Specifically AFAIK the oily herbs are good food for the healthy good gut bacteria populations we want more of in the gut. Help the good bacteria populations to out compete the bad / inflammatory gut bacteria populations.
all of mine are a bit fussy actually. The crazy one has refused or made a fuss about most calmers but Is currently happily eating a mix that I’ve done myself out of dried stuff so maybe he will be a fan!Welcome to the herb gang
My Standy gets seasonal itch. We are just coming into a new season now and he has shown no signs of itch at all since being on the herbs.
I already have chamomile so will add that and see what he thinks.My Standy gets seasonal itch. We are just coming into a new season now and he has shown no signs of itch at all since being on the herbs.
I have his medication on standby just in case but I'm hoping I don't need it! I add Chamomile to his feed as it's supposed to be good for allergies and skin irritations. You can also bath them in a Chamomile 'tea'
I bought a big bag of dried flowers from Herbs for horses. My fussy one eats it happily. They are pretty cheap. I just chuck a handfull in each feed.Thank you. Is that just tea flowers? Do they eat them fine? Mines not fussy but worth a check before I spend more money on supplements
www.horseherbs.co.uk
which book? and where do you buy gum arabaic from?My feeds are pretty much entirely herbs these days
I've become a lot more fussy on the chaff I mix in too, I want to see a variety of grasses in there.
There's a horse herbal book on Amazon that I'm trying very hard not to buy. I don't really have any obvious issues to solve right now.
I also feed gum arabaic as a prebiotic which is very cheap and appears to make a difference and have bought both cider vinegar and aloe vera juice on a whim but not sure I should be complicating things further.
and refuses to eat anything with them in.After the initial eagerness one of mine has gone off them completely
i also keep in mind seasonal differences, eg during autumn i feed herbs for kidney and liver (nettles, milk thistle etc). I absolutely love them and the effect they have!
Mine are not whole heartedly keen either!After the initial eagerness one of mine has gone off them completely
he’s still getting milk thistle, salt and spearmint though. I might give it a couple of days and reintroduce them at night as he usually eats his tea overnight but I think the grass is coming through and rather than eat breakfast he's keen to get out to the field in the morning. No problem with B at all, he is wolfing them down.
It’s the variety, not the specific herbs (though someone will come along and know more?). The theory is that your horse would graze on many different things if they were allowed to and it’s the variety that supports a healthy gut biome and immune system and makes them overall healthier - and this in turn would help all health conditions.
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