tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3204283740895921092.post3501848038265643233..comments2024-03-05T09:22:39.828-06:00Comments on Wyvern Oaks: How you know your horse has a mineral deficiencyjenjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01737679332792618499noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3204283740895921092.post-26735167886606460172011-11-20T09:00:10.857-06:002011-11-20T09:00:10.857-06:00Hey JenJ-Andrea from Gogo told me to read your blo...Hey JenJ-Andrea from Gogo told me to read your blog as I'm rehabbing my OTTB and on one of his hooves (RH) his soles are THIN THIN THIN. He's been barefoot since March 2009 and I just recently put him on a balance of vitamins/minerals, etc etc to hopefully help hoof growth BUT like your Saga, Laz was eating, chewing at wood...another sign of something lacking. For a full 1.5 yr, I had him on barely anything (grass hay and small amounts of Triple Crown L/S but after our IR test came back negative, I've been slowly adding things he's been lacking) I've seen a HUGE improvement in coat/skin....now I'm waiting and hoping for hooves to show positive growth. I'd love to be able to bounce ideas back and forth :)Kristen Eleni Shellenbargerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01458744919530540978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3204283740895921092.post-58349499629486613632011-11-08T18:59:09.222-06:002011-11-08T18:59:09.222-06:00Deered, Leeshy-Lou, what mineral mix do you use, o...Deered, Leeshy-Lou, what mineral mix do you use, or do you make your own? If you make your own, what's in it?<br /><br />in2paints, I wish it were a little LESS of a science experiment. Argh!jenjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01737679332792618499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3204283740895921092.post-44291932871308087702011-11-08T17:31:57.758-06:002011-11-08T17:31:57.758-06:00I'd definitely check calcium:phosphorus to sta...I'd definitely check calcium:phosphorus to start with, and I agree with Deered- check Selenium and Cobalt too.<br />I've found that hardly any of the horses touch the mineral blocks we have... so they get a general mineral mix in their feeds.Leeshhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08504626914889252270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3204283740895921092.post-31358702091481884852011-11-08T16:16:04.381-06:002011-11-08T16:16:04.381-06:00Some horses don't know what to do with a miner...Some horses don't know what to do with a mineral block, or it's not what they are looking for. 1Tbsp of salt per day isn't much if they're sweating a lot.<br /><br />We always started the new horses off with out mineral mix and salt rocks by having some broken up in a container that was in front of their tie post when we were grooming before and after a ride. They're play with it out of curiosity first, then decide if they wanted it. <br /><br />Also some horses are a bit fussy about how their mix tastes, so you have to find what they like. <br /><br />Oh - make sure they check selenium, and cobalt too - if horses are chewing on treated timber they are often after cobalt.Deeredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09598240463885095790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3204283740895921092.post-79295078532841751592011-11-08T15:26:55.071-06:002011-11-08T15:26:55.071-06:00Horses are like a giant science lab, aren't th...Horses are like a giant science lab, aren't they? Experiments for everyone!! I'll be anxious to hear about the results.in2paintshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15721328264615241612noreply@blogger.com