Posted 2015-12-14 7:20 PM Subject: Alfalfa before running
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Has anyone ever fed a handful of (soaked) alfalfa cubes before a run to an ulcer-prone horse? I suspect my horse has ulcers and he gets a small bucket of alfalfa forage with meals but he's a bit girthy and I'm wondering if anyone else has tried this method!
Posted 2015-12-14 7:33 PM Subject: RE: Alfalfa before running
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ChasingCans04 - 2015-12-14 7:20 PM Has anyone ever fed a handful of (soaked) alfalfa cubes before a run to an ulcer-prone horse? I suspect my horse has ulcers and he gets a small bucket of alfalfa forage with meals but he's a bit girthy and I'm wondering if anyone else has tried this method!
yes! I do. Plus I like to give a drench gun full of Nutrient Buffer before I put my bit in and when I walk back to boot up I do another drench gun 60ml's again.
Posted 2015-12-14 8:28 PM Subject: RE: Alfalfa before running
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A handful of cubes or two handfuls of alfalfa. Sure helps to prevent the slosh that occurs on a horse setting at the first barrel. I feel a more powerful turn from horses that have the coating on their stomach than those that get a burn from the gastric juices hitting the squamous mucosa. If I get a horse in thats been running up the fence on the first I will feed alfalfa and coat that stomach before working them. If they work then I suggest the scope so the humans can do their part in holping the horse.
Posted 2015-12-14 8:40 PM Subject: RE: Alfalfa before running
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My guy is on an alfalfa-based diet and hates running on an empty tummy. He has been scoped, treated, etc. and is totally ulcer-free. At races he has a bag of alfalfa in front of him constantly, and at home he has alfalfa free-choice while out in a 20 acre pasture.
Posted 2015-12-14 8:48 PM Subject: RE: Alfalfa before running
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svincent - 2015-12-14 8:40 PM
My guy is on an alfalfa-based diet and hates running on an empty tummy. He has been scoped, treated, etc. and is totally ulcer-free. At races he has a bag of alfalfa in front of him constantly, and at home he has alfalfa free-choice while out in a 20 acre pasture.
I also keep a hay bag of alfalfa in front of mine when at an event and feed free-choice alfalfa at home.
Posted 2015-12-15 10:09 AM Subject: RE: Alfalfa before running
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I prefer baled alfalfa but if I can't get ahold of any good stuff I'll use cubes. My horses get a hay bag 24/7 while on the road accept I take it away about 20 mins before and they get 1/2 scoop (about 2 handfuls) of cubes soaked. I have a mare that is majorly ulcer prone who also gets omeprazole when hauling so I treat everyone like they are ulcer prone but only she gets the meds.
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