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<blockquote data-quote="Running Arrow Bill" data-source="post: 27627" data-attributes="member: 9"><p>Terri...any type of roughage for your horse is good...she needs it as you know. Some horses won't eat alfalfa stems, especially if it was a late cutting. I'm not a Vet so please don't take this info as "medical advice". You might let her eat the leafy alfalfa and then offer the stemy hay to your gelding. Also, have you tried alfalfa pellets?...anything with roughage in it. </p><p></p><p>Does she have a quality mineral tub?? Sometimes these molasses tubs will stimulate their appetite for roughage. Considering what you said about her weight & condition, anything appropriate she will eat shouldn't hurt her for the weight gain.</p><p></p><p>She still might be getting her gut stabilized after all of the "medical" treatment she has received...just watch her closely and monitor her intake and manure characteristics.</p><p></p><p>Incidentally, we use the "Remuda Tub" mfg. by Bio Remedies out of Garden City, KS. Little pricey; however, it has lots of good things in it and all of our horses love it! We are also using their "Total Equine" (15% protein) pellets along with horse quality alfalfa, and bermuda pasture. We had tried Moorman's PowerGlo; however, it has been extremely difficult to find a reliable supplier and decided to stop using it. We also used Purina Strategy; however, it is also difficult to get in our area. We think the Bio Remedies "Total Equine" is a better deal (price, quality, and ease of acquiring it--they'll deliver it direct to our place).</p><p></p><p>We don't feed the Generic and minor brand horse feeds at our facility--horses are too important to feed junk. Quality doesn't cost that much more in the long run.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Running Arrow Bill, post: 27627, member: 9"] Terri...any type of roughage for your horse is good...she needs it as you know. Some horses won't eat alfalfa stems, especially if it was a late cutting. I'm not a Vet so please don't take this info as "medical advice". You might let her eat the leafy alfalfa and then offer the stemy hay to your gelding. Also, have you tried alfalfa pellets?...anything with roughage in it. Does she have a quality mineral tub?? Sometimes these molasses tubs will stimulate their appetite for roughage. Considering what you said about her weight & condition, anything appropriate she will eat shouldn't hurt her for the weight gain. She still might be getting her gut stabilized after all of the "medical" treatment she has received...just watch her closely and monitor her intake and manure characteristics. Incidentally, we use the "Remuda Tub" mfg. by Bio Remedies out of Garden City, KS. Little pricey; however, it has lots of good things in it and all of our horses love it! We are also using their "Total Equine" (15% protein) pellets along with horse quality alfalfa, and bermuda pasture. We had tried Moorman's PowerGlo; however, it has been extremely difficult to find a reliable supplier and decided to stop using it. We also used Purina Strategy; however, it is also difficult to get in our area. We think the Bio Remedies "Total Equine" is a better deal (price, quality, and ease of acquiring it--they'll deliver it direct to our place). We don't feed the Generic and minor brand horse feeds at our facility--horses are too important to feed junk. Quality doesn't cost that much more in the long run. [/QUOTE]
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