Re: RC: Problem with stall walking mare

["Heather Hamper" <hnhamper@hotmail.com>]

Meaghan

We are having a similar problem here in the UK because of the Foot & Mouth 
epidemic we can't ride on the trails and some people depending on where they 
leave can't even ride on the roads.  So you've got lots of horses and ponies 
jumping out of their skins.

I would give her ad-lib hay if you can and cut her grain ration drastically. 
  Give her some sugar beet pulp and some chaff (don't know what you call it 
in the US) she needs plenty of fibre in her diet.

Hope this helps

Heather
UK



>From: "guest@endurance.net" <guest@endurance.net>
>To: "ridecamp@endurance.net" <ridecamp@endurance.net>
>Subject: RC:  Problem with stall walking mare
>Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 21:11:38 -0800
>
>Meaghan Athenamax@aol.com
>my mare has been stall walking for that last few month from bordom. she 
>gets turn out on good days. she is in a pasture by herself but between two 
>horses. she has worn two good size holes in her stall forcing me to mat it. 
>she also has worn a path between the gate and one of the other horses near 
>her. her pasture has no gras and i dont believe any will grow. she is now 
>on a flake of hay out side and two at dinner. three qts of pellets a day 
>plus some suplements. i was thinking of lowering her grain and giving her 
>more hay. she is a show horse and as the weather improves she will be 
>ridden harder and longer. anyone have any thought to what i should do? 
>please e-mail me i wont check the site.
>
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