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Thanks for answering back. The sad part is I don’t have any pasture. My other problem comes down to a long distance to my barn and a barn owner who will not “add” any extra hay if he eats it all.

@serena It’s hard to change the hay (in this case, from dry to soaked) when pasture is available. While I don’t know your exact situation, the approach you elude to of being a “tough mom” may be the only thing to do. The trick is to soak what hay you know they should eat or a bit less. It’s easier to add some hay, and if most of it is soaked,… Read more

I know you would like for us to soak our horses hay but what is the best way to get them to eat it? With the price of hay now it’s to throw out uneaten hay. Do you play mean mom and keep offering up that same plate of uneaten “liver” and tell him that’s all he is going to get until that plate is cleaned up young man or……?

@Cathy

I’ll answer this during tonight’s Rounds. Let me know if you’re there. If you can’t make it, I’ll have the replay up on Saturday.

Update – the replay is up. Go to 19 minutes and 20 seconds.

Thanks so much…so sorry for all the corrections 🙁

Linda

I know you’re too busy to “grade” my notes from the call…but if you scan them and see anything incorrect, please let me know.

Corrections and additions in GREEN

Horses Advocate

6/6/24 Notes

· 2 sugars—glucose and fructose

· Starch is stored fuel. Horses eat starch, and then it’s broken into molecules of glucose.

· Most insulin binds… Read more