Re: Eating in the winter

This message is from: "Jean Gayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Jean re impaction in cold weather from dehydration. I give my big boy who does not care for cold water a handful of epson salts in his grain every few days. Didn't you say you did this too? Jean Jean Gayle Aberdeen, WA [Authoress of "The

Re: Eating in the winter

This message is from: "Rebecca Mayer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Well Lisa, they do get less exercise and, following the schedules for feeding more hay as the temperature goes down below 30, they get more hay. They do need the hay to stay warm, but , according to them, they don't get half enough. They a

Re: Eating in the winter

This message is from: Jean Ernest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Lisa, I try to keep the weight down in my fjords also, but the fact of life in a COLD climate is that they need to process hay or other roughage to create HEAT. Therefore, when it is -40 F and lower I will throw them hay every 2-3 hours, but I

Eating in the winter

This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 00-01-05 15:25:59 EST, you write: << This message is from: "Rebecca Mayer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> During the winter our horses eat everything they can get their teeth on. >> Just wondering, Rebecca, why ? We make quite an effort of NO