wanted to comment on not giving meds because it was too late to reverse the pituitary damage. The way I understand it, none of the medications...
... unwanted/neglected elders. ... horse ... weight ... Hi, I want to thank everyone who replied on this issue. Now I feel like less of the idiot the vet made...