eating problem

[hillbilly1234]

I have a 30 year old horse that eats her own manure not a lot but nibbles she has very good grass hay and a salt block do you think she is low in some mineral maybe i will get her a mineral block to chew on maybe that will solve this nasty habit.

 

[pdfangus]

block of anything is mostly good for holding down a tarp or something.

get a good quality loose mineral supplement.

 

[hayray]

I second that. I always heard that loose mineral was necessary for cattle because they do not bit the block as good as horses, but as a horse gets alot older ya wonder about efficiency issues and dentition being able to grab mineral blocks as well?

 

[msscamp]

I have a 30 year old horse that eats her own manure not a lot but nibbles she has very good grass hay and a salt block do you think she is low in some mineral maybe i will get her a mineral block to chew on maybe that will solve this nasty habit.

Have you ever noticed how those blocks are labeled as trace mineral blocks? Don't you think there is a reason why they are labeled that way? Do your horse a favor and buy her a good, loose mineral that will actually satisfy her nutritional needs.

 

[ga.prime]

Have you ever noticed how those blocks are labeled as trace mineral blocks? Don't you think there is a reason why they are labeled that way?

Because they contain trace minerals?

 

[chippie]

Purina makes a good loose horse mineral.

You might want to get the horse's teeth checked also. It may be missing some. I have a donkey who is 36 years old, He is missing teeth and has a difficult time chewing hay. I feed him Purina Senior. He is thriving on it.

http://www.valleyvet.com/ct_detail.html?pgguid=cb0dd395-1663-42e8-a27a-4998ff042343

 

[hayray]

My horses get the same mineral as my cattle. Right now I am using a Nutrena beef mineral that is a weather resistant mineral. I also offer a 90 ppm Se loose salt since in this area we have seen alot of selinium deficiency problems.

 

[jersey lilly]

I've heard alot of times when horses do this that a few doses of probiotics will fix the problem. They do this because their stomach bugs aren't right and they are trying to remedy it themselves.

 

[pdfangus]

My horses get the same mineral as my cattle. Right now I am using a Nutrena beef mineral that is a weather resistant mineral. I also offer a 90 ppm Se loose salt since in this area we have seen alot of selinium deficiency problems.

mine too....
I use one that was manufactered by Youngs but has recently been bought by Cargill.
I mix my own horse feed and put some of the mineral in the mix to make sure they get it and have it available loose as well.