No Salt? UPDATE************

Jekka_Lynn · 08-29-2007, 12:02 PM

I have a flavoured mineral/salt lick that I use. Where I work though the salt licks aren't mounted but are but in a feed bucket in the corner of the stall when you grain the horse you pout it in the feed bucket and the horse eats around the salt block, licking it as the try to get all the grain.
We do it with all the horses except one. If you put a likkit or a salt block in his stall he sits there and eats the whole thing in one night, no matter what flavour or how you hang it, my friend put on in this apple thing that mounts on the wall and spins when the horse licks it, the next morning it was done, she hung one in the center of the stall, 2 hours later it was gone

Dawn · 08-29-2007, 12:13 PM

Horses require much less salt than we would like to think. Most of the like more salt than they need.

sugarsgal · 08-29-2007, 08:55 PM

We use the Buckeye's harvest salt, if they need it they will eat it, if they don't need it then the won't touch it.

If on pasture I'd check out your region for Selenium in the soil before you choose the Harvest one though. Ontario in very low in Selenium and so is Michigan but those are the only 2 regions I know of. I believe the closer to an ocean you are the more Selenium you have in your soil.

huntergrl4212 · 08-30-2007, 07:50 PM

i live in milwaukee Wisconsin.
and dont worry it isnt all flat..
and i dont know any cheese heads..
im originaly for europe but i have lived in the us since i was 2.
and then i lived in minnesotta..
lol.

lockedrowell · 08-31-2007, 12:28 AM

Just a suggestion but if you have a plain white salt block or free choice loose in the paddock being offered to all 12 horses and shes the only one your worried about I think Id be for calling the vet and gettin some blood work done to find out what shes missing or has to much of in her diet. It sounds like a classic case of a total mineral inbalance. You know calcium to phosphorus ratio 2:1 and things like that . Also have your hay analysed. something else that you can do is really look at the other horses for simular signs of deficiencys. Also take her off the pasture and dry lot her from 10:00 am till 10:00 pm this alone will reduce her sugar and starch intake, when you do this offer her free choice grass hay while in the dry lot with plenty of water and free choice of the mineral/salt supplement that is the combined sum of what the blood test shows she is lacking and what the hay analysis reveals the hay is missing....And yes I know this all sounds well and good but most people would say they cant afford to do that for there horse(s),but then again nobody ever said that horses were a cheap hobby .

lockedrowell · 08-31-2007, 12:36 AM

Oh Yeah and did I forget to mention that there is absolutely no reason to give that horse or any other horse a bunch of molassis to lick on all day after all there not cows there horses no matter what most of the people at the feed stores will likely tell you. The bottom line is that you need to educate yourself as much as possible on equine nutrition in order to do the best by your horse. There is much research on this matter so the sooner you get started the less time it will take.....Good Luck

huntergrl4212 · 08-31-2007, 08:24 AM

she just doesnt like the mineral blocks..
they are ruff on her tounge.
and barn owners dont think that anything is wrong wit her because i like to worry...and they say she gets enough through the rest of her diet..
but also when did we start talking about molasses.
that was one day last winter as a treat..she doesnt sit there and lick the molasses all day..
and she hasnt had any since..
and i will say that i do know about horse diets and that i will learn more...
id think that is her lack of something that is stopping her from eating it..i think she doesnt like what is offered to her..so she doesnt eat it..and if she gets enough out of her diet..and me putting her on a free choice will be fine.

lockedrowell · 10-12-2007, 02:30 AM

how do the barn owners know that she is getting all she needs through her diet did they run a blood pannel and have the hay tested themselves. I only meant that it isnt necessary to put a mollasis sunday in front of your horse 24/7 in order to get them what the need. Also I didnt mean to impose that you didnt know anything about your horses diet, all im meant was that it is our job as horse owners to educate ourselves as much as possible on the subject, which i know is exactly why each and every one of us is on this forum reading and asking questions. good luck

08-30-2007, 07:50 PM	#34
huntergrl4212 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 357 Images: 53	i live in milwaukee Wisconsin. and dont worry it isnt all flat.. and i dont know any cheese heads.. im originaly for europe but i have lived in the us since i was 2. and then i lived in minnesotta.. lol. __________________ Caught Red Handed-most loved Appendix mare

08-31-2007, 12:28 AM	#35
lockedrowell Full Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: South Central Idaho Posts: 26 Blog Entries: 1	Just a suggestion but if you have a plain white salt block or free choice loose in the paddock being offered to all 12 horses and shes the only one your worried about I think Id be for calling the vet and gettin some blood work done to find out what shes missing or has to much of in her diet. It sounds like a classic case of a total mineral inbalance. You know calcium to phosphorus ratio 2:1 and things like that . Also have your hay analysed. something else that you can do is really look at the other horses for simular signs of deficiencys. Also take her off the pasture and dry lot her from 10:00 am till 10:00 pm this alone will reduce her sugar and starch intake, when you do this offer her free choice grass hay while in the dry lot with plenty of water and free choice of the mineral/salt supplement that is the combined sum of what the blood test shows she is lacking and what the hay analysis reveals the hay is missing....And yes I know this all sounds well and good but most people would say they cant afford to do that for there horse(s),but then again nobody ever said that horses were a cheap hobby . __________________ The higher they get is a little too low for me...HOYT AXTON

08-31-2007, 12:36 AM	#36
lockedrowell Full Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: South Central Idaho Posts: 26 Blog Entries: 1	Oh Yeah and did I forget to mention that there is absolutely no reason to give that horse or any other horse a bunch of molassis to lick on all day after all there not cows there horses no matter what most of the people at the feed stores will likely tell you. The bottom line is that you need to educate yourself as much as possible on equine nutrition in order to do the best by your horse. There is much research on this matter so the sooner you get started the less time it will take.....Good Luck __________________ The higher they get is a little too low for me...HOYT AXTON

08-31-2007, 08:24 AM	#37
huntergrl4212 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 357 Images: 53	she just doesnt like the mineral blocks.. they are ruff on her tounge. and barn owners dont think that anything is wrong wit her because i like to worry...and they say she gets enough through the rest of her diet.. but also when did we start talking about molasses. that was one day last winter as a treat..she doesnt sit there and lick the molasses all day.. and she hasnt had any since.. and i will say that i do know about horse diets and that i will learn more... id think that is her lack of something that is stopping her from eating it..i think she doesnt like what is offered to her..so she doesnt eat it..and if she gets enough out of her diet..and me putting her on a free choice will be fine. __________________ Caught Red Handed-most loved Appendix mare

10-12-2007, 02:30 AM	#38
lockedrowell Full Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: South Central Idaho Posts: 26 Blog Entries: 1	how do the barn owners know that she is getting all she needs through her diet did they run a blood pannel and have the hay tested themselves. I only meant that it isnt necessary to put a mollasis sunday in front of your horse 24/7 in order to get them what the need. Also I didnt mean to impose that you didnt know anything about your horses diet, all im meant was that it is our job as horse owners to educate ourselves as much as possible on the subject, which i know is exactly why each and every one of us is on this forum reading and asking questions. good luck __________________ The higher they get is a little too low for me...HOYT AXTON

08-29-2007, 12:02 PM	#31
Jekka_Lynn Full Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Surrounded by Horse Farms Posts: 162 Images: 2	I have a flavoured mineral/salt lick that I use. Where I work though the salt licks aren't mounted but are but in a feed bucket in the corner of the stall when you grain the horse you pout it in the feed bucket and the horse eats around the salt block, licking it as the try to get all the grain. We do it with all the horses except one. If you put a likkit or a salt block in his stall he sits there and eats the whole thing in one night, no matter what flavour or how you hang it, my friend put on in this apple thing that mounts on the wall and spins when the horse licks it, the next morning it was done, she hung one in the center of the stall, 2 hours later it was gone

08-29-2007, 12:13 PM	#32
Dawn Senior Member+ Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Tennessee Posts: 31,457 Images: 1390	Horses require much less salt than we would like to think. Most of the like more salt than they need.

08-29-2007, 08:55 PM	#33
sugarsgal Full Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 122 Images: 76	We use the Buckeye's harvest salt, if they need it they will eat it, if they don't need it then the won't touch it. If on pasture I'd check out your region for Selenium in the soil before you choose the Harvest one though. Ontario in very low in Selenium and so is Michigan but those are the only 2 regions I know of. I believe the closer to an ocean you are the more Selenium you have in your soil.

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