Lisa
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From: Tracey Karcher <hymnsinger@gmail.com>
To: askavet@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Fri, Sep 4, 2009 9:04 pm
Subject: Re: [AskAVet] Skin and Coat?
Your welcome! Equine nutrition is my bag! I'm a retired barn manager.
I've worked in and managed barns for 35 years. I am now a pastor and
VERY busy, so don't respond a lot. But, when I see something I can
contribute and have the time, I jump in. :-)
Have a great weekend!!
Tracey K
PrincessLisa369@aol.com wrote:
> Thanks Tracey.? I'm still fairly new to horse ownership and I didn't know that.?
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> From: Tracey Karcher <hymnsinger@gmail.com>
> To: askavet@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Fri, Sep 4, 2009 6:40 pm
> Subject: Re: [AskAVet] Skin and Coat?
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> Hey y'all,
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> Just thought I'd jump in here . . .
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> any oil supplements including BOSS, rice bran, liquid oil and the like
> should only be 10% of his total dietary intake. If your grain product is 6%
> fat, then you only have 4% to work with. Too much fat in the horses diet can
> be harmful by causing loose stools or interfering with digestion/absorption
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> Just a heads up!
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> Blessings!
> Tracey
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> On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 6:02 PM, <PrincessLisa369@aol.com> wrote:
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>> That's amazing...only $14 for a 50lb bag.? I shop at all the wrong places
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>> From: Looneyfarm151@comcast.net
>> To: askavet@yahoogroups.com
>> Sent: Fri, Sep 4, 2009 3:32 pm
>> Subject: Re: [AskAVet] Skin and Coat?
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>> I'd use some kind of vegetable oil for weight gain. I only use the
>> sunflower seeds for what it does for their skin and coat. A 50 lb sack at
>> TSC costs around $14.
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>> Christy
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>> From: "Dominion Racing" <dominionracingstables@yahoo.com>
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>> OMG are you kidding? What is the maxium lbs you can feed a horse for weight
>> gain? How much do they cost?
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>> Devorah
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>> From: " Looneyfarm151@comcast.net " < Looneyfarm151@comcast.net >
>> To: askavet@yahoogroups.com
>> Sent: Friday, September 4, 2009 11:48:19 AM
>> Subject: Re: [AskAVet] Skin and Coat?
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>> Nope, just the plain old black sunflower seeds that you feed the birds.
>> Shell and all. I've never met a horse that didn't love them, and the shells
>> are an extra bit of fiber. I buy mine in 50lb sacks at Tractor Supply.
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>> Christy
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>> From: "Dominion Racing" <dominionracingstabl es@yahoo. com>
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>> I am assuming those must be "shelled sunflower seeds?" If so, where can I
>> buy them?
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>> From: " PrincessLisa369@ aol.com " < PrincessLisa369@ aol.com >
>> To: askavet@yahoogroups .com
>> Sent: Thursday, September 3, 2009 4:49:23 PM
>> Subject: Re: [AskAVet] Skin and Coat?
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>> Awesome!? I love Arabians.? I bet?yours is?beautiful. ? Thanks Christy.
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>> Lisa
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Looneyfarm151@ comcast.net
>> To: askavet@yahoogroups .com
>> Sent: Thu, Sep 3, 2009 5:29 pm
>> Subject: Re: [AskAVet] Skin and Coat?
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>> You'll have to wait til his new coat grows in, then keep him out of the
>> sun. And you can't beat black oil sunflower seeds to make a coat beautifully
>> shiny. I feed my Arabian 1 cup morning and evening. My minis get a handful
>> morning and evening. I haven't had to clip the minis since I started feeding
>> them 3 years ago. They shed out as sleek as my Arab!
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>> Christy
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>> From: PrincessLisa369@ aol.com
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>> I need suggestions on how to get a black horses coat really black and
>> shiny.? My new horses coat is dull and has evidently lightened with the
>> sun.? Thanks in advance.
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