Re: RC: FOUNDER and ABCESSES Need Opinions..

[TddWil@aol.com]

Do they founder in the winter when the grass is not lush ? Are the horses 
seriously overweight and cresty? Is PA an area with a possibly toxic level of 
selenium in the soil? I heard of horses dying when the orchard next door was 
sprayed - the spray drifted over into the horse pasture. How long has this 
been happening? Years? What do the broodmares eat different from the 
stallions besides the grass? What has happened to horses they have sold - has 
the problem stopped when the horse moved? What is the footing like where they 
are turned out? Are the horses close relatives that are foundering - genetic? 
Did the previous owners of any of these horses have any problems? Runoff from 
nearby farms poluting pasture with fertilizer/pestacides. Is there a stream 
running thru the pasture...test it. Test soil in pasture. If different hay is 
given to the mares than the stallions, maybe it is contaminated from where it 
was grown. A neighbor had problems with his dairy cows suddenly not 
producing. Turned out a nearby electrical substation was leaking current, and 
the cows got shocked when they tried to drink from the water trough and when 
they were hooked up to the milking machine.  Sorry if disorganized and some 
maybe far fetched, just thinking out loud.

                                Shelly in DE