Sand colic is a very preventable problem in the sandy areas of the US. There have been many studies on prevention but everyone (as always) has their
way. One of these
ways is to use this product, mixed with bran. Can you guess the product?
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More on sand colic:
http://www.infohorse.com/sandcolic.aspJust a thought: one reason it's not ideal to feeed hay rolls by dumping them in the pasture is that the horse will be so intent on eating the hay and not think to take a break, and get a drink of water. I would assume this could be true for a greedy pony on grass too.
I've seen horses that truly did have sand "colic" but they were also very emaciated, pooping sand....prob. EATING sand b/c there was nothing else to eat.
Sand is a natural element, there are ponies living on sandy islands & in the sandy deserts of the US and they don't "sand colic" as much as domestic horses seem to. I really believe that all this "stuff" (concentrated feed, "supplements") we give our horses does more harm that good sometimes.
My friend gives her horses mineral oil & bran about once a month. She has 4 horses and divides the gallon jug in 1/4's. She doesn't have a prob with sand colic...but then again, she never did to begin with. She also keeps her horses wormed regularly, they have free choice hay & a bit of grass....they always look great.
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