tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post5127462760938403122..comments2024-03-01T06:49:59.106-05:00Comments on Behind the Bit: Now that it's really winter time...Stacey Kimmel-Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08498926535389535263noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-89972856421486199252011-01-08T11:43:43.422-05:002011-01-08T11:43:43.422-05:00Great tip on flipping the mats over outside! I hav...Great tip on flipping the mats over outside! I have to say that now that I have horses at home with free access to paddock 24/7, unless is it frigid/miserable--I almost cannot stomach seeing horses kept in stalls all the time. I only put on blankets if it is below-20 sustained and they are perky and have amazingly glossy, beautiful long coats. I also add vegetable oil to keep my old geezer fat,Netherfieldmomhttp://underthegrowlight.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-51007662594427494702011-01-08T09:59:50.512-05:002011-01-08T09:59:50.512-05:00jenj-Thanks! I will try the dryer sheet.jenj-Thanks! I will try the dryer sheet.Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07335385366138424092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-961742569268361772011-01-07T16:05:22.319-05:002011-01-07T16:05:22.319-05:00My tips sound like a lot of work but they assist m...My tips sound like a lot of work but they assist me. I feed corn OIL on the same amount of "working summer" hot season feed. working up to 1/2 cup a day as the season gets colder. <br /><br />I also use stall mats outside BUT I reverse them in winter. There are grooves and ridges on the bottom of the mats it allows melting a place to go and the bare hoof a place to grip.<br /><br />Amber Goins-Finleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01995360342841482454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-8884009726751519962011-01-07T13:17:11.121-05:002011-01-07T13:17:11.121-05:00Great post. Thanks for the reminders!
For those o...Great post. Thanks for the reminders!<br />For those of us living in winter swamplands of mud with paddock/pasture horses, I'd add: rubber mats outdoors in high traffic areas (can be put in over packed gravel) like gates and feeding spots. Saves a lot of sucked off horse shoes and injury from pacing while the feed truck is making the rounds.<br /><br />Also, get those legs dry! I don't Janehttp://www.theliteraryhorse.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-46740882471078794882011-01-07T11:11:40.661-05:002011-01-07T11:11:40.661-05:00I went to college at Iowa State University and it ...I went to college at Iowa State University and it gets very cold in central Iowa. My husband and I discovered that Vaseline or Bag Balm slathered liberally into the hooves works really well to repel ice balls. When the horses are outside, the Vaseline is cold enough that it's not slippery. The other thing that worked really well was the super-heavy-duty hoofpicks that are made out of a Hollynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05826846251458849175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-89670309539641811802011-01-07T09:49:52.857-05:002011-01-07T09:49:52.857-05:00Val, years ago I learned a neat trick for dealing ...Val, years ago I learned a neat trick for dealing with static electricity. I keep a box of dryer sheets in my grooming kit in the winter. I rub it on my brushes' bristles to keep them from zapping my horse as I'm grooming. I'll also rub their tails with it if their tails are static-y. I would imagine you could rub one on your saddle pad too! I buy the scent-free dryer sheets, and I&#jenjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01737679332792618499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-17399369440743702272011-01-07T06:18:03.014-05:002011-01-07T06:18:03.014-05:00Hi anon, that is true, as encysted strongyles don&...Hi anon, that is true, as encysted strongyles don't lay eggs. I was compiling advice from several sources and the "fecal test" popped up several times -- not in reference to the strongyles. I do think that if your horse carries other parasites there is a better chance strongyles are present. Our barn does fecal tests regularly.Stacey Kimmel-Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08498926535389535263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-43554379345010716662011-01-07T00:54:39.367-05:002011-01-07T00:54:39.367-05:00Excellent advice that I'll pass along to other...Excellent advice that I'll pass along to others.Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07523913268753891470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-34520295678975035272011-01-06T22:11:47.175-05:002011-01-06T22:11:47.175-05:00I live in Minnesota where snow, ice and cold tempe...I live in Minnesota where snow, ice and cold temperatures are here to stay for months on end. <br /><br />My horse is turned out 24/7, he doesn't have a stall. I only put his blanket on when the temperature is going to be in the single digits or colder.Marnie Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13241962543917686722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-18554366794640874992011-01-06T18:16:58.936-05:002011-01-06T18:16:58.936-05:00However, a fecal test won't reveal the presenc...However, a fecal test won't reveal the presence of encysted strongyles.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-87148184624717584532011-01-06T17:33:34.384-05:002011-01-06T17:33:34.384-05:00Good advice for the winter in the miserable Northe...Good advice for the winter in the miserable Northeast. Somehow we always get the icky snowstorms. <br /><br />This winter has already gone on too long, I fear. But I too am into the warm mash at night mode here. Looks like tonight--with more snow arriving--is a good mash night again.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10029423500476995817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-78986794330786884652011-01-06T15:34:30.580-05:002011-01-06T15:34:30.580-05:00Good advice and important information to review. ...Good advice and important information to review. <br /><br />I learned a new one last night. I removed the saddle pad from my horse's woolly back and he jumped like a cat. Ouch! I didn't feel anything, but I think the saddle pad gave him a nasty shock. I could empathize, as I get shocked by my car door and light switches all winter long. Eek!Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07335385366138424092noreply@blogger.com