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Here's my experience with a horse that tested positive for almost 
"everything".  We had both the skin tests  by an equine dermatologist and 
the blood tests by our regular vet.  The results were the same.   We feed 
Timothy to all our horses now.  We get it from eastern Washington, we live 
in western Washington.  Here the cost is about the same as for orchard 
grass.  What caused my horse to break out in hives was a load of Orchard 
Grass with maybe 10% alfalfa.  We put Rico on the allergy shots.  We 
continued the shots for about 2 years.  Sometimes they seemed to help but 
most often they didn't.  Rico had many, many bouts of massive hives. 
Finally we quit giving the shots and the hive outbreaks became less and less 
over time.  Somewhere I read that MSM helped skin conditions so on the off 
chance it might help I started him on MSM.  Rico has been hive free now for 
over a year.  Did the MSM help or did he outgrow the problem?  I don't know 
but we continue to feed nothing but Timothy hay and I still give him MSM. 
Also if you want something he can eat out of a bucket Timothy pellets are 
available from different sources.  The ones we use are from Sterrett Bros. 
and have no additional additives.  No molasses or other sweet feed.  Rico 
has been on Dynamite vitamins all his life.  He is a big, strong Paso Fino 
with special feed requirements.   Feel free to email me privately if you 
have any questions.
Mary
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nancy" <nancy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Ridecamp@Endurance. Net" <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 5:24 PM
Subject: [RC] hate mail no more, I need help!


> OK ya all, enough of this beating each other up!
> Lyric (as usual) has a new problem that needs solving.  I had Lyric (AKA
> The Princess) allergy tested and did I get a shock.  She is allergic to 
> over
> 20 different trees, grasses, grains, fungi, etc.  Specifically she is
> allergic to Bermuda, brome, Johnson grass, ragweed, Lamb's quarters, sage,
> Russian thistle, juniper, eucalyptus ( Oh, I am so in trouble, we of the
> land of towering euks), Arizona cypress, 7 different fungi, molasses, 
> oats,
> rice bran, jute and sisal, stable fly and barley pollen.   She is also
> sensitive to oak (and we have at least 50 on our property), fire bush, 
> corn,
> cedar shavings and wheat pollen.  So, help, what the heck can I feed the
> Princess now?
> My vet suggested I start feeding her Timothy, at $20 a bale laughed and
> stated the obvious," she is a princess, isn't she?" That said Lyric is 
> fine
> with beet pulp but, what can I feed her at rides when she hits the wall at
> the 3rd vet check?
> As I am unwilling to remove my oak trees due to environmental and legal
> issues (they are protected and beautiful), has anyone had experience with
> the de-sensation shots?  Hope this gets all you fifty folks something
> constructive to work on.  Thank you in advance for your advice and
> suggestions.  Back to my hole,
> Nancy Reed
> Lazy J Ranch
>  in loving memory of Jerry Gradisher, 1961-2006
> Elfin Forest, CA  (were the sage is almost in bloom along with the
> California lilac.)
>
>
>
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