Re: [IceHorses] Elska and Farrier/Now Winter coats
--- Janice McDonald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > i am finding a mixed blessing with this early winter coat tho Skye. > It is buggy here too and the last month I was getting frantic about > them rubbing hair off on trees cause of bugs, but now all of a > sudden > its not that much cooler, same amount of bugs are out and they are > better. All I can figure is that the added hair length keeps bugs > from having easy access to their skin... I am gonna remember not > to > clip too slose this winter when I have to clip... but also I have > made an all out war against bug probs but I am experimenting around > to > see what conditions/applications work best. > Janice-- > yipie tie yie yo > We fight a buggy season from time to time...these past few months have been buggy. We use war paint around the eyes with an eye mask...I use a wipe, as one of my geldings get bugs on his underside, and I get worried because they can irritate his sheath and cause an infection. It happened 2 years ago to one of my friends horses.and we use swat for any bites or skin problems that could call out to bugsIf there is anything else out there I would love to know about it. Skye Fire Island Farms Breeding Quality Icelandic Trail Horses Certified Farrier Services 'Natural Balance' Shoeing and Trimming. Founder, Navicular options for your horse. 808-640-6080
Re: [IceHorses] Elska and Farrier/Now Winter coats
--- Laree Shulman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > black oil sunflower seeds, beet pulp > > and some alfalfa...or they are on pasture and get alf cubes and > sun > > > > How much BOSS needs to be fed to get the benefit from them? > -- > Laree We have found it to be different for each horse, although 1 cup per day seems to be a good amount for most of them. Foss, who is a Silver Dapple Black Stallion, we gave 2-3 cups of that per day. He was in a dry lot and was only fed processed foods...very high heated alfalfa, beet pulp, and he did get hay grasses, switched with timothy pellets. The gelding we have here now, gets 1 cup per day, and within 2 weeks of his arrival he looked better than in the 5 years I have known him. He was brown, but really now he looks like a black with a fading gene, he is darker, shinier, more healthy looking.. Skye Fire Island Farms Breeding Quality Icelandic Trail Horses Certified Farrier Services 'Natural Balance' Shoeing and Trimming. Founder, Navicular options for your horse. 808-640-6080
Re: [IceHorses] Elska and Farrier/Now Winter coats
I noticed the same thing. Hunter, the TWH is having a terrible time with late season flies. Tosca, with her heavier coat, has the same number of flies, but she's not particularly troubled. Of course, we're talking two animals with very different temperments. Nancy
Re: [IceHorses] Elska and Farrier/Now Winter coats
i am finding a mixed blessing with this early winter coat tho Skye. It is buggy here too and the last month I was getting frantic about them rubbing hair off on trees cause of bugs, but now all of a sudden its not that much cooler, same amount of bugs are out and they are better. All I can figure is that the added hair length keeps bugs from having easy access to their skin... I am gonna remember not to clip too slose this winter when I have to clip... but also I have made an all out war against bug probs but I am experimenting around to see what conditions/applications work best. Janice-- yipie tie yie yo
Re: [IceHorses] Elska and Farrier/Now Winter coats
black oil sunflower seeds, beet pulp > and some alfalfa...or they are on pasture and get alf cubes and sun > How much BOSS needs to be fed to get the benefit from them? -- Laree
Re: [IceHorses] Elska and Farrier/Now Winter coats
--- Nancy Sturm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > How do you feed like that Skye? The black oil sunseeds and beet > pulp are > part of what I feed my TWH to keep weight on him. Our Icelandics > would > weigh 1200 lbs with his diet. > > Nancy They do not get a lot of itAlfalfa has much more protein and calories than does beet pulp, which is a by product of the sugar industry, most of the sugar has been taken out and you are left with the fiber, much like what you are left with after you use a juicer, we drink the juice and put the fiber out to compost.the black oil sunflower seeds are high in Omega 3 oils, and are not rancid, like if you buy flax seeds.they get a cup a day of that, it keeps their coats healthy and shiny...we like to fed a varied diet, not just one or 2 things.if horses are kept in a natural environment they eat varied diets, not just one or 2 things.so we give them a mix of stuff...our horses are not fat, they are in good shape with this diet, but you can not overfeed them no matter what you feed. Skye Fire Island Farms Breeding Quality Icelandic Trail Horses Certified Farrier Services 'Natural Balance' Shoeing and Trimming. Founder, Navicular options for your horse. 808-640-6080
Re: [IceHorses] Elska and Farrier/Now Winter coats
How do you feed like that Skye? The black oil sunseeds and beet pulp are part of what I feed my TWH to keep weight on him. Our Icelandics would weigh 1200 lbs with his diet. Nancy
Re: [IceHorses] Elska and Farrier/Now Winter coats
--- Nancy Sturm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It was 99 degrees here yesterday, and the horses are growing coats. > > Nancy, in normally cool Oregon > Yes it is too bad that they grow their winter coats based on the amount of daylight instead of heat.our friends Icelandics down the road are getting their winter coats, ours, not yetI also think that quality feed helps their coats, just my own theory, as our Icelandics seem to get their coats a little later and shed them out a little sooner...and we fed very differently compared to our friend...she feeds just oat/alf cubesours get free choice minerals and salt, grass hay, black oil sunflower seeds, beet pulp and some alfalfa...or they are on pasture and get alf cubes and sun seeds. Skye Fire Island Farms Breeding Quality Icelandic Trail Horses Certified Farrier Services 'Natural Balance' Shoeing and Trimming. Founder, Navicular options for your horse. 808-640-6080
Re: [IceHorses] Elska and Farrier
> Me too. I can't remember it staying this hot for so longMAYBE, we'll > get a break over the next couple days. You should. Monday was drizzly and barely got to 60, cloudy most of the day. That morning it was 43 when I went out to let the horses out. Robyn S
Re: [IceHorses] Elska and Farrier
It was 99 degrees here yesterday, and the horses are growing coats. Nancy, in normally cool Oregon
RE: [IceHorses] Elska and Farrier
Coats already??? It is still in the 90s in dry North Carolina. I am jealous. Renee Me too. I can't remember it staying this hot for so longMAYBE, we'll get a break over the next couple days. Karen Thomas, NC
