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To: PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain

Yes, your horses look great so obviously your feeding program works. And, Bob's gelding, Prez, can not be fed hay of any sort. His food is Strategy, alfalfa pellets, Equine Senior and Beet Pulp. It is mixed with water so that it's soupy. And, that works fine, he has all the energy in the world to carry Bob, is well muscled and fitted enough to win at halter, and we don't have any health problems with him.


5,310 posted on 01/30/2005 3:47:25 PM PST by Duchess47 ("One day I will leave this world and dream myself to Reality" Crazy Horse)
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To: Duchess47

My daughters first horse was alot older then we originally thought when we bought him. He was "12" when we bought him, we had him 6 years, and he was, according to the attending vet about 30 when he died.

But that horse could eat nothing but the complete pellets. We owned him in the time frame that I tried to go back to hay and grain for awhile. Anytime I gave him anything but those pellets he coliced bad. If I just missed a feeding or was late with a feeding he coliced. When he died the vets all said he looked in great condition for a horse as old has he was. When I told them what I fed they said that was the reason, the pellets were easily digested. Probably kept him going longer then he would have.

Becky


5,311 posted on 01/30/2005 3:56:47 PM PST by PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain (aka: Horselifter, Mackdaddy:)
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