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RedBaronBPeppy
Posts : 257
Join date : 2009-08-05
Age : 33
Location : Eastern PEI
| Subject: dandruff problem.. suggestions?  Sun Dec 13, 2009 9:12 pm | |
| my filly gets really bad dandruff in the winter .. any suggestions on how to get rid of it? any supplements? would adding some vegetable oil to her diet help? thanks! :) | |
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~TC~
Posts : 320
Join date : 2009-04-02
Age : 48
Location : the Pool... *splish splash*
| | Subject: Re: dandruff problem.. suggestions? Sun Dec 13, 2009 9:17 pm | |
| My horses has dry skin in her taill..
I am going to try some zinc as a sipplement...thinking maybe she is not getting enough.
She is already on BOSS and oil...
Flax may be a good choice too...but it can effect a filly/mare's moods at times... | |
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Dun Tru
Posts : 521
Join date : 2009-04-08
Age : 39
| | Subject: Re: dandruff problem.. suggestions? Sun Dec 13, 2009 10:33 pm | |
| I second feeding the flax (and personally haven't noticed any differences in the mares/fillys behaviour here, maybe I'm just lucky though :P). I feed 1 cup per horse, per day. It is a great natural sorce of energy, fat and fibre, I've noticed that it has really helped to improve hoof health as well as makes your coat shine (and reduces shed-out time in the spring). All the horses on it have great skin, and with its anti-fungal properties it helps fight off rain-rot if you have a horse that likes to stand outside all the time! | |
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Bay-Lee
Posts : 580
Join date : 2009-03-30
| | Subject: Re: dandruff problem.. suggestions? Mon Dec 14, 2009 7:37 am | |
| I third the Flax.........:) | |
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RedBaronBPeppy
Posts : 257
Join date : 2009-08-05
Age : 33
Location : Eastern PEI
| | Subject: Re: dandruff problem.. suggestions? Mon Dec 14, 2009 12:47 pm | |
| thanks guys! Flax is what came to my mind too. I fed it to them all last spring and they had great summer coats.. just wanted to make sure there werent any other tricks!! | |
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Tammy
Posts : 2030
Join date : 2009-03-31
Age : 60
Location : Clarkes Beach Newfoundland
| | Subject: Re: dandruff problem.. suggestions? Mon Dec 14, 2009 9:03 pm | |
| The girls around here have said that the Bulk Barn is the cheapest place to buy Flax. You may want to check it out if it can save a few bucks (well, dollars I should say - we don't like bucks!)
:cowgirlride.gi | |
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Dun Tru
Posts : 521
Join date : 2009-04-08
Age : 39
| | Subject: Re: dandruff problem.. suggestions? Mon Dec 14, 2009 10:10 pm | |
| I get a 25 kg bag of ground flax from the co-op, it just comes in one of their regular feed bags, much better then buying the Valley Flax!! | |
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RedBaronBPeppy
Posts : 257
Join date : 2009-08-05
Age : 33
Location : Eastern PEI
| | Subject: Re: dandruff problem.. suggestions? Tue Dec 15, 2009 12:05 am | |
| yah, my local feed store sells it for $50/50lb bag... is there anywhere cheaper??? | |
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LittleRoam
Posts : 51
Join date : 2009-04-09
| | Subject: ACV and FLAX Tue Dec 22, 2009 3:55 pm | |
| Sounds like you are getting good advice. My horses don't have a dandruff problem, however....
I give each of my horses 1/4 cup of pure apple cider vinegar once a day in their grain...and...each horse gets ground flax.
My gelding who is a bit of hard keeper has never looked better...his coat is thick (well for him its pretty thick) and even his hooves (for some reason) never looked better.
I think with this combo you just might eliminate the dandruff problem, plus ACV has tons of health benefits for horses--their insides AND outsides! | |
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