pdj47 wrote:
Monoveros6 wrote:
Pdj, she's not in a stall more than 6 hours a night, she doesn't get any supplements and she's worked regularly and consistently. Free choice hay with little grain, at least for an OTTB. However, if you'd like to buy me a place near Columbus with a bunch of acreage so she can go be a "ranch horse", be my guest! I'd love it. Edit : no blanket, either! I guess I'm not a frou-frou english rider enough to have problems then :P

Right now she seems fine. She's passing some manure, and wants to eat! In the meantime, I'm trying to get fluids into her (fruit punch for my pony!) and just keeping an eye on her.

If this place had a shower, I'd never leave. I can look out the lounge window to check on her, which is great, cuz she's finding that pawing dramatically brings me running, then rattles her feed pan. Thanks for the heart attack, mare!
Look I'm not picking on you but I'm just pointing out how so damn many people on here that do all of the stuff I mentioned have such trouble with colic (look at how many have posted that have had one in a few days on here). In my life I have had a gelding get a mild case after I got him real hot in a wild bull chase & roping, a mare that I had just weaned a colt off of & a yearling, both died & I don't have a clue what caused it but this is with hundreds of horses I've owned or rode for someone...I don't know what to do about it but it sure shows me horses handled more naturally get along much better.


My horses are on lush green grass 24/7 and have free access to good hay and plenty of room to full-out run. I have one who still constantly colics. Though, it's been happening less often since going on 24/7 turnout. He's colicked three times in the last month, but hadn't for almost 6 months before that (the time he's been on pasture turnout). My vet actually *gave* me a bottle banamine last time he was there.

Panache (I think giving him that name was his doom) is a wimp though, so... eh.

Monoverso6 - hope your horse pulls through! The time Panache actually impacted was probably the scariest 24 hours of my life... he pulled through, though!