Re: supplement salt ? and Sharon update

2004-02-06 Thread SorgerJ
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 2/4/04 10:44:51 PM Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Did I miss why people are giving salt rather than salt blocks, the big one? My Gunnar takes a lot of salt but the Vet says it is okay. By a lot I mean that I see him

Re: supplement salt ? and Sharon update

2004-02-05 Thread Carol J. Makosky
This message is from: Carol J. Makosky [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jean Ernest wrote: This message is from: Jean Ernest [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jean in Faribanks, Alaska moonlight on the snow! Good morning Jean, I have been so tempted to go for a ride in this wonderful moonlight. Have you ever

Re: supplement salt ? and Sharon update

2004-02-05 Thread Jean Ernest
This message is from: Jean Ernest [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the cold weather it is recommended to put loose salt in their feed to get them to drink more water. Licking a salt block in below zero weather might not be so inviting so the loose salt in feed makes sure they get that salt. But you don't

Re: supplement salt ? and Sharon update

2004-02-04 Thread jgayle
This message is from: jgayle [EMAIL PROTECTED] Did I miss why people are giving salt rather than salt blocks, the big one? My Gunnar takes a lot of salt but the Vet says it is okay. By a lot I mean that I see him quite often licking the block. He goes through one of those big blocks in about

Re: supplement salt ? and Sharon update

2004-02-04 Thread Jean Ernest
This message is from: Jean Ernest [EMAIL PROTECTED] I have been giving mine about a tablespoon, guestimate...pour it in the palm of my hand. They still hit the salt block. I read on the CD-L or somewhere(maybe Equus, etc.) to give 2 tablespoons of white saltr. I would guess you wouldn't

Re: supplement salt ? and Sharon update

2004-02-04 Thread SSlotness
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] My horses get 1 scant tsp of salt every day. Come to the edge he said; We are afraid they said. Come to the edge he said; They came. He pushed them; and they flew. - Guillaume Appolinaire