tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post5222081305812234870..comments2024-03-01T06:49:59.106-05:00Comments on Behind the Bit: Galloping gourmets: What horses like to eatStacey Kimmel-Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08498926535389535263noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-41616258521501669662008-12-25T06:49:00.000-05:002008-12-25T06:49:00.000-05:00Stacey, If you go to COTH, please ask why dried is...Stacey, <BR/><BR/>If you go to COTH, please ask why dried is ok and soft is not. I don't quite get that.<BR/><BR/>And today, I've decided to try to find Germany's COTH. Wish me luck.<BR/><BR/>~lythalythahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01719586193059362084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-41829496169770278662008-12-24T15:18:00.000-05:002008-12-24T15:18:00.000-05:00Hi Lytha,I added your post to the blog entry on fo...Hi Lytha,<BR/><BR/>I added your post to the blog entry on foods. If you don't mind I may post to the COTH listserv and pose the same question about bread. To me, soft bread could be a choking risk or colic risk b/c of the texture. Very recently at my barn a horse choked on the soft senior feed, there was a bunch of feed stuck to the roof of his mouth too. Maybe it was a freak thing but it makes Stacey Kimmel-Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08498926535389535263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-25975551233336372942008-12-24T15:11:00.000-05:002008-12-24T15:11:00.000-05:00What a wonderful idea (the herb strip). I'm glad I...What a wonderful idea (the herb strip). I'm glad I'm not the only one thinking about outside time and keeping them interested and happy. <BR/><BR/>We really love our horses...Stacey Kimmel-Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08498926535389535263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-12552469596690420782008-12-24T15:01:00.000-05:002008-12-24T15:01:00.000-05:00My trimmer has been recommending the "paddock para...My trimmer has been recommending the "paddock paradise" system for years. We aren't set up quite that way, but we don't have pristine pasture - we allow a variety of things to grow, and there are trees and bushes (all nontoxic) that provide some interest especially during the winter months.<BR/><BR/>We do put hay in tiny piles all over the field they're in so they walk about all day nibbling. <BRbilliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18187141867284800597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-35645587388984593912008-12-24T11:42:00.000-05:002008-12-24T11:42:00.000-05:00Stacey,I posted the "bread story" on Dec 2 in my b...Stacey,<BR/><BR/>I posted the "bread story" on Dec 2 in my blog. You might like it. As an American, it's hard for me to get information about the strange practices here. You'll see what I mean...<BR/><BR/>~lytha in germanylythahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01719586193059362084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-47863100121428469542008-12-24T09:23:00.000-05:002008-12-24T09:23:00.000-05:00Lytha, just read your profile -- tell us about hor...Lytha, just read your profile -- tell us about horses eating bread in Germany! It's definitely on topic. Maybe you have posted about it....Stacey Kimmel-Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08498926535389535263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-31381438972161948372008-12-24T09:11:00.000-05:002008-12-24T09:11:00.000-05:00Very interesting. We have a terrible drought, but...Very interesting. We have a terrible drought, but I have pasture (frozen but edible) that my horses are grazing on now. When I had them in the yard the other day, I noticed my horse was nibbling (with his prehensile lips) the dead mesquite leaves off the ground. Mesquite "leaves" look rather like frond leaves. When the leaves are green, the horses will reach up and shred them of of their Kitty Bohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11993868991117800584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-13286140112069631252008-12-24T08:54:00.000-05:002008-12-24T08:54:00.000-05:00Wow, thanks! Pasture time is so important, it pays...Wow, thanks! Pasture time is so important, it pays to think of things to keep them in a natural setting or as close as possible.Stacey Kimmel-Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08498926535389535263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-5444445177809453412008-12-24T06:15:00.000-05:002008-12-24T06:15:00.000-05:00Good topic! And since you brought it up, I wanted ...Good topic! And since you brought it up, I wanted to share something I learned about recently. Google "Paddock Paradise" if you already haven't. It's a new concept in horsekeeping (truly new? well that would be something, huh?). <BR/><BR/>Instead of a typical sacrifice area, you build a track system by installing another fenceline inside your perimeter fence. Due to the shape, horses naturally lythahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01719586193059362084noreply@blogger.com