Ridecamp: Re: [RC] Micronutrients and behavior

I'd put him on a little grain some beet pulp instead of the alfalfa. 
Alfalfa will the Jbird nuts.


T

Lif Strand wrote:

> 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
> Quemado NM  USA
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