On 11/20/07 9:45 PM, "Janice McDonald" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Thats > why icelandic horses in iceland dont have any skin problems, they eat > a lot of fish oils in the herring. when they come here they develop > skin problems because here its just not within our culture to feed > dried fish to horses in winter when the skin is dry from the wind and > cold and dry winter air. > > Sometimes you can buy cod liver oil and smudge it into the skin or put > it in their grain if they will tolerate it. nasi and Tivar hate cod > liver oil. But nasi seems to like the way it makes him smell! > Janice-- > yipie tie yie yo Haha Janice, you are so funny. You know I would gladly import dried herring or whatever from Iceland if it would help my imported horses with their Summer Eczema! I really don't give a rats *&^% about culture. I give my horses lots of flax but if anyone out there tells me that cod liver oil is better, I will try it. Anneliese
