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Location: Beggs, OK | The back story on these horses is a long and ongoing issue with the mill, so we will skip that part and just show you what we've been able to accomplish this far. My horses have not looked right for a couple of years now...So the excuse that this is the normal April/May spring bloom from green grass is not applicable in any way. The vets that have been caring for them have told me that they looked fine and I couldn't expect them to gain much for what they've been through. I couldn't accept that as an answer so I continued my research and contacted Bluebonnet to see what they recommended as they seemed like the safest feed that would be available to me. I was told to put them on Bluebonnet Intensify Omega Force. They are getting 6# a day and 4oz a day of Bluebonnet Transform DSI as well as Bluebonnet Element Minerals free choice and grass hay and alfalfa. The results have been amazing.
This is Jones. Jones was my sickest horse. He's a five year old previously easy keeper and the top picture is when he was sick. The bottom picture is as he was recovering. I wanted to add one more picture just so that you can see what Jones looked like before he got sick....he's still not there and it doesn't matter because we won't be able to use him, but it makes me sick to see what this has done to him.
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Location: Beggs, OK | This is my 28 year old mare. She has no teeth in the back and was really beginning to struggle. I thought she was looking great for her age on Purina Equine Sr Active...then we switched her to Bluebonnet Intensify Sr and she bloomed! She's also on Bluebonnet Transform DSI. I am so thrilled that this has given me more time with her. She runs and bucks and plays with my yearlings now.
The top picture was taken on April 16, 2015 and the second picture was taken this past Friday.
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| Your story and pics scare me because I think back to all these horses that I've just known something was up with but couldn't put my finger on it and no one else (vets, chiro, etc) saw it.
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Location: Beggs, OK | This is a gelding that I bought back in October. He immediately began losing weight and wouldn't eat...So we treated him for ulcers using Gastrogard for 28 days. He was better but still not thriving so of course we decided that he had EPM. We treated him with both rounds of EPM drugs with limited improvement back in January before we found out about our feed issue.
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Location: NE Texas | They look great, rachellyn80! So happy that they are getting back healthy after all you have been through with the feeds. It feels so good to have horses that are getting back healthy after being sick for so long; i've been dealing with a sick horse and pulling at straws as well for a while. The pics of that yella mare just make my heart smile! Nicely done! And thank you for educating the rest of us on your journey and being willing to share your findings and your research! :) |
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Location: Beggs, OK | This is Denali...my big gray boy...my biggest problem for the past several years. He's been treated for EPM three times. I have retired him twice (he's only 13) and have had more crying, frustrated fits than you can imagine trying to figure out what is wrong with him and why I couldn't keep him full OR sound! He has turned back into the big muscley monster that he was when we bought him 6 years ago. I am beyond thrilled with how he's looking and know that once we get him fit again he will be stunning.
The muddy picture is from March 20, when he had just spent three days at OSU doing cardiac testing and I let him be a pig. The second picture was taken late last week.
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Location: Beggs, OK | astreakinchic - 2015-05-13 2:11 PM Your story and pics scare me because I think back to all these horses that I've just known something was up with but couldn't put my finger on it and no one else (vets, chiro, etc) saw it. Thanks for posting.
It makes me sick to know think how many people are going through this exact same thing today. We all get so stuck on what the vet said or what we think is right that we don't go back to the very basic principles. You HAVE to have a healthy digestive system to have a healthy horse...You always hear - No hoof, no horse...well I'm changing that now to -No gut, no horse. |
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Location: In The Land of Cotton | They look awesome. I am glad you have been able to bring them back.
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| rachellyn80 - 2015-05-13 3:21 PM
astreakinchic - 2015-05-13 2:11 PM Your story and pics scare me because I think back to all these horses that I've just known something was up with but couldn't put my finger on it and no one else (vets, chiro, etc) saw it. Thanks for posting.
It makes me sick to know think how many people are going through this exact same thing today. We all get so stuck on what the vet said or what we think is right that we don't go back to the very basic principles. You HAVE to have a healthy digestive system to have a healthy horse...You always hear - No hoof, no horse...well I'm changing that now to -No gut, no horse.
BOOM! You need to write some articles to some magazines with your journey and thats your tag line "No gut, No horse!" |
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Location: N Texas | I am amazed at how awesome they look after such a short time! It also amazes me the huge difference just switching feeds can do. Your horses look awesome! I've been feeding the Purina Senior Active to my old guy for a little while now, but now you've got me considering switching him to Bluebonnet! Overall he looks really good, but his topline still needs some filling out. I don't know if that's just his age and how he is now, or if a different feed will fix it. I may give it a try, especially since you've seen such dramatic results so quickly. Thanks for sharing!! |
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Location: Beggs, OK | astreakinchic - 2015-05-13 2:24 PM rachellyn80 - 2015-05-13 3:21 PM astreakinchic - 2015-05-13 2:11 PM Your story and pics scare me because I think back to all these horses that I've just known something was up with but couldn't put my finger on it and no one else (vets, chiro, etc) saw it. Thanks for posting. It makes me sick to know think how many people are going through this exact same thing today. We all get so stuck on what the vet said or what we think is right that we don't go back to the very basic principles. You HAVE to have a healthy digestive system to have a healthy horse...You always hear - No hoof, no horse...well I'm changing that now to -No gut, no horse. BOOM! You need to write some articles to some magazines with your journey and thats your tag line "No gut, No horse!"
I'm an information junkie, so I have subscriptions to sites that give you access to medical journals. I've had a great research partner with SG <3 and hope to share what we've learned with anyone else who's open to finding a better way to care for our horses. So much money is wasted on supplements, injections, and treatments that could all be avoided if we just looked at the food source first. Believe me, I've spent a small fortune on this stuff myself! If you're having to add this and that to your feed, then you have no idea what you are acutally giving your horse as it's all mixed together. You could completely wreck your horses insides just by loving them a little too much with additives.
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Location: Sperry, OK | I have been feeding Blue Bonnet Omega Force for about a year now. Hero shed off this year, the quickest he ever has.. and he shed off BLACK instead of still being that sun burned brown. The last 5 years when he shed off, it was slow and patchy, and he was the same color after he shed off as he was before. The last time he shed off black, he was on Platinum.. but since that is so expensive, I stopped feeding it and he never looked as good til now. What is the Transform DSI? |
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Location: Kentucky | Thank goodness you were able to figure out it and see them healthy again. |
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Location: Beggs, OK | It's a digestive supplement that is actually part of the Intensify line of feeds from Bluebonnet. If you look at the label the Intensify feeds have this in them, but the Transform DSI has huge amounts of the probiotics and enzymes that are supposed to help guard against ulcers and other gastric issues. We have been using it as a recovery tool for our guys and intend to keep them on it at lower doses once they are stable.
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Tough Patooty
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Location: Sperry, OK | rachellyn80 - 2015-05-13 2:57 PM It's a digestive supplement that is actually part of the Intensify line of feeds from Bluebonnet. If you look at the label the Intensify feeds have this in them, but the Transform DSI has huge amounts of the probiotics and enzymes that are supposed to help guard against ulcers and other gastric issues. We have been using it as a recovery tool for our guys and intend to keep them on it at lower doses once they are stable.
http://bluebonnetfeeds.com/pdf/transform_dsi.pdf
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Location: Southern Oregon | Do they sell this feed in Oregon anywhere? I have a few I would like to try it with. |
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Location: Here | rachellyn80 - 2015-05-13 2:17 PM This is Denali...my big gray boy...my biggest problem for the past several years. He's been treated for EPM three times. I have retired him twice (he's only 13) and have had more crying, frustrated fits than you can imagine trying to figure out what is wrong with him and why I couldn't keep him full OR sound! He has turned back into the big muscley monster that he was when we bought him 6 years ago. I am beyond thrilled with how he's looking and know that once we get him fit again he will be stunning.
The muddy picture is from March 20, when he had just spent three days at OSU doing cardiac testing and I let him be a pig. The second picture was taken late last week.
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Location: 31 lengths farms | My big mare would benefit greatly I think, any dealers in CA? Northern CA to be more specific, or So. Oregon? |
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Location: Oklahoma | run n rate - 2015-05-13 6:25 PM
My big mare would benefit greatly I think, any dealers in CA? Northern CA to be more specific, or So. Oregon?
They have a dealer locator in their webpage, but I do know that they can ship the Transform supplement |
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