> MA>Whew!  What's with all these colics?  Does your vet have any idea why?
> MA>Hope you're through with this for now.  Nothing scarier!
 
> The changing weather is what the vets keep saying is the cause of the
> colic.
 
Fit a Bran Mash into the schedule whenever the weather changes or start them 
on a Physllium Seed husk routine. It helps keep the guyts going at all 
times.  
 
>  I think it was the tons of acorns that fell from the skies and into
> their corral.  One time Phoenix had a slight swelling in her colon, the
> next time it was a slight impaction.
 
The PSH's.. won't help with the swelling obviously.. but they'd help cut down 
on the impactions. 
 
 
> Both times she did this in the
> evening, she refused food and stretched like a crazed park horse.  She
> almost fell over she was so far out in front and so far out in the
> rear.  Then she's crumple in a moaning heap at the end of the lead rope
> and use the rope to hold her head up as she'd look at me helplessly. She > 
VERY good at drama!  I think that she has a very low threshold for pain,
> but I couldn't take a chance that she might not be over reacting.
 
Yep, Straw is overly senstive to pain also.. 
 
BTW have you talked to your vet about keeping Dypiron or something around the 
house in case of emergency?? 
 
 
> knew was to back up.  Then, when we finally found forward, we found an
> enormous buck and rear combo that just about put me on the ground.
 
 
Tush has had a saddle on.. ;)
 
Not cinching yet.. 
 
 
 
>   I have a lovely bruise in the stomach where I came down on the horn from
> the buck portion and she was coming up for her rear.
 
Time to go get the first in Lyons tapes.. it'll walk you through saddling and 
mounting the youngin's.. it works!
 
Bucking and blowing up is a sign that you're moving to fast for her.
 
 
 
 
                                        BK 
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