Re: RC: Problem with stall walking mare

[Bette Lamore <woa@stormnet.com>]

Boy, Carolyn
Your part of the country must have waaay different size flakes than we
have in CA. A flake here ways from 5-9 pounds and usually 7-8. Typically
2-3 max flakes are fed per day. ROFLMAO until I realized we must be
talking about different "flakes" OR your horses no longer pace because
they are so big they CANNOT MOVE!!!
Bette :-)

Carolyn Burgess wrote:
> 
> 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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Bette Lamore
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