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Post by jen1 on Mar 12, 2010 1:13:28 GMT 1
Jackie has been a great font of knowledge so a big thanks from me and my horses
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Post by marianne on Mar 12, 2010 13:30:55 GMT 1
Hear hear here for Jackie too :-) I always make a point of reading any thread Jackie posts on ;D
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Post by Kelly Marks on Mar 12, 2010 14:30:59 GMT 1
Hi Jackie Do you have an opinion on the best mineral lick to buy? Thanks Kelly
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Post by Kelly Marks on Mar 12, 2010 14:34:58 GMT 1
I asked my local farmer what we might be lacking in the land and he said Potash and something that 'makes their coats go gingery' ?! I know Copper effects their coat colour but I'm not sure if he means that or not. I know that's a Devon problem. Perhaps there's a map that show's land tendencies?
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Post by JackieJATaylor on Mar 15, 2010 20:58:30 GMT 1
Thank you all!!
Kelly, I rarely leave anything to chance which you do a bit with a mineral lick - I don't think they often get enough from them really. But, when I had some grass liveries that I just could not bear to see without anything at all I bought them either a Rockies Five Star which is a salt based lick, or a D&H low molasses lick in a bucket - it used to be called Uniblock, and then they brough out another similar one. They both had good levels of traces like zinc and copper, which are the most liklely deficiencies. Magnesium too of course in spring especially when potassium is really high in grass.
Lack of copper can make eg a dark bay go gingery or look as though it has had 'blond highlights' in it's mane. I have not heard of anything else?
Potash is potassium, ie the 'K' in CPK fertilisers. It is required for grass health, but from the horses point of view all forage supplies ample potassium (if not excessive at times) so the average leisure horse will never be short of it. It's the poor racehorse stuffed full of grain that might have that problem - though actually I have known grass test low in potassium in a mid-summer drought.
As far as I know we don't have the official 'extension agents' they have in the US, they seem to know everything about the local land analysis. In Glos there was a little man in the back room of my local West Midland Farmers/Countrywide shop who's job it was to advise on fertilisers and chemicals - you might check out your local agri place. If you have a local fertiliser company they will nearly always come and test your land for free and advise - which is the best way to go if you can find one.
HTH
Jackie
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Post by anastasia55555 on Mar 16, 2010 11:01:42 GMT 1
I have been told several times that the midlands (or at least the area where i am, but think its more widespread) is deficient in selenium. our guys do have a multi vit anyway, and if i buy any licks for the stables its one of the yellow rockies. might go and put it up in the field now that they are all out :-)
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Post by Kelly Marks on Mar 18, 2010 10:42:01 GMT 1
Thanks Jackie. I have the D& H Uniblock in the field now. I don't like Horselyx as can't see the point of a mineral lick you can't leave out for them to help themself - there is something far too tasty in them!
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Post by Lorraine L on Mar 19, 2010 20:03:53 GMT 1
I don't know where i would have been without Jackie's help and advice over the years. A massive thank you from me x
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Post by em&ed on Apr 29, 2010 13:41:41 GMT 1
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2010 23:05:20 GMT 1
And another here I'm one of the newer members of the Metabolic Horse group and have learned loads already!
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Post by ba on Nov 15, 2010 22:39:46 GMT 1
I hope you don't mind another question. I have been pointed in your direction as a result of my 'think I might have to sell my horse' thread in general discussions. My horse gets what I call 'upset' on a regular basis, usually by meeting horses out hacking, horses coming and going on the yard and sometimes I think it's just what mood he is in. I've completely lost my confidence with him. It has been suggested that maybe it's hormonal? Could he be difficient in something? I will listen to any advice you can give me. He lives out 24/7 is wormed regularly and gets 1 large scoop of mollichop calmer, 1/2 cup Argo forage nuts, 10 equibites and 50ml nupafeed calmer split into 2 feeds a day. He gets 1 section of hay a day too. He also has a course of NAF sand gard every 6 weeks or so. I can weigh the feed if required. Any advice??
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Post by jakedog on Jan 2, 2012 19:27:06 GMT 1
Jackie's website has provided me with So much useful information - I dont think my boy would now be free from lami if it wasnt for the great information she provides - her supplements have also helped with my boys ringbone - now kept at bay too - Jackie deserves this thread
Jan
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