Thanks for these questions. I will be sure to get them on this month’s AMA and will (try to) remember to recorde it!!!!

I hope your surgery goes flawlessly and that you won’t be “shnockered” on AMA night! Best wishes from Doc T

@Emily Thank you for all 4 updates along with their photos! These will be inspiring for others to read. I am so grateful you found this information, applied it and have seen the positive results. Thank you for these and for telling others about your experiences. You are truly Helping Horses Thrive In A Human World!

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Thanks for the update. I hope you find that farm!

Thanks for this question. I need to clarify my thoughts.

Sugar beet pulp (SBP) is the byproduct of the sugar beet industry; the remains of sugar beet processing after removing the sugar (the 2nd leading source of sugar for humans behind sugar cane). This pulp is mostly fiber used as food for the hindgut bacteria (a prebiotic). Another… Read more

Coprophagy! The eating of one’s own manure! One of the 5 smells people working in the mouth of horses know well! We come across this every once in a while and it is usually a surprise to the owner.

I have never known coprophagy to be a mineral deficiency. I have never seen any studies to support this. I believe, however, that it is a way… Read more

@Emily I have seen this in Wellington FL but not used much on the farms I visit. The company contacted me a few years ago and their marketing director came to my house to show me the details. You can see the images of the example on this website in examples of hay but it looks just like what you posted here: … Read more

@Emily @KarenM I like this concept of the 55 gal drum to hold a longer supply of hay yet “drip” it through a net below over the day. This should also solve the problem of the cribbing collar as he keeps the head lower to eat but the top is high and covered.

Another thought is that this tub above the net could hold a measured hay supply for… Read more