Monthly Archives: June 2012
Back from Vacation!
| June 25, 2012 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Howdy! I’m back from a wonderful vacation….updates and pics coming soon. Just wanted to drop a note saying I missed you’all and I’m excited to catch up. more
Thoughts on I’ll Have Another’s injury
| June 15, 2012 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Just saw this annoucment: http://www.thehorse.com/ViewArticle.aspx?ID=20153 It makes me wonder, with a potential Triple Crown winner on their hands, why the trainer didn’t get the filling in the leg ultrasounded prior to letting him do the gallop? The article doesnt say whether the horse had a history of filling, which might have influenced his decision. I’m […] more
Mickie is missing – UPDATE FOUND
| June 14, 2012 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
UPDATE: I found her this evening in the bushes of a neighbors house. Was on the porch and when I called her, immediately ran and hid (typical for this cat, very shy). Would look at me but very hesitant to come forward so I ran into the house for a can and a canopener. She’s […] more
The last of the nutrition stuff
| June 12, 2012 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Some thoughts on Hay Many many many of the issues in our horses come back to how we feed and the nutrition. For you cow people, the hind gut of the horse functions like the rumen (that’s where the stuff ferments etc) –> dysfunction in this part of the GI system will result in SYSTEMATIC […] more
continuing with the nutrition stuff
| June 11, 2012 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
It’s going to be a scorcher today. My guess is the weather is trying to prepare me for what Arizona is going to feel like next week. I see napping in my future and a distinct lack of motivation to run. We are nearing the end of the selenium and vitamin E discussion. Just a […] more
OK OK OK…..
| June 9, 2012 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
So I didn’t post daily and the series isn’t finished……as an appeasement I give you……. A write up my mom did about the first day of the backpacking trip. As an incentive I will tell you that it contains cute pictures of Tess!!!! It was the longest trip I’ve taken yet at 3 nights. I […] more
more on vit E/Se/Balancing rations
| June 7, 2012 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Let’s move onto Selenium. Selenium Selenium has a very narrow range of “OK”. Too little is bad, too much is bad. This scares a lot of people. Talk to knowledgeable people in the animal medicine field about selenium supplementation in horses and the first thing I get is a look of concern, followed by “did […] more
