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Doc-t posted a new post. 4 years ago
Trailering Horses - On The Road Again - Rounds With Doc T ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )Some of you may know Doc has some experience behind the wheel, moving horses around the country in just about every type of vehicle there was to move them. If you ever had any questions about how to get your…
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Doc-t posted a new post. 4 years ago
Trailering Horses - On The Road Again - Rounds With Doc T ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )Some of you may know Doc has some experience behind the wheel, moving horses around the country in just about every type of vehicle there was to move them. If you ever had any questions about how to get your…
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Doc-t posted an update 4 years ago
Hey Y’all! I’m finally home with about a week more of floating before I take time off from going to barns. While it is technically a “vacation,” I’ll be at the computer doing things to enhance the experience here. Kathy, Matt and I have a bunch of ideas. But is there anything specific any of you would like us to add to this site?
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Matt-Support started the discussion Rounds With Doc T – "Trailering Horses – On The Road Again" – 2021 July 26th in the forum Rounds With Doc T Meetings and Events 4 years ago
Rounds With Doc T - "Trailering Horses - On The Road Again" - 2021 July 26th
Howdy, everyone!
Here is the replay of the July 2021 Rounds With Doc T, “Trailering Horses – On The Road Again.”
Some of you may know Doc has some experience behind the wheel, moving horses around the country in just about every type of vehicle there was to move them. If you ever have any questions about how to get your horse from A to… Read more
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Rosie replied to the discussion Alfalfa and Excessive Flatulence in the forum Horse Care, Barn & Farm Topics 4 years ago
Reply to Alfalfa and Excessive Flatulence
Well my mind is blown. Haha! Please make a blog or podcast about this. I have commentary to add about the man made idea that horses need 500lb blocks of hay in front of them at all times.
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lauragggoethe@gmail.com posted an update 4 years ago
Hello,I have a question as my heavy horse is approaching the end of the 2 week no grain challenge. He has been off pasture and had his hay soaked at night. I am wondering do I allow restricted pasture after two weeks and begin the soybean meal ? Won’t he just convert the pasture and soybean meal to fat?
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The English language is once again messing me up. “Heavy” can mean 2 things depending on how you pronounce it. Heaves is a respiratory issue and is said to be “heavy” or “heavey” depending os spelling and auto-correction and of course overweight = heavy.
What you do depends on if there is a high amount of insulin being produced from the… Read more
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Doc-t posted a new post. 4 years ago
The Role Of Oils In Horses - Podcast #019 ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )“Are Omega-3 Oils Important For Horses?” – This podcast reviews what fatty acids are especially the saturated, MUFSA’s and PUFA’s. It also goes over where horses get their fat out in the “wild.” It is…
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Doc-t replied to the discussion Alfalfa and Excessive Flatulence in the forum Horse Care, Barn & Farm Topics 4 years ago
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A 2 string bale is about 40 pounds so 50 bales to the ton (2000 pounds). At least that was the way when they started baling hay regularly back in the 1960’s. This is because hay was sold by weight and usually by the ton. Now the weight of a bale can vary considerably and are sold by the bale. As late as the 1990’s I bought hay out of the field…
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Rosie replied to the discussion Alfalfa and Excessive Flatulence in the forum Horse Care, Barn & Farm Topics 4 years ago
Reply to Alfalfa and Excessive Flatulence
Thank you Doc T for clarifying that for me. I will definitely weigh the soybean and see what it comes out to be. I always give her (2) 2 tie hay flakes daily. So maybe 10 lbs of hay? But she gets 16-18 hours of turnout average per day. She is out most of the time.
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Doc-t posted an update 4 years ago
Hey everyone! I have noticed that all photos loaded by members have become unlinked! Not sure what has happened. I will work on this but it is hard to do right now because I am on the road. Please be patient.
Also I added a link in the menu item “Resources” above called “Webinars” where you can easily find the past “Rounds With Doc T” as well…
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Doc-t replied to the discussion Alfalfa and Excessive Flatulence in the forum Horse Care, Barn & Farm Topics 4 years ago
Reply to Alfalfa and Excessive Flatulence
@Rosie What is a “scoop?” This denotes a volume and there are an infinite number of sizes or volumes for scoops. For example, there is a small scoop in my coffee jar and there is a very large scoop on the excavator outside.It is always important to measure food intake by weight and not volume. This will take into account density. For…
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Rosie replied to the discussion Alfalfa and Excessive Flatulence in the forum Horse Care, Barn & Farm Topics 4 years ago
Reply to Alfalfa and Excessive Flatulence
My horse does great on O and A. She gets 1/4 scoop of alfalfa pellets with her soybean meal. In the summer she gets 1/4 scoop of soybean and winter she gets 1/3-1/2 depending on her weight. She’s definitely a healthy weight right now with the abundance of good grass.
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Doc-t posted a new post. 4 years ago
The Right To Prevent - Podcast #018 ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )“Preventing Injuries And Disease In Horses” – As horse owners, we have a right to protect and to prevent injury and disease from happening to the horses under our care. However, owners are being blocked at…
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Doc-t updated their profile 4 years ago
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Doc-t replied to the discussion Horse Care – squirts in the forum Horse Care, Barn & Farm Topics 4 years ago
What makes a horse have “squirts” – what the profession now calls FFW or Fear Fecal Water – is the inappropriate bacteria in the gut being fed food that causes their overgrowth. This occurs in humans and horses when there is not a broad diversity of gut bacteria. This is especially common in older horses with chronically inflamed…
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