ILuvCowparsely
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I am not normally someone who ask for help with feeding as I am an experienced y/o who been in horses 45+ years but this recent issue I feel the need to ask this in case anyone else going through this. If I phone an feed merchant they always recommend their product
Bear with me on this.
My lad I bred so know him inside and out, never colic in his life (lost my pony to colic and have liveries who colic frequently)
Our top field left since march 2014 to grow due to we had to much grass not enough livery horses.
Field grew very long then flattened in the winds and rain since, then grew again through the old and so on. Livery owners thought good to keep for the winter grazing so we did. Field does have a lot of leaves across it along with the grass.
One minor bit of quietness from my boy and head low when we moved into right hand fields- rested (for a short time on one day only prior to a hack then was ok) paddock - grass was about 6 inches long but good no old dead stuff.
We moved into the other pair of fields New Years day which was the bottom part which was used during the summer but the top was out of bounds. We had opened the gate so they could have both parts and obviously horses love to say in the top, my boy came in at 2pm as we were all going on a hack. He was very lazy I thought and was constantly chasing after him to keep up (which I have to do sometimes as he has a short stride). When we got back and I untacked him he was breathing hard and kept head low and was wet behind ears but it was a damp day. Within 20 minutes of returning he wanted to get down and paced so I thought uhh ohh. Got head collar on and started to walk him round school (which he is not allowed in as he is recovering from tendon injury and is on walk and trot only). He walked quietly round with me and tried to get down twice in the end called vet.
Vet checked said off side is more bloated did rectal everything ok one soft poo, gave injections and after a short time looked happier and pushy again. No hay for the night just a tiny feed...........................................
Next day small breakfast 1 hr out 1 in then 2 hrs out then in.......................... that night 2nd Jan all ok
3rd Jan out 2 hrs then in 1 hour then out 2 hrs then in for the night all ok (no riding because charity drive)
Sunday we kept him and his G/F down the bottom end as short and we doing charity pony drive for SPANA and could not bring him in......... that night all ok .
Yesterday I turned him out 7.30 am and brought him in 11-45 turned out 1pm he did roll but it was a happy roll ( he did only just walk up to the others ). He came in at 3pm was standing under the tree and then trotted down. Came into yard and I noticed his rug damp like he had rolled or laid down. Walked in and ignored his feed just stood quiet head low looking sleepy -zoom on during the next hr called the vet who said just watch him as he was not as bad as the other day - he lay down about 3 times during that hour. Then after the last one got up and walked to door and started to push my pockets for feed he had got over it on his own. One small bit of hay 2 hrs later with small mushy feed of fast fibre and his new supplement of protexin an hr later. 10pm one section wet hay - was ok and same this morning was ok - grumpy did not want small breakfast but itchy to go out, been out 2 hrs cam in 1 1/2 hrs all ok so far. He did do 2 poos during his time in this morning
He is up to date with wormers - we dee poo fields.
teeth are overdue ( phoned EDT).
His colic is impaction colic and both times the second poo he past was hard - Today cleaned the troughs out as they were rain filled during the year and 1 inch muck so now all clean in case they are not drinking from the top fields and cannot be bothered going down to bottom. I put electrolytes in his water last night but I do not understand what else could be causing this as 1 colic horse who is frequent is fine on the rested fields.
the only ideas I thought were
trough dirty so got dehydrated especially when frosty icy water.
something in the grass is not agreeing with him due to length of time rested and plants died
teeth need doing
age
pigging out on the grass to long
too much fibre in his diet (but it's the same as last year) nuts ff and fibergy x 2
ulcers (but vet has not meantioned them)
some else more serious unknown
he is on bedmax bedding / wet hay
Any ideas???
Bear with me on this.
My lad I bred so know him inside and out, never colic in his life (lost my pony to colic and have liveries who colic frequently)
Our top field left since march 2014 to grow due to we had to much grass not enough livery horses.
Field grew very long then flattened in the winds and rain since, then grew again through the old and so on. Livery owners thought good to keep for the winter grazing so we did. Field does have a lot of leaves across it along with the grass.
One minor bit of quietness from my boy and head low when we moved into right hand fields- rested (for a short time on one day only prior to a hack then was ok) paddock - grass was about 6 inches long but good no old dead stuff.
We moved into the other pair of fields New Years day which was the bottom part which was used during the summer but the top was out of bounds. We had opened the gate so they could have both parts and obviously horses love to say in the top, my boy came in at 2pm as we were all going on a hack. He was very lazy I thought and was constantly chasing after him to keep up (which I have to do sometimes as he has a short stride). When we got back and I untacked him he was breathing hard and kept head low and was wet behind ears but it was a damp day. Within 20 minutes of returning he wanted to get down and paced so I thought uhh ohh. Got head collar on and started to walk him round school (which he is not allowed in as he is recovering from tendon injury and is on walk and trot only). He walked quietly round with me and tried to get down twice in the end called vet.
Vet checked said off side is more bloated did rectal everything ok one soft poo, gave injections and after a short time looked happier and pushy again. No hay for the night just a tiny feed...........................................
Next day small breakfast 1 hr out 1 in then 2 hrs out then in.......................... that night 2nd Jan all ok
3rd Jan out 2 hrs then in 1 hour then out 2 hrs then in for the night all ok (no riding because charity drive)
Sunday we kept him and his G/F down the bottom end as short and we doing charity pony drive for SPANA and could not bring him in......... that night all ok .
Yesterday I turned him out 7.30 am and brought him in 11-45 turned out 1pm he did roll but it was a happy roll ( he did only just walk up to the others ). He came in at 3pm was standing under the tree and then trotted down. Came into yard and I noticed his rug damp like he had rolled or laid down. Walked in and ignored his feed just stood quiet head low looking sleepy -zoom on during the next hr called the vet who said just watch him as he was not as bad as the other day - he lay down about 3 times during that hour. Then after the last one got up and walked to door and started to push my pockets for feed he had got over it on his own. One small bit of hay 2 hrs later with small mushy feed of fast fibre and his new supplement of protexin an hr later. 10pm one section wet hay - was ok and same this morning was ok - grumpy did not want small breakfast but itchy to go out, been out 2 hrs cam in 1 1/2 hrs all ok so far. He did do 2 poos during his time in this morning
He is up to date with wormers - we dee poo fields.
teeth are overdue ( phoned EDT).
His colic is impaction colic and both times the second poo he past was hard - Today cleaned the troughs out as they were rain filled during the year and 1 inch muck so now all clean in case they are not drinking from the top fields and cannot be bothered going down to bottom. I put electrolytes in his water last night but I do not understand what else could be causing this as 1 colic horse who is frequent is fine on the rested fields.
the only ideas I thought were
trough dirty so got dehydrated especially when frosty icy water.
something in the grass is not agreeing with him due to length of time rested and plants died
teeth need doing
age
pigging out on the grass to long
too much fibre in his diet (but it's the same as last year) nuts ff and fibergy x 2
ulcers (but vet has not meantioned them)
some else more serious unknown
he is on bedmax bedding / wet hay
Any ideas???
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