SWLY pictures from 8/26

[AeWingnut]

Originally Posted by SuffolkGirl

I'm not a peppermint kind of girl, I'm more carrots and apples. But no, I didn't give her anything and since she had a bout with colic last week I thought it was wiser to let her feeding be done by professionals.

She was really wiped out. In the past she has loved the attention and some neck scratching but she made it pretty clear that she wanted to be left alone. She came to the front of her stall when Cherie was mixing up the feed. These are the pictures when she is peering to her right. She was looking at her feed so intently you'd think she was willing it to move closer.

On the other hand Hacker Craft was especially playful yesterday. I think he realized that SWLY didn't want all of the attention so he seized the moment to be the "big" horse in the barn.

this is the first time I heard about colic. Too much peppermint?

really sad to hear she isn't feeling well. Hopefully this vacation will fix all that.

[ddthetide]

Originally Posted by AeWingnut

this is the first time I heard about colic. Too much peppermint?

really sad to hear she isn't feeling well. Hopefully this vacation will fix all that.

to many peppermints, carrots, apples, earlier in the week before the race. 24 hr thing.
chuck put up a sign no treats, please.

[SuffolkGirl]

maybe the peppermints - who knows. I heard that Cherie stayed with her from 6 am - 6 pm - maybe later watching her to make sure she didn't get too distressed.

Riot can probably answer this better than I can but most of the horses I have come in contact with suffer from stomach illnesses. They have a very sensitive digestive system and any change in their feed can cause them to colic. SWLY also has stomach ulcers which may exacerbate the issue.

Because of the prevalence of stomach problems, including ulcers, we give the horses at the barn I am involved in Rolaids - they like them - a nice pepperminty taste and good for their stomach, too.