maislow
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Post by maislow on Dec 17, 2005 0:11:16 GMT 1
I soak Willows hay & it takes her longer to eat, She also get a big feed of wet hi fi lite to give her something to munch on. can you put hay in the field or is that a no no. Another thing to try is Redigrass which comes in a bale like Hifi & is dried grass & quite coarse so takes some chewing
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donna
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Post by donna on Dec 17, 2005 16:43:23 GMT 1
Might seem a stupid question but is redigrass just dried grass? Does it have alfalfa in it(my horsey can't eat that)?
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Post by Louise C on Dec 17, 2005 17:43:45 GMT 1
Donna, I don't think it does, but not 100%.
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Post by jes on Dec 17, 2005 18:20:27 GMT 1
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Post by Francis Burton on Dec 17, 2005 18:57:02 GMT 1
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Post by roo on Dec 17, 2005 19:06:36 GMT 1
Great article but I wonder what the other "forages" were?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 17, 2005 21:30:48 GMT 1
Interesting article, Francis. Thanks for posting it.
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Post by jes on Dec 17, 2005 23:20:53 GMT 1
I think I've read this before in a horse magazine, can't remember which one. I would also be interested to know what the other forages were. The difficulty is storage space for 5 different types of forage!!
Wonder if you mix the forages or keep them separate.
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Post by cosmo on Dec 18, 2005 8:39:25 GMT 1
I had this problem with one of my mini shetties - he's really greedy and not long after I'd first had him I arrived in the morning to find he'd pushed all his bed right back against the wall and was stood there munching his way through it! He couldn't understand what I found so funny. On the serious side though, I would change him onto shavings if possible, dependant on the quality and quantity of straw he's eating, it may cause a blockage and you'll have one not very happy horse.
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Post by jes on Dec 18, 2005 15:27:02 GMT 1
The straw he's on at the moment is very good quality, hence why he's eating it!lol.
Something I've never really understood is why eating straw could cause impaction colic? can anyone explain this?
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donna
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Post by donna on Dec 18, 2005 18:00:49 GMT 1
Thanks for the spillers link. Have you looked at the happy stabletime stuff-says it takes longer to eat than hay!
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Post by lizzieb on Dec 18, 2005 20:42:02 GMT 1
LizP Im sure you are absolutely right and that the answer is to get to the route of the cause. Im afraid I have been brought up on quick fixes and tempory measures hence why I am here to be enlightened as such!
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Post by jes on Dec 19, 2005 13:57:18 GMT 1
Donna, yes the Happy Stabletime stuff sounds good. I don't know if anyone near will stock it though.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 19, 2005 14:35:53 GMT 1
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Post by jes on Dec 19, 2005 14:42:52 GMT 1
Thanks LizP, that's really interesting.
I am quite suprised at the amount of interest in this thread, but I guess the problem is more common than I thought. My horse has always eaten his bed, but not to the extent that he is now due to being on very poor grazing!!
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