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Ken Mitchell (Foxtrotr)

Posted on Thursday, Jul 12, 2001 - 9:19 am:

I have a 9 year old mare that had a foal in the spring of 2000. She has free access to horse mineral block 24/7. She is fed pellets and pasture grass. What is concerning is that when she is in an area of open dirt, she will spend some time ignoring her feed and lick the dirt. Obviously this is some indication of a mineral deficiency, but what and how should it be supplemented?

Robert N. Oglesby DVM (Dro)

Posted on Friday, Jul 13, 2001 - 4:22 am:

Hello Ken,
No I disagree that this is an indication of a deficiency and boredom is far more likely. For more see the posts under, Care for Horses: Nutrition: Horses Eating Things They Shouldn't: Pica, Coprophagia, Trees.
DrO

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