The Horse-Eater

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It’s very important to ensure your horse has access to forage, like hay or haylage, while they are at a show. Try to keep their routine as similar to normal as possible to help reduce stress and keep them eating. Try adding fruit or veg

The Baltimore Sun ran an article on December 28, 1952 entitled, “Add One Elephant > To The Holiday Toll.” Be sure that premixed feeds and straight grains are within their printed expiration date, and store feeds correctly to avoid mould or oxidation from exposure to air and moisture. In very hot weather, buy only enough feed to last a week or so to prevent fermentation of grains and molasses in storage. A variable appetite and weight loss may be cause for concern, so it’d be best to also discuss this issue with your vet,” says Tracey Hammond, a nutritionist for Dengie Horse Feeds. “If nothing is amiss, one of the first things to try is feeding both feed and forage ‘little and often’. This mimics a horse’s natural feeding regime, helps promote a healthy digestive system and avoids over-facing a horse with large meals. It will also keep the horse entertained for longer in their stable.” Keep in mind that visible change may be slow in coming. As a sage horseman once observed, "You've got to fill up the inside first, before you see a difference on the outside." But perseverance, coupled with lifestyle changes to minimize stress, will eventually yield results and turn your underweight horse into a healthy, more energetic athlete. Dig deeper TM

How to help a cold-backed horse

If your horse is a restless eater and spills his feed, create a quiet atmosphere during the meal. Switch the radio off, avoid people walking past the stables and no noises from wheelbarrows etcetera. That’s also why horses will ­sometimes—and wisely—nix hay bales contaminated by noxious plants, mold, or even a decaying animal, Thunes says.

But some horses just seem determined to keep the weight off. What's an owner to do? Why is he losing weight? Little and often’ has long been one of the golden rules of feeding horses. And with good reason because feeding large, infrequent meals conflicts with how the horse has evolved to eat. A horse’s character gives us “horseplay”. Coined in the 1580s, “horse” meant anything strong, big or coarse; so horseplay meant strong play (which is also the basis of the word horseradish).A reference to the phrase was published in the Baltimore Sun newspaper on December 28, 1952. The article “Add One Elephant To The Holiday Toll.” Remo, the children’s favorite elephant in Rome, had died on Christmas Eve. It was offering its sympathies to the children on this terrible event. The editors saw a positive lesson even from this sad loss at the Rome zoo. The article, directed to the heart of holiday feasts, stated the following: When large meals of cereal grains or pellets are fed infrequently fluid shifts can lead to a decrease in circulating blood volume or hypovolaemia. Research has shown that this doesn’t happen when small, frequent meals are fed². Harris, P.A. and Arkell, K. (2005) How Understanding the Digestive Process can help Minimise Digestive Disturbances Due to Diet and Feeding Management. In: Equine Nutrition for All, 1st BEVA & Waltham Nutrition Symposia, pp. 9-14. However, some members of the public found the season five curtain raiser "underwhelming" and believe the TV series has filmed "one season too many". Eat like a horse” means to eat a lot or even too much. You can use this idiom when describing someone who eats a large amount of food. They may eat more than they should or have a big appetite. An example would be: Surprisingly, he is so thin, yet he eats like a horse.

Make alterations to feed or conserved forage gradually to help your horse adjust to different tastes. This also allows his digestive system, and the microflora within it, time to adapt. Owners can enhance a concentrate feed’s taste topically by combining flavors that tempt most horses in an oil carrier and mixing them into the horse’s feed. They can also experiment by switching from pellets to textured feed, according to horses’ preferences.

Reasons for reduced appetite in horses

Eat like a horse” was also used in The Pittsburgh Press when they ran advertising espousing the benefits of the Reese Formula R-11. The commercial was released in its August 9, 1929 edition. Mr. B.L. Allen, an assistant foreman of the N&W Railway at Portsmouth, Ohio. He was claiming to be suffering from “nervous indigestion and rheumatism.” He quoted this about the product’s effectiveness:

Horses have a strong sense of smell, so using potent aromas in their feed can work to your advantage. Adding a cup of lukewarm (not hot) water to your horse’s feed just before feeding will make the food smell irresistible. If your horse is put off by the smell of the feed itself, then try masking it with mint or garlic and then add lukewarm water. Avoid adding extra oils or supplements where possible as these can further deter fussy eaters. 4. Make sure your stable management isn’t preventing your horse from eating. There are also a number of other conditions that can impact your horse’s appetite, such as dental problems which can make eating hay or haylage difficult. Sloppy feeds, long grass and soft hay/haylage can be easier for these types of horses, but you can experiment to find out which foods they cope with best.

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Whenever i consider to sit for the IELTS and start practicing, it seems to me 'flogging a dead horse. I saw the medicine in the window at Fischer & Streich Drug Store, and I decided to get a bottle and try it as I have always tried everything I saw. I am glad to say after taking two-thirds of the bottle, I can ‘eat like a horse,’ sleep like a country boy and feel like a 16-year old boy.”