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terry2e0fmb

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hi i have a old 18 year old mare who has been coughting a lot she has had antibiotics. snot has cleared but when she trots she coughted she wasent getting any better after antibiotics and injections so i decided to change her from haylage to horse hage which is a little expensive. the cougth has now cleared but i dont want to take the chance of putting her back on the big bale haylage that i am forced to by off the yard. i have heard there is a good company called west lancs haylage which is supposed to be as good as horse hage and a lot cheaper can anyone help please
regards terry
 
terry2e0fmb said:
hi i have a old 18 year old mare who has been coughting a lot she has had antibiotics. snot has cleared but when she trots she coughted she wasent getting any better after antibiotics and injections so i decided to change her from haylage to horse hage which is a little expensive. the cougth has now cleared but i dont want to take the chance of putting her back on the big bale haylage that i am forced to by off the yard. i have heard there is a good company called west lancs haylage which is supposed to be as good as horse hage and a lot cheaper can anyone help please
regards terry
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I've tried both Haylage and Horsehage and compared them both and they were both exactly the same! So I was either made a mug of or there really isn't much difference between the 2!! I have since used good hay instead as luckily my boy doesn't cough. Sorry, not much help here am I!!! :D
 
hi
proctor
thanks for your reply,i have seen a improvement on horse hage so i think i will try the west lancs one as its £ 2 cheaper than horse hage if it gets her over this cougthing i will be more than happy. cheaper than vets bills lol
regards terry
 
hi brighteyes
she is kept in stable at the moment we arnt alowed to turn out yet. she is on prepacked shavings dust free and has a bed 8 inch deep with most of wet taken out every day
regards terry
ps she is out in sand paddock for 3 hours in morning and 1 hour in evening
 
i would get her out in a field asap. why cant you turn out in fields yet? it is april!! maybe you need to review your livery package and find somewhere that caters for horses. sand paddock could increase your risk of colic. dont you have grass up there?
 
hi good ? she has a big stable open at front but no air from back poss you have hit the nail on the head, as at her pre livery she had a full flow from front to back
re terry
 
See if you can get her moved or somehow increase the air flow through the stable. Prof Knottenbelt famously advised on how to improve the lovely new loose boxes you had just built - knock out the front and the back and put extra rugs on the horse if necessary.
 
I buy Gelston haylage, similar to Horsehage but cheaper. They do bigger wrapped bales too so more value for money, especially if got more than one horse. Have bought haylage off farmer, but one of mine is overweight (can smell other horse has haylage and has to have too, refuses to eat hay!!) and isn't suitable so I buy the hi fibre one from Gelstons, which is also suitable for laminitics.
 
hi ofcourseyoucan
yes we have grass but i am at livery and the owner says we cant turn out yet.i check grass every week and its still very short hardly any growth at all about 1/2 inch tall at the moment
re terry
 
hi thanks for all your replys to this .i am going to try the west lancs haylage bales, and i am going to increase the air flow througth stable from back to front. i have lots of rugs so she wont be cold
regards terry
 
sorry but i would be finding a yard with turnout. my farrier is from lancashire, and he is now resticting their grazing. has your yard got too many horses for the acerage?
 
I own a yard and only turn out in the all weather when it is not safe in the fields. So they have now been on the grass for weeks as it's been so dry. It's not about the amount of grass, it's about safety. I have seen too many fatal injuries caused by muddy fields. I can't see a reason why the OP's yard owner won't turn out at the moment though. Short grass is not a good reason!
 
Just a thought as no-one else has mentioned it! As it sounds like your mare may have COPD - have you not thought of soaking the hay/haylage and feeding quite wet? When my horse had an asthma attack last summer (he has summer pasture COPD) my vet said to feed all forage as wet as possible. Also ventillation in the stable is paramount to reduce the amount of dust in the air!!
 
hi
thanks for help, i have now put her on prepacked haylage dust free and tested from west lancs haylage.she is a lot better and cougth seems to be improving. all noted re ventalation thank you
regards terry
 
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