Re: RC: Problem with stall walking mare

["Carolyn Burgess" <carolyn_burgess@hotmail.com>]

Meaghan:

You need to feed her more hay.  I don't understand this, but why do show 
peopl feed lots of grain and no hay?  We bought a former halter horse who 
was fed 12 qts of 14% grain a day, and 4 flakes of hay a day.  He weighs 
about 1200 lbs and was crazy.  We cut him back to 2 lbs of 10% grain and he 
gets about 12 flakes of hay a day.  He also gets worked more.  He has a much 
better disposition than when we got him and he doesn't have the mental 
problems when we got him.  I'd really like to hear why show people feed the 
way you do.  Thanks,

Carolyn Burgess
>
>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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