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Location: In the land of peanuts and cotton | I have 4 horses in my pasture none of them are new. The news one has been there almost a year. None of them have a history of chewing but one of them is chewing on everything. I started noticing it on my fence we'll today I walked to where we buried my first barrel horse and his wooden cross that's been there for 4yrs with no problem has been severely chewed up. It wasn't like that last Thursday. So I have a horse with a chewing problem but how do I know which horse? There all stalled during the day and out at night. I could start letting one out at the time but with the severity that it is now, how do I tell old chews from new chews? |
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Location: Phoenix | Can you have them stalled around feeding time? I bet the chewer is chewing close to feeding time. |
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Location: In the land of peanuts and cotton | hammer_time - 2014-05-10 12:23 AM
Can you have them stalled around feeding time? I bet the chewer is chewing close to feeding time.
They eat at 9am and around 6pm give or take. They are fed both times in there stalls when fed in the morning they stay in there stalls until after feeding at night. When there in the pasture at night they have free access to a round roll of hay. |
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| Could be sme kind of mineral deficiency in one of them. Go get some used motor oil and paint it in the already chewed areas, they won't chew on it again. Then you can let one out at a time a determine who it is. Is one of them a cribber? |
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Location: In the land of peanuts and cotton | FlyingJT - 2014-05-10 1:28 AM
Could be sme kind of mineral deficiency in one of them. Go get some used motor oil and paint it in the already chewed areas, they won't chew on it again. Then you can let one out at a time a determine who it is. Is one of them a cribber?
None of them crib. My mare has a attitude at feeding time and will bite down on her stall wall and start kicking if she thinks she's not fed fast enough. But that's the closest thing to a cribbed or chewer I have. |
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Location: MI | I agree with the minerals. We recently put the animals out on spring pasture. They've had a trace mineral block, but I hadn't moved their loose mineral or white salt block over yet as they have only been out there full time for a few days. One of the horses and one of the steers was picking at the wood fence 2 days ago. Started giving them their loose mineral again and put their white salt block out there and they've stopped. Picky animals!! |
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Location: In the land of peanuts and cotton | They have a mineral block but I guess one of them could still have a mineral imbalance |
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| Mineral blocks aren't really all that great. Something like 96-98% salt. I would probably paint the chewed areas with something bright and non-toxic to catch the culprit. Kool-Aid powder or the like where it will stain the teeth or muzzle. |
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Location: relocated to Texas | You don't have a horse with a chewing problem, you have a horse with a mineral deficiency. If one is chewing this bad, they are probably all mineral deficient. A cheap mineral block is not going to fix the problem. You need to put them on a good chelated mineral program. Dynamite or Platnium Performance are two of the best. Yes, they may cost more than some mineral products, but they are worth it. If cost is a factor, just think about what it is going to cost to replace your fence. And, the health of your horse is at stake too. |
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Location: Here | Hollywood's Fan - 2014-05-10 4:27 PM
You don't have a horse with a chewing problem, you have a horse with a mineral deficiency. If one is chewing this bad, they are probably all mineral deficient. A cheap mineral block is not going to fix the problem. You need to put them on a good chelated mineral program. Dynamite or Platnium Performance are two of the best. Yes, they may cost more than some mineral products, but they are worth it. If cost is a factor, just think about what it is going to cost to replace your fence. And, the health of your horse is at stake too.
I agree and I bet your mineral block is one of the hard red blocks right? If so they can lick those those are meant for cows |
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Location: In the land of peanuts and cotton | SG. - 2014-05-10 4:59 PM
Hollywood's Fan - 2014-05-10 4:27 PM
You don't have a horse with a chewing problem, you have a horse with a mineral deficiency. If one is chewing this bad, they are probably all mineral deficient. A cheap mineral block is not going to fix the problem. You need to put them on a good chelated mineral program. Dynamite or Platnium Performance are two of the best. Yes, they may cost more than some mineral products, but they are worth it. If cost is a factor, just think about what it is going to cost to replace your fence. And, the health of your horse is at stake too.
I agree and I bet your mineral block is one of the hard red blocks right? If so they can lick those those are meant for cows
It is. We use it and white salt blocks in stalls.
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| Put the brightest and smearingest red lipstick on one horse at a time for 2 days at a time and check your fences for kiss marks ... lol
(use some babyoil on a rag to remove lipstick off of horse)
If there is a favorite chew area ... find you an old board or two of same type and nail or wire it to those spots as a form of sting operation for the chewing criminal .... lol
If unsure if horse is the chewer ... keep putting lipstick on that horse until you are sure it is or is not the chewer ...
KISS KISS GOOD LUCK ...
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Location: In the land of peanuts and cotton | BayRoan - 2014-05-10 4:18 PM
Mineral blocks aren't really all that great. Something like 96-98% salt. I would probably paint the chewed areas with something bright and non-toxic to catch the culprit. Kool-Aid powder or the like where it will stain the teeth or muzzle.
I may try this. Sounds like it would work.
Idk if this has anything to do with it but went to a race today and one of my young mares all of a sudden started really running. Never had ran like that before but she usually sucks the paint off the barrels. Several people have told me they have never seen one turn as tight as she does and not hit them. Seriously September was the last time I hit a barrel on her. Today she wouldn't turn. Same pen she normaly runs a high 15 to low 16 today she was a 17.6. She was also extremely ill today. Which is not completely unusually for her especially since she was in heat today. Not sure if this has a single thing to do with it but thought I would mention it. |
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Location: relocated to Texas | TessBelle - 2014-05-11 10:09 PM BayRoan - 2014-05-10 4:18 PM Mineral blocks aren't really all that great. Something like 96-98% salt. I would probably paint the chewed areas with something bright and non-toxic to catch the culprit. Kool-Aid powder or the like where it will stain the teeth or muzzle. I may try this. Sounds like it would work. Idk if this has anything to do with it but went to a race today and one of my young mares all of a sudden started really running. Never had ran like that before but she usually sucks the paint off the barrels. Several people have told me they have never seen one turn as tight as she does and not hit them. Seriously September was the last time I hit a barrel on her. Today she wouldn't turn. Same pen she normaly runs a high 15 to low 16 today she was a 17.6. She was also extremely ill today. Which is not completely unusually for her especially since she was in heat today. Not sure if this has a single thing to do with it but thought I would mention it.
Those who are interested in "catching the culprit". So what if you catch them, what do you suggest, that you discipline them? Fix the problem by feeding a good mineral program. It might be one or two horses in your herd showing signs of it, but if one is deficient, they usually all are if they are on the same feed, hay, and/or pasture. Its easy to fix. Just buy and feed the minerals. Your mare sounds like she could be deficient in calcium. Calcium and Phos. should be fed in a ratio of 2 to 1 so buy a product that is formulated this way.
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Location: relocated to Texas | BayRoan - 2014-05-11 3:18 PM Mineral blocks aren't really all that great. Something like 96-98% salt. I would probably paint the chewed areas with something bright and non-toxic to catch the culprit. Kool-Aid powder or the like where it will stain the teeth or muzzle.
See this is what I don't get. Catch the culprit? You think the horse is chewing because he is trying to **** somebody off?
The horse is chewing because he is lacking minerals in his diet and he is trying to get them by chewing on the wood. In a sense, he is starving for whatever minerals he is lacking.
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Location: Here | TessBelle - 2014-05-10 9:07 PM SG. - 2014-05-10 4:59 PM Hollywood's Fan - 2014-05-10 4:27 PM You don't have a horse with a chewing problem, you have a horse with a mineral deficiency. If one is chewing this bad, they are probably all mineral deficient. A cheap mineral block is not going to fix the problem. You need to put them on a good chelated mineral program. Dynamite or Platnium Performance are two of the best. Yes, they may cost more than some mineral products, but they are worth it. If cost is a factor, just think about what it is going to cost to replace your fence. And, the health of your horse is at stake too. I agree and I bet your mineral block is one of the hard red blocks right? If so they can lick those those are meant for cows It is. We use it and white salt blocks in stalls.
Again those blocks are designed for cow tongues. your horse cannot lick enough to get what is needed. You need to put a loose horse mineral free choice out. Not mixed in grain. let them figure out what they need. The mineral HWF said is goog and so is grostrong. |
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Location: Here | Hollywood's Fan - 2014-05-11 3:38 PM BayRoan - 2014-05-11 3:18 PM Mineral blocks aren't really all that great. Something like 96-98% salt. I would probably paint the chewed areas with something bright and non-toxic to catch the culprit. Kool-Aid powder or the like where it will stain the teeth or muzzle. See this is what I don't get. Catch the culprit? You think the horse is chewing because he is trying to **** somebody off?
The horse is chewing because he is lacking minerals in his diet and he is trying to get them by chewing on the wood. In a sense, he is starving for whatever minerals he is lacking.
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Location: In the land of peanuts and cotton | SG. - 2014-05-11 4:16 PM
Hollywood's Fan - 2014-05-11 3:38 PM BayRoan - 2014-05-11 3:18 PM Mineral blocks aren't really all that great. Something like 96-98% salt. I would probably paint the chewed areas with something bright and non-toxic to catch the culprit. Kool-Aid powder or the like where it will stain the teeth or muzzle. See this is what I don't get. Catch the culprit? You think the horse is chewing because he is trying to **** somebody off?
The horse is chewing because he is lacking minerals in his diet and he is trying to get them by chewing on the wood. In a sense, he is starving for whatever minerals he is lacking.
Because one is a baby and I wider if he's doing it because he's board and there other horses don't let him near them.i say baby but he's 3.
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Location: Here | TessBelle - 2014-05-11 9:01 PM SG. - 2014-05-11 4:16 PM Hollywood's Fan - 2014-05-11 3:38 PM BayRoan - 2014-05-11 3:18 PM Mineral blocks aren't really all that great. Something like 96-98% salt. I would probably paint the chewed areas with something bright and non-toxic to catch the culprit. Kool-Aid powder or the like where it will stain the teeth or muzzle. See this is what I don't get. Catch the culprit? You think the horse is chewing because he is trying to **** somebody off?
The horse is chewing because he is lacking minerals in his diet and he is trying to get them by chewing on the wood. In a sense, he is starving for whatever minerals he is lacking.
Because one is a baby and I wider if he's doing it because he's board and there other horses don't let him near them.i say baby but he's 3.
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| I havent seen the OP make excuses. She's simply explaining what she has in her pastures and explaining another possible symptom to whatever may be going on.
To the OP, look into a different mineral supplement and see if that changes. Finding the cuprit may be useful if you find out it is indeed the same horse that suddenly isnt turning. |
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