RE: Re: Putting weight on extremely finicky horse

["Snodgrass, Bonnie" <snodgrab@ncr.disa.mil>]

I had one horse that very much disliked molasses and sweet things but really
craved sour things. Have noticed that several horses I've had like sour like
lemon and vinegar. My current two really love the vinegar they get. I've
also experienced horses that dislike oil on their feed. I found it was much
more palatable if you premix it into bran, let it completely absorb in
before feeding. I would think that the coconut oil sold by
http://www.uckele.com/equine.asp. Sounds good any way. One of the best
tricks I learned at the race track was using beer. Lots of young fillies
don't eat sufficient grain once they are at the track so you have to find
what they will crave. For many horses that thing is beer. Feed a little
grain with a little beer, it may take a week before they're hooked but
eventually they will eat anything you pour beer on if they do decide they
like it. 

Currently I use a qt of alfalfa cubes per meal, soak with hot water so they
go to mush, add Pennfield Enduro-Event 10% fat, vinegar, vitamins. They love
the alfalfa and vinegar and everything else mixes in so well that they slurp
it all down, even bitter bute. Good luck, must be pretty frustrating.

Bonnie Snodgrass

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From: guest@endurance.net [mailto:guest@endurance.net]
Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2000 6:09 PM
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Subject: RC: Re: Putting weight on extremely finicky horse


Tamara Woodcock twoodcock@lendleaserei.com
I thought of that when I first got Roo in April.  He had been in with a some
broodmares and their respective offspring, and another gelding, about 8
horses total on 4 acres.  When I brought him home, I put him with the young
stallion.  Magi, the stallion, is still very much a baby, very mentally
immature and defers to Roo, and sometimes to the bossy filly, in all things.
I kept Roo out of the main "herd", because Roo was flat out terrified of the
lead mare and she was bent on getting in a few kicks just to reinforce her
position.  In May, I moved the 5 non-riding/training horse to summer
pasture, leaving only Roo and the babies at home.

I even tried not tying or confining Roo for his meals, but he just wanders
off and lets the other two fight over his rations.  I gave one vitamin B
shot, but didn't notice any effect as an appetite stimulant, and didn't know
if I should just buy a whole bottle and give him shots regularily.

-Tamara
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From: "Louise Burton" <firedancefarms@prodigy.net> 
One one the biggest factors we have seen on a horse that drops weight is
HERD STRESS.
Louise Burton
Firedance Farms Endurance Arabians
Oklahoma
http://pages.prodigy.net/firedancefarms




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