RE: Salt Blocks & plastic rakes

2006-04-21 Thread Gwenn Berard Beaupre
This message is from: "Gwenn Berard Beaupre" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> We have a mineral block made for horses beside the plain salt block. Both were blessed heavy to haul out there too! I put them across the paddock from the water & they were all over each of them for the first week & have now settle

RE: Salt blocks

2006-04-19 Thread Karen McCarthy
This message is from: "Karen McCarthy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I have been so busy that I totally missed the salt block thread.  We have 3 big pastures, and have between 7-9 horses per pasture, each pasture is about 20acres. We don't use salt blocks anymore, as we found that after about a month, the h

Re: Salt blocks

2006-04-19 Thread jgayle
This message is from: "jgayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Mark pointed out that I was saying twenty pound salt block instead of fifty. Certainly a quarter of fifty pounds is what alarms me. Jean Gayle Author 'The Colonel's Daughter" Occupied Germany 1946 to 1949 Send: $20 to Three Horse's Pres

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2006-04-19 Thread Skeels, Mark A \(GE Healthcare\)
This message is from: "Skeels, Mark A \(GE Healthcare\)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I think I deleted the origional Salt post, but if I recall you said in one that you were using a 20 pound salt block, is that a brick or the block. I think mine weigh closer to 50 pounds, they are about a foot tall, and

Re: Salt blocks

2006-04-19 Thread bolinsj
This message is from: bolinsj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> All is well with our 'herd' right now. I made the mistake of agreeing to take Kilar to our local driving club pleasure driving show next month. He sheds out slowly so I decided to clip him this year. What a nightmare! He looks like someone t

Re: Salt blocks

2006-04-19 Thread ShereFjord
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I think it is best free choice the salt. I like the lose salt the best .One container of white and one of trace mineral. The biggest problem I find with lose is putting it into something they won't tip. I also keep a couple of blocks in with them. Ji

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2006-04-19 Thread jgayle
This message is from: "jgayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Thanks Deanna, that has been the way until using this first white block without minerals at the Vets suggestion. He is a wonderful Vet so I consider myself lucky, but Fjords are different in so many ways. Will check with him.Jean Gayle

Re: Salt blocks

2006-04-19 Thread jgayle
This message is from: "jgayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Thanks Martie, I have been wondering if putting the big block by the trough is not causing salty water also! You may be right that it will taper off but not so far, two weeks. He does not like the mineral blocks as well. Hope things are goin

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2006-04-19 Thread CHERYL GARNICA
This message is from: CHERYL GARNICA <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> RE: Jo's comment, "Fjords seem to think anything in a bucket must be for them to snack on"..mine would think the bucket was part of the snack! Cheryl in S. Cal --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >

Re: Salt blocks

2006-04-19 Thread RJRFJORD
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Salt blocks were originally meant for cattle. Cows tongues are much rougher than a horses. We put hang over buckets with ground salt up for ours. They seem to use it much more. During the summer I will even sprinkle some in with their hay. It works for us

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2006-04-19 Thread bolinsj
This message is from: bolinsj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> This is what we've found with our horses. We give them a salt block in their stalls. They have free access to the stalls almost 24/7 (except when wh'ere cleaning out). They eat a lot of salt for a while then taper off. Warm weather - mor

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2006-04-19 Thread coyote
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Research has shown that healthy horses are capable of safely regulating their salt intake, although they are not able to do that with other minerals. If Gunnar is healthy, he is probably just fine. It may be that he really likes the taste of plain salt

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2006-04-18 Thread Jean Ernest
This message is from: Jean Ernest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> My old Bjarne seems to eat a lot of salt. I got rid of the trace mineral block for livestock which did have selenium in it and goat a plain white block as I was worried he'd be getting too much selenium. While we are selenium deficient her

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2006-04-18 Thread Jean Ernest
This message is from: Jean Ernest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> My old Bjarne seems to eat a lot of salt. I got rid of the trace mineral block for livestock which did have selenium in it and goat a plain white block as I was worried he'd be getting too much selenium. While we are selenium deficient her

Re: salt blocks

2004-09-26 Thread jgayle
This message is from: "jgayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Tammy here in Washington which does run alongside Idaho, there is insufficient selenium. Jean Gayle Author "The Colonel's Daughter" Occupied Germany 46-49 Send $20 to: PO Box 104 Montesano, WA 98563

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2004-09-26 Thread jgayle
This message is from: "jgayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Gunnar eats a great deal of salt no matter plain, iodized, selenium etc. Drinks lots of water also. He gets mostly grass hay but recently (has not changed his salt habits) has been getting alfalfa once a day as he is in with my warm blood 1/2