I love the teddy bear feel the horses get each year as their winter coats grow in. They become so soft and cuddly. Monte's is very nice - and Curly's was especially thick and wonderful. But Zoe, well, her's is not coming in so great.
While talking to the barn owner last weekend, I mentioned that Zoe's coat didn't seem to be as thick and healthy as all the other horses. She quickly agreed, saying that she was actually a little concerned about what she was seeing. Zoe's fur just seems a bit dull and dry - not at all what we'd like.
Another horse owner had left some vitamin supplement (about half a tub!) almost a year ago; my barn owner gave it to me, hoping it would do the trick for Zoe. So Zoe now gets extra vitamins mixed in with a bit of grain each day. Crossing my fingers that this does the trick!
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What about worming? Parasites will often lead to poor coat quality. You could try the Panacur powerpak.
Parasites was our first guess, actually, so I wormed her a couple of weeks ago. If it had been parasites would I have seen some improvement by now? At any rate, I thought the supplements couldn't hurt. I appreciate the advice - I often feel like such the newbie searching in the dark with all this horse stuff! :)
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