Dixie Chatter, Attila's Storm Out

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Originally Posted by Theatrical

This horse is out 23 hrs. of the day and runs with 7 others. Plenty of pasture, coastal hay and water. No changes in food whatsoever. Less water consumption, maybe. Whatever it was caused a pretty severe gas buildup.

sugar overload (from high levels of fructan in the cool season grass) can cause serious gas colic....the simple sugars pass directly into the hind gut where they are fermented...I used to own a horse that colicked regularly when the seasons changed....it finally killed him when he was 22.