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Oh Bruce, my heart goes out to you and Benny!!!  New horse stuff is so 
scary!  I'm sure keeping my fingers crossed for a complete & speedy 
recovery.
Laney

Bruce Weary wrote:
>  Regarding oat hay-- oat hay can contain high levels of nitrates, and 
> should be tested for safe levels before feeding it to horses. Most 
> forages have some nitrates, and it is the conversion to NITRITES that 
> cause NITRATE poisoning.
>  Side note--just got back from the vet with my new gelding, who, as low 
> man on the totem pole was chased around by my other horses and ran into 
> a tree branch and laid his chest open thereby severing one belly of his 
> triceps clean through. The vet did a great job putting Humpty Dumpty 
> back together again, but only time will tell if he can make a full 
> recovery. A little prayer from all you RC people would be appreciated.
>   Oh, and his name is Benny.   Thanks,  Bruce Weary
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