shilohorse - 2015-05-02 12:08 PM

crazy as it may sound- sometimes they get little blisters down their throat from dust hay etc.- when mine start a cough usually in spring and late fall - I give 25cc of FRENCH's mustard 5 days ina row- it has always cleared it up every time- for some reason there is something in frenchs that is more potent than the other mustards and it does the trick cheap easy and not harmful in any way- I do still use air power before I run and thank the good Lord I don't have any issues!

Herbie - 2015-04-30 12:47 PM

I would encourage those with horses with allergies and respiratory conditions to try the Cur-Ost products.  My colt was on 8 - 10 cc of Ventipulmin, had been through anti-biotcs twice, Dexamethasone and Prednisone and was still very heav-ey.  He'd been to three different vets and couldn't take a deep breath even on the high doses of Vent.  He was obviously distressed physically and his body condition suffered from the condition and the fact he was getting no relief from any of the medications.  I took him off of everything and after much research on several different things I ran across Curcurmin and the benefits of ingesting Curcurmin for both humans and horses.  Through that research  I came across the Cur-Ost/Nouvelle research company.  After many consults with Dr. Tom Schell, I tried the product he suggested and in 2 weeks my horse has almost completely quit coughing, not to mention he doesn't even look like the same horse!  Much of the allergy response begins with inflammation within the digestive tract and creates a hyper-active immune response causing the immune system to not work correctly resulting in allergies and many other conditions.  Please take the time to read through the research and the studies.  I can assure you this is one supplement you won't be sorry you invested the money in, and I had spent ALOT of money prior to this, seen several vets, had 2 different scopes done, and the vets were out of options.  The last one wanted to operate.

My horse was on all kinds of stuff prior to this and i'll be happy to share all of those products with you.  Once taken off EVERYTHING and given a week off, the Cur-Ost came in.  The proof is in the pudding for me, and i'm so happy I contacted the company and tried this!  The first pictures are March 23.  The second pictures are April 25.  The only thing that changed during this time was the Cur-Ost.  http://www.nouvelleresearch.com/index.php/products/equine-formulas
 

Longneck - 2015-05-02 1:47 PM

 Thanks everyone!! 
How do I go about soaking flakes of hay?  A large tub?  For how long?


Does the mustard get mixed in with feed or need to be forced down the throat for it to be effective?  

uno-dos-tres! - 2015-05-02 5:38 PM

 Put the mustard in an oral syringe, give 30ml before you saddle. 
I really like to steam my hay you can soak as well but the steam has proved its value to me. I made my own steamer and you can buy a nice one for some deep coin. 

Longneck - 2015-05-03 11:08 AM


Care to share your homemade instructions??

I have put a couple of flakes of hay into a 100 gallon Rubbermaid tub.... Churned it all around until no more dust and had plenty of water standing in the bottom... did this yesterday afternoon and evening and they left no water behind! I guess they're loving it! Lol. The tub looks pretty nasty, but they didn't leave any hay behind!

uno-dos-tres! - 2015-05-04 10:31 PM I used a clothing steamer and an 80gal tote. Placed some gasket rubber around the lid rim and the fittings to get the hose to the tote. I can steam 3/4 bale of coastal in 25min. You get a clean crisp smelling hay when complete. Plus the nutrients are still there.