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| FieldsofThyme |
Posted - Jan 17 2013 : 3:14:00 PM
We were able to find a blanket, but won't get it until next week. We are rigging two fleece blankets with whatever we can find, for now. Wind chill is 11° here today, and thankfully no rain or snow.
Again, thanks for all your tips and help!
Update: A wonderful farmgirl is providing us dewormer. Thank you!
When God blesses us back, I will be back to bless someone else for sure.
Due to unfortunate circumstances, my dd's horse must be moved to our place ASAP. However, her horse has lost more weight and is need of coverage this winter and we can't buy a blanket right now.
This is just the beginning....she needs a dentist, dewormer, feed bucket etc etc.
We don't even have the barn ready and she is due to be trailered this weekend. Thankfully, the stable owner is traileriing her here for free.
So, if any of you farmgirls have a horse blanket big enough for a size 80 or 81, please send me a message. I can send the blanket back if we are able to sell her, or if we can't sell her I could work out a payment plan to pay for it if possible.
What a mess. The person that was leasing her disappeared and stopped paying boarding. DD has no job and cannot (nor can we) afford boarding at all.
The horse is worth $4000.00 but dd is selling her for much less, and we don't even know that anyone will buy her after they see her condition.
Anyway, if you can help, please send me a message.
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| FieldsofThyme |
Posted - Jan 26 2013 : 05:46:10 AM
Thank you! I do appreciate all of your help.
My mother e-mailed me that her friend knows someone with horses and may have an extra halter for us. YAY! I was going to make one from rope, but may not have too.
I have to say, we are enjoying having her horse here. I have not seen my daughter this happy either. I just hope she can land a job. I called the vet yesterday for costs on floating her horse's teeth - yikes! They quoted around $200.00 with a home visit. I plan to call around for more quotes. I think someone in my family needs to go to school to be a vet - a large animal vet (ha ha ha!).
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| stefffic |
Posted - Jan 25 2013 : 6:55:07 PM
FieldsofThyme,
I'm KathyC's daughter and I'll be happy to lend a hand if possible. I'm in Cleveland daily and drive out west to farm supply weekly. I have 78" blankets, some hay pellets, hay cubes, etc... I don't have many (if any!) contacts up here in the horse world because we just moved.
Please contact me if I can be of any assistance. I think mom passed on my number.
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| crittergranny |
Posted - Jan 21 2013 : 10:25:22 AM
Sometimes horses can have worms so bad that they actually look worse after they are wormed because the wormer only kills enough to make room for more to hatch in the body. Especially if the wormer is old. One can power pack them by worming 3 to 5 times every other day but only after they have been wormed once or twice at weekly intervals. using different wormer, but one has to be careful not to kill too many at once so all the dead ones don't clog up the gut and/or produce toxins. Causing the horse to colic.
Safe guard is usually the one to start with because it doesn't kill all species and it will clear out some of them, then a week later zimecterin. Then a week later zimecterin gold which has a little more of a spectrum than plain zimecterin, and then maybe twice more at 2 day intervals rotating wormers. I actually have 2 horses that are allergic to the safe guard though. Worms can cause all sorts of problems including ulcers. BTW if she starts to have tummy pain and she is given banamine and has ulcers the banamine will make it worse. So if she seems crampy after eating then probably giving a little milk of magnesia as a first line of defense would work best. Horses also can be treated for ulcers but is a bit costly. Horse.com usually has the cheapest wormer @ sometimes 1.99 each for the zimecterin. Zimecterin gold is always a bit higher. Here is a link to the wormer.
http://www.horse.com/search.aspx?path=cHORSEp551&pageno=1&hits=48&sort=bestselling&facets=horseequine_wormer_type_fct%253aSingle%2520Dose
It looks like the zimecterin is being sold for 2.49 right now. Sometimes they offer free shipping too.
It's a pain to have to spend so much but with horses it is an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. $30 worth of wormer now can prevent a $300 vet bill later and/or watching a horse die in horrible pain.
She looks very pretty in her new turnout sheet. And as far as bedding my horses would think they were in heaven with a soft looking green pasture like what she is standing on in the pic, so I would say if she has a decent windbreak with a roof she will prob be ok. At least for now, so dont stress about bedding too much.
Laura
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| FieldsofThyme |
Posted - Jan 21 2013 : 04:39:13 AM
Here is a picture of her horse and the blanket they came up with. I have to say, it worked out perfectly (for now anyway).
We came up with a plastic tote for her water, and just need proper bedding now. We only had straw (ugh!) But it's better than absolutely nothing right now. I'm praying we can afford the right bedding for her next week. I do have plans to call our vet this week, just to get prices, so I can plan for next week. I did talk to a very nice lady at our tractor supply store, and she helped me pick the best free bag of feed, considering she may have problems with her teeth. DD mixed beet pulp with it last night and she ate all of it, so dd is confused as to why she lost so much weight. It's possible she could be pregnant, as we don't know that yet either. So, the next step, other than bedding, is her teeth. Golly, I've learned more in one day than my head can handle. We were told that her horse will not eat the beet pulp, and she is now. It's not even the grain that she was fed at that stable either. So confusing.
One day at a time....
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| osagegypsy |
Posted - Jan 20 2013 : 8:39:46 PM
*gatorade.
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| osagegypsy |
Posted - Jan 20 2013 : 8:38:05 PM
You could try a little molasses, to sweeten it up. I'm wondering if his teeth are keeping him from eating? Sometimes a regular vet will float teeth without to much expense. They could at least check to teeth by feeling up there. Black sunflower seeds are good for horses. Don't forget to give him salt. And if he isn't drinking enough you can put gate fade in his water. Not full strength tho. Good luck!
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| queenmushroom |
Posted - Jan 19 2013 : 3:40:53 PM
To make it water resistant sew some old shower curtains to it. Just remember they are not heavy duty.
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| crittergranny |
Posted - Jan 19 2013 : 3:27:15 PM
I have started most of my horses on beet pulp by mixing in a little soaked beet pulp with sweet feed or senior feed. a lot of them won't eat it plain at first. I imagine it tastes sort of like how rice cakes are to us. They look at me like " you have got to be kidding me."
Just try mixing a little with some grain she already likes. 2 cups dry beet pulp when soaked will plump up to 1 regular large coffee can. So maybe start with 1 cup soaked with 1/2 coffee can water ( or even less using the same ratio) and try mixing that with grain. 1/2 coffee can grain if she isn't used to getting grain or 1 coffee can if she is used to getting that much.
It is important to make sure the beet pulp pellets are soaked for at least 3 hours in a warm house not outside in the cold. The shredded beet pulp soaks faster but doesnt make as much and isn't as economical.
I have seen the price range on beet pulp from $21 a bag to 12.99 for 50# or 40# bags. So you can call around to find the best prices. We get it for 11.99 because we buy 20 bags at a time.
Do be careful about giving sweet feed if you think she might be wormy, it will make the worms have a big feast in her gut with all that sugar. This happened to me with the stallion I bought back in sept. He was fat and shiny and I would not have thought he was wormy, he started to get a little skinny about a week after I got him and I thought it was because of the transition so I started giving him sweet feed and he coliced on me. I took him to the vet and the vet said he had the highest worm count he had ever seen, they stopped counting at 1000 under the microscope. They were in his bloodstream and everything. I had to pay $300 but was able to save him. Then I power packed him with giving him 3 different wormers in a week. Most horses when they colic their guts are shut down or sluggish but his was way overactive because those worms were having a party feast in there with all that sweet feed. He is fine now and I give him a little sweet feed.
That is why the beet pulp is good because it is high in fat but doesnt have all the sugar unless one buys the kind with molasses in it. It's just a bland food that has plenty of nutrients except not lots of protein which is what they get from alfalfa. However the blandness is a little bit of a turnoff to some of them at first.
Good luck and prayers to you.
Laura
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| KathyC |
Posted - Jan 19 2013 : 3:19:19 PM
Kristina,
Just sent you an email, me daughter is in Akron and she may be of some help, give her a call!
Kathy |
| FieldsofThyme |
Posted - Jan 19 2013 : 2:01:53 PM
Found out her horse won't eat beet pulp also. Do any of you know what I can mix in with it to get her to eat it?
The make-shift stall is all done today, and the outside temporary fence too. I just hope she stays in either of them. 
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| crittergranny |
Posted - Jan 19 2013 : 11:40:30 AM
horse.com usually has the lowest prices on things and they have a rush delivery. The link below is to a very moderately priced blanket that I have used for 2 winters now and is warm and waterproof. They have served our horses well in sub zero temps and they repel snow very well. One of them is getting a little raggy but it has been through a lot. I have seen them other places...feed stores etc.. and even in this catalog on sale for $50. They hold up real nice even on our horses that are out on pasture with trees and barbed wire fences etc.... They are a little strangely colored which I have to wonder if is the reason they are priced for less.
http://www.horse.com/item/tough-1-wild-600d-turnout-blanket-250g/E002712/
Also one can treat blankets with stuff to make them waterproof. My daughter knows what to use, maybe one of the other ladies knows what to use. Maybe varnish or something.
Laura
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| FieldsofThyme |
Posted - Jan 19 2013 : 06:18:49 AM
Thank you all for your help. I completely forgot about making the blanket waterproof.
I'll have to see about hay replacer pellets too. Thanks for that tip too.
We did discover that our large animal vet (that works with our goats) will float teeth, but I haven't found out the cost yet.
...so many things to think about.
I must go back through my scrap fabric and other things (to recycle) to make my own blanket for her. The stable owner does not have one we can borrow and the weather will be extremely cold tomorrow (when she arrives).
Again, thanks for all your help.
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| Red Tractor Girl |
Posted - Jan 19 2013 : 05:07:42 AM
Lorena, what a great idea for a temporary horse blanket! Farmgirl genius I would say. Kristina, I hope you can figure out a plan that will help you put together what is needed until the green pastures of spring. With so many farmgirls who really know about these things, I feel hopeful help will come forth.
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| queenmushroom |
Posted - Jan 19 2013 : 04:22:23 AM
To make and emergency blanket get a couple of blankets preferably king size layer them one. On top of the other and sew them together. Use large blanket pins to fasten in front and underneath. Hope this helps for now. See if your local thrift store has the blankets if you have no old ones.
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| crittergranny |
Posted - Jan 18 2013 : 12:39:27 PM
A feed high in fat like some of the senior pellets is good too, but if finances are tough a little canola oil in the feed can help a horse gain. But too much can give them the runs and defeat the purpose. Any change should be gradual. We got a horse in last year and he had only had crummy hay for a long time and was wormy. We wormed him and fed him nice alfalfa hay and he had a reaction to the feed change and started losing all his hair. We had to put him in a shady stall and only give him grass hay for about 2 weeks till he recovered. If we had left him out he would have gotten sunburned and it would have been a horrible mess. Anyway my point is that grass hay and a small ration of beet pulp pellets soaked are the most mild to begin with and then add a little senior feed and a tablespoon of oil in the feed as long as it doesnt make her poop runny. Then start adding a small ration of alfalfa pellets or alfalfa hay. But like Tina said the alfalfa pellets will be easier for her to chew. I know you didn't ask for advice but I just wanted to share in case it might help. I have rehabs gobs of horses. And it is all I have to share right now along with prayers. I will also say that one thing to watch for is that sometimes when horses have been starved they lick the ground trying to lick up small pieces of alfalfa leaves etc... and they get sand colic easily. If she is doing this you may want to give her some psyllium. Which is a bit expensive so if she isn't doing that then I wouldn't. Sand colic probably isn't as much an issue where you live as it is here in NM. What type of horse is she. I might be able to send a buyer your direction. Equinenow is a great place to list horses to sell, and it's free. The horse market is way down right now, we have our horses for sale listed at a fraction of what they are worth too...ugh. But right now is a good time to list them to sell because people are getting their income tax checks back.
Laura
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| crittergranny |
Posted - Jan 18 2013 : 12:12:33 PM
Blanketing does a lot in helping horses to keep weight on. I'm sorry Kristina that I don't have one to send. I am in need of a few myself. I really only have one and it is on my 23 yr old mare. Soaked beet pulp helps horses gain. I hope all goes well Dear, I will be praying.
Laura
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| oldbittyhen |
Posted - Jan 18 2013 : 09:06:20 AM
if your horse needs her/his teeth floated because he/she can not chew properly, he/she will not gain weight, and will continue to lose, even thou the parasites have been removed, you can get hay replacer pellets and soak them to break them down so he/she can get some nutrition till teeth are floated, as far as a blanket goes, if it is not water proof and it gets soaking wet, that alone will cause more problems, and will chill your horse severly, and could become a health issue, make sure to pull blanket if that happens...
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