A blog on desert arabian horses, past, present and future
Elegance had her  third dental visit and second power tool dental procedure on March 1, 2016.  She was ready for another adjustment as I saw her starting to avoid the long stem hay and searching for the fine stuff that falls out during their selecting what hay to eat.  Also, washing her mouth out every … Read more
Above on the left is the relevant portion of the output provided you by Equi-Analytical for their (601) Equi-Tech hay analysis.  For purposes of education I also added a test for Selenium (not part of the Equi-Tech analysis). I already know I live, and my hay comes from, a selenium deficient area of the United States (and Canada where this … Read more
The equine dentist I have been using for the past 4 years, Ron (he was recommended by my previous dentist, Larry, when he retired), visited Elegance yesterday October 9, 2015. Â He palpated her entire jaw line on both sides, checked how much chewing motion she had, and checked her TMJ area before he looked inside … Read more
Now that we know Elegance has metabolic imbalances, as well as toxicities, the question becomes how best to supplement her to detox the toxic level of Aluminum and the overload of Iron? The first step is to have either hay and/or pasture tested for what the horse is consuming as the bulk of their diet. … Read more
I received the Hair Mineral Analysis results for Elegance yesterday. It is very revealing. She is over the top in Fe(Iron), Li(Lithium) and Al (Aluminum). She is below normal for Ca(Calcium), P(Phosphorus), Mg(Magnesium), Mo(Molybendum) and Se(Selenium). The low Se is not uncommon in the US.  Even when the USGS Soil Selenium Map shows adequate soil selenium … Read more
Meet the newest member of my little herd:Â Elegance CF 2001gm Darlene Summers graciously allowed me to acquired this mare from her after I fell head over heels for her the first time I met her in August of 2015. These pictures were taken the morning after I’d brought her to my place in September 2015. … Read more
Edouard asked if I would write a series of posts explaining how I provide optimum nutrition for horses in my care.  What is Optimum Nutrition?  It is about feeding what the horse requires not just in the way of  calories but equally important the major and trace minerals they require in the proportions they require, … Read more