--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 243 HORSES Ref: E1200012 Date: 12/28/96 From: KARIN BREWER Time: 8:42am \/To: BOB KOHL (Read 1 times) Subj: HEY! -> Welp, I got a good dose of the flu this year. This one is a doozy.. -> not bad.. just get very dizzy. No driving or riding for you then... Karin --- InterEcho 1.15 * Origin: Passage BBS, San Antonio, TX (1:387/915) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 243 HORSES Ref: E1200013 Date: 12/28/96 From: MONICA CUNNINGHAM Time: 09:56pm \/To: ALL (Read 1 times) Subj: Bowed legs & Sand Colic Hi there, I am new to this board and thought someone might be able to help me with a few problems I am facing. I have moved from Missouri to San Diego, California. I had raised Appaloosa's there for a couple of years. I had showed my Colt "Splash" and regional shows and done quite well. He is out of Goer. Anyways, I had a filly in March that has "bowed front legs" it has been getting worse. She had been put in splints that helped for a while, however, she is much more muscular that the other foals that my mare has had. It does not seem that she is growing out of this. I am hoping as a two year old things might be better. Any suggestions??? Also, I am planning to bring my colt out next year. In Southern California a lot of horses have sand colic and some of them get "Stones". I dont want my colt to have problems with this. Has anyone experienced this? The water here is not the greatest, is there a filtration system that people can use for automatic watering systems? Any recommendations would be appreciated. Hope to hear from you (especially any App lovers)? Thanks.... --- TriToss (tm) Professional 1.0 - (Unregistered) * Origin: Land of Lost Souls BBS (1:202/1108.0) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 243 HORSES Ref: E1200014 Date: 12/29/96 From: BOB KOHL Time: 02:47am \/To: MONICA CUNNINGHAM (Read 1 times) Subj: Re: Bowed legs & Sand Colic > that the other foals that my mare has had. It does not seem that > she is growing out of this. I am hoping as a two year old things > might be better. Any suggestions??? Call Alamo Pintada in Solvang.. they have some of the best vets in Ca. there. Or the ortho vets at UC Davis. > Also, I am planning to bring my colt out next year. In Southern > California a lot of horses have sand colic and some of them get > "Stones". I dont want my colt to have problems with this. Has > anyone experienced this? The water here is not the greatest, is > there a filtration system that people can use for automatic > watering systems? Any recommendations would be appreciated. Hope > to hear from you (especially any App lovers)? Thanks.... 1) Stones or Enteroliths come from mineral deposits not sand.. the problems endemic to Socal come from the mineral content in the water and in the Alfafa and the horse having a non-acidic PH level in the gut (can't remember the exact term). 2) The easiest way around this problem is the remove excessive amounts of minerals by a couple of means. Do not feed all alfafa.. feed half and half, alfafa and then maybe Oat the second feeding. There is a high quality four grain oat hay in Ca.. it's expensive but it really helps. Out your horse on a regular feeding of Pyllium Seed husk as noted by the label on the product and/or the advice of your vet. Mary's up in Del Mar carries several choices of this product. Personally I "Purge" my horses at least once seriously a month.. then I feed it to them twice a week in smaller amounts, especially my filly. You can also use a routine of feeding the horses Apple cider vineger.. I do, but the effectiveness of this is being debated. I've personally seen it work. BTW.. I have a stone my mare passed sitting here. It was passed after I radically changed her diet years ago.. and after I put her on Vineger. BK --- DB A3000sl/001347 * Origin: * Conniption BBS * one fit at a time (1:102/861) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 243 HORSES Ref: E1200015 Date: 12/28/96 From: MIKE MAY Time: 07:47am \/To: JEAN PROPHET (Read 1 times) Subj: riding -> > Oh my... I remember when you first got Tuffy way back > then! Come to -> think of > it, it was about the same time that we got Malla. -> And Tuffy was so wild ...... I was asking advise as to what to do with him -> . Yep I remember that real well. Didn't think it would ever last actually. ) --- PCBoard (R) v15.3/M 2 * Origin: Home of Malla, the spoiled Norwegian Fjord (1:2613/128) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 243 HORSES Ref: E1200016 Date: 12/29/96 From: MIKE MAY Time: 08:01am \/To: MEG ALFONI (Read 1 times) Subj: Merry Christmas! -> No kidding! But my advice is to not try to meet them both in the same -> trip...remember we tried last year and Richard got the flu! (VBG). Yeah I remember that. We are going to try and meet them both in the same rip though. -> When are you going? This is neat! And where are you going?? We are going in mid January. We are first going to LA (Renee has a trip here for work). And then we are going to drive over to see if we can look down into the Grand Canyon. Hopefully we won't be buried in snow that time of year. Then we are heading south from there and into Phenoix. We probably won't be there very long. We fly home from there. We will only be out there for a week. --- PCBoard (R) v15.3/M 2 * Origin: Home of Malla, the spoiled Norwegian Fjord (1:2613/128) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 243 HORSES Ref: E1200017 Date: 12/29/96 From: MIKE MAY Time: 08:06am \/To: MEG ALFONI (Read 1 times) Subj: Re: riding -> MM :>Geeezzzee Meg, How long have we been chatting back and -> MM :>forth in this echo -> MM :>anyway? -> -> Amazing isn't it! Yes it is. You even wore out a keyboard over the years! --- PCBoard (R) v15.3/M 2 * Origin: Home of Malla, the spoiled Norwegian Fjord (1:2613/128) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 243 HORSES Ref: E1200018 Date: 12/28/96 From: JEAN PROPHET Time: 06:44am \/To: BOB KOHL (Read 1 times) Subj: HEY! >>> My best to all for this season.. >>> A Merry Xmas and a happy healthy new year for all... >> And the same to you, Bob!! > Welp, I got a good dose of the flu this year. This one > is a doozy.. not bad.. just get very dizzy. Oh noooooooooooooo -- what a bummer time of year to catch the flu!! Well, take it easy now ..... get well FAST!! --- * Origin: Happy Holidays from Byte Size Bits!! (1:371/33) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 243 HORSES Ref: E1200019 Date: 12/29/96 From: JEAN PROPHET Time: 06:43am \/To: MIKE MAY (Read 1 times) Subj: Merry Christmas! >-> Yep ....... and I'm wondering when you are coming BACK for a visit g>. >-> You got it meet "Baby" too ..... I really cherish that pic you took of her >-> and me -- you scanned it for me and sent it. It's one of the only ones I >-> have of her and me together. > Well maybe next year. Renee's parents still live up > near Tampa during the > winter months. > I will look for that picture of you and Baby. If i > find it I will send it to > you. Thanks -- I'd appreciate that, Mike! >-> Planning on a trip out west???? How nice, MIke!!! > Yeah Renee's new company she works for is sending out > for a meeting or > something so I thought it would be a good time to tag > along. Sure, why not ;-) ......... enjoy!! --- * Origin: "Baby" - Gone But NOT Forgotten!! (1:371/33) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 243 HORSES Ref: E1200020 Date: 12/30/96 From: JEAN PROPHET Time: 06:16am \/To: MIKE MAY (Read 1 times) Subj: riding >-> > Oh my... I remember when you first got Tuffy way back > then! Come to >-> think of > it, it was about the same time that we got Malla. >-> And Tuffy was so wild ...... I was asking advise as to what to do with h > Yep I remember that real well. Didn't think it would > ever last actually. ;-) Didn't think what would last -- Tuffy being wild or me taiming him . Hey, ya'll didn't know me very well at that time -- you didn't know how DETERMINED I am when I set my mind to do something --- * Origin: A Woman's Place Is On A Horse!!! (1:371/33) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 243 HORSES Ref: E1200021 Date: 12/29/96 From: DEBBY TAYLOR Time: 08:34pm \/To: ALL (Read 1 times) Subj: New Year HAPPY NEW YEAR!! Debby --- PCBoard (R) v15.3/M 2 * Origin: The Knights End BBS (1:208/606)