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    [RC] Micronutrients and behavior - Lif Strand


    A friend of mine bought a QH cross gelding for trail riding while she decides if she wants to do endurance. The horse, Go-Go, is well trained, does barrels and other gymkhana type events, and is built lean enough that she can start conditioning him for distance riding. Go-Go was a push button horse when Sue got him and still is, but he's developed a problem that I'm thinking is nutrition related.

    We all know that feeding "hot" feed - grain, even alfalfa - can make some horses nutty. Go-Go has his perfect days, and he has days when he just seems to be nuts - when he's jiggy, nervous, spooky. He'll buck on those days, spook and spin, and in general be horrible to ride. Yet the rest of the time he's a mild-mannered, fun, reliable horse to ride.

    Go-Go is being fed grass hay and alfalfa. Sue cut him off of grain months ago when this first started. I'm wondering if he's lacking something nutritionally that might make him hypersensitive occasionally. Thoughts?

    Lif Strand
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