BorgRae
Well-Known Member
Hi all!!
Ok so my lad has suffered from mud fever this winter (no surprise really I guess!), but after reading another post, someone mentioned that after feeding their horse a balancer, their horse didn't suffer anymore!
My lad is a bit on the portly side, so all he gets is haylege, happy hoof and plain chop, with 40ml's of apple cidar vinegar and garlic granuals. He's fed morning and night.
He's out on a field all day (when he doesn't have mud fever), and the grass in the field is pretty good.
He also has a vit and mineral lick in his stable for when he fancies!
He's been in for the last couple of weeks because of his mud fever, so has been going out a few times a day on to the sand paddock, which is well drained, and I've noticed he's been eating the sand and licking the wood!!
So I guess this would suggest something is missing?!
Anyhoo, the question is, do you believe feeing a balancer can reduce the risk of mud fever?? If so, will Baileys low cal balancer do the trick? Or is there a better one?
Thanks for reading, and apologies for any spelling errors (stupid phone!!)!
I can offer cream cheese bagles if you got this far!! xx
Ok so my lad has suffered from mud fever this winter (no surprise really I guess!), but after reading another post, someone mentioned that after feeding their horse a balancer, their horse didn't suffer anymore!
My lad is a bit on the portly side, so all he gets is haylege, happy hoof and plain chop, with 40ml's of apple cidar vinegar and garlic granuals. He's fed morning and night.
He's out on a field all day (when he doesn't have mud fever), and the grass in the field is pretty good.
He also has a vit and mineral lick in his stable for when he fancies!
He's been in for the last couple of weeks because of his mud fever, so has been going out a few times a day on to the sand paddock, which is well drained, and I've noticed he's been eating the sand and licking the wood!!
So I guess this would suggest something is missing?!
Anyhoo, the question is, do you believe feeing a balancer can reduce the risk of mud fever?? If so, will Baileys low cal balancer do the trick? Or is there a better one?
Thanks for reading, and apologies for any spelling errors (stupid phone!!)!
I can offer cream cheese bagles if you got this far!! xx
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