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Post by mrsp on Mar 19, 2009 15:57:30 GMT -1
My farrier (he who is god) used to have my little pony mellie who sufered from lami. When she was 'off grazing' he used to cut nettles and whilt them,then Melli would have them as fodder... great idea as it gave pony some green stuff,which had no nutritional value but ever the less gave her somthing to eat.By whilting them,they didn't sting. Talk about a free feed for fatty ponies!!
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Post by harveydales on Mar 19, 2009 20:21:22 GMT -1
Yes, I do similar for Quest when he is on box rest with lami. I chop down nettles, allow them to wilt and then feed him some. He loves them and I know they are good for him.
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Post by mrsp on Mar 25, 2009 14:30:13 GMT -1
I'm glad I found you lot know about this as (to be honest) I wasn't sure if my farrier was winding me up or not.......
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Post by cadeby on Mar 25, 2009 16:32:44 GMT -1
Are they diuretic too? That would assist with lami cases.
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Post by nars on Mar 25, 2009 17:30:39 GMT -1
My aunt used to feed nettles to her cobs on a regular basis. It helped with things like sweetitch and she never had lami problems. Don't know whey they worked so well- they just did. She was big into using herbs on her horses though.
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Post by bevbob on May 17, 2009 17:05:15 GMT -1
Hawthorn stems are good for them too, I used to break off branches and remove the thorns for Bobs, he loved them.
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Post by zeldalithgow on May 20, 2009 21:19:19 GMT -1
Cleavers are good as well
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Post by lucydales on Jun 8, 2009 20:20:05 GMT -1
When Isaac had an early caught case of laminitus a few years age I threw my herbs and oils bag at him! He recovered quickly and I didn't have to resort to the vet. I kept a diary, here's what he had on the first day: Isaac took the following:
• fresh cleavers
• devils claw dried cut root - 5 handfuls
• white willow bark dried - 5 handfuls
• rosehip shells dried - 5 handfuls
• nettle leaf dried - 4 handfuls
• juniper berries dried - 3 handfuls then stopped! (I usually eats everything!)
• dandelion leaf dried - 4 handfuls (very interested)
• green clay in water – drank then had some sludge off my hand, then chewed and licked like he’d had a wormer – didn’t taste nice! Didn’t want any more
• dandelion leaf in water – drank and ate
• nettle leaf in water – drank and ate (preferred dandelion)
• rosehip shells in water – drank and ate
• peppermint in water – drank and ate
• rose petals in water – drank and ate
• kelp in water – drank and ate, nearly a whole bucket 5l
• garlic in water – not fussed
• fresh hawthorn branches – very keen
• didn’t want other oils as too busy eating hawthorn! 10 off 4 foot long branches approximately
Tried oils after he’d finished eating:
• Rose otto – sniffed slowly then licked and chewed
• Roman chamomile – sniffed both nostrils, turned away, huge whinney
• Neroli – sniffed both nostrils
• Yarrow – tried to lick, really keen, licked off hand
• Seaweed extract – licked off hand
• Peppermint – very keen 5mls
• Garlic – keen
• German chamomile – very keen
• Wintergreen – just smelled
• Comfrey macerated oil – keen, 10mls
• Arnica macerated oil – keen, 20mls
• Rosehip extract – licked off hand
• Lavender – licked off hand, big yawn
• Wild carrot seed – licked off hand
• Wintergreen – no
• White willow bark tincture - ?
Really long pee on the concrete!!
• Devils claw – 5 handfuls, wanted more
Digital pulse in near fore not as strong
Gave I access to yard with grass area fenced off. . C & V went in to field. Put out more herb waters for him. When I get a dull moment I'll tell you what each does! Hawthorn, dandelion, cleavers, nettle are all tops for pottery ponies, but give them the option to chose what they want, don't put it in food!!! (I sound like a broken record!  ) |
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Post by harveydales on Jun 9, 2009 5:11:19 GMT -1
That's an interesting list Lucy! I don't have your herbal knowledge but I always watch carefully which plants my lot choose to eat.
Old Winnie who has always been healthy prefers plain old grass to anything else. He rarely licks his mineral blocks.
Quest who had several lami attacks and had Cushing in the end went wild for cleavers, dried nettle (used to chop them down, wilt them then feed), rosehips (he would stand for ages near the rose bushes while I picked the hips for him), young hawthorn and would always make a bee like to any dandelion plant in his grazing.
Harvey always avoids dandelion, is not keen on rosehips or nettle. Will eat cleavers if offered and is very keen on young hawthorn.
They do seem to know what herbs they need and so I like to try and have a wide selection of plants available in our paddocks.
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