Ridecamp: Re: [RC] Sheath? What sheath?

> Alright. I feel I know you guys entirely too  well after this thread. We
> have 3 geldings. Rascal has never been cleaned, other than a warm hose sh=
> oved in there , and the 3 times I saw him drop i peeled off  2 o 3 flakes=
> , otherwise he was clean. My 15 month old is as clean as a whistle, well =
> I did peel off 3 flakes, quickly of course. Then my daughter tb. She has =
> to clean him all the time, and and he stinks and is gross. I suspect its =
> like bo, some have it bad, some not at all. Sooo how do mustangs clean th=
> emselves? A trainer I know says horses who are stalled seem to have more =
> of a problem.. . .Laurie an Rascal(who is a clean boy, thank heavens!)

The more I think about it, the more I think it's related not to turn out but
diet.

I don't know of any Mustangs with this problem, but they're used to a very
sparse diet and are very good at utilizing what they're fed.

Arabs and Thoroughbreds are more prone to entrolyths (sp?) and do better on
a low protein, high fat diet (if they're being worked, of course).
Quarterhorses do better on a higher fat, higher protein feed (the same feed
which would make my Arab loopier than a hummingbird on crack).  Each horse
should have it's diet balanced for it's particular metabolism and it's work
load.

Perhaps these stinky horses are not being worked as much as they're being
fed?  Or the feed is not being utilized as well as it could and is causing
<dare I say it> waxy build up. . .


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