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Re: [RC] feeding on the ground- a caution - Rae CallawayLucky? After 20 years? That's not luck, that's just the way things are. I also live in Texas and have fed hay off the sand in the dry lot for 30 years and I've never had an impaction colic. I do put grain in buckets, but it rarely stays in the bucket - several of my guys like to toss their food all over the place.
Rae
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From: "Sheila_Larsen@xxxxxxx" <Sheila_Larsen@xxxxxxx> To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Friday, February 2, 2007 9:54:27 AM Subject: [RC] feeding on the ground- a caution Yes feeding on the ground (or with their head down) is a good thing.. However they can ingest sand, decomposed granite, etc. Yes Amber is lucky that she hasn't had a problem with colic. The newest Equus magazine did have a caution about using tires to contain the hay. It appears that as the tire wear through time the bits of metal from the steel belted radial tires have been known to break off and be ingest causing ulcers/abcesses in the mouth as the metal works its way through. They didn't talk about metal the horse actually may ingest but I assume it could penetrate the intestines or cause the beginnings of an entrolith. And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. Anais Nin =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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