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Discussion on Horse sheding out very late and slowly
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Moderator:
DrO
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Posted on Sunday, May 15, 2005 - 7:54 am:
How old is the horse Rita and where did he come from?
DrO
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Member:
Sunny66
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Posted on Sunday, May 15, 2005 - 10:50 am:
Hi Rita,
I have a morgen in my barn that came from a show barn. He was under lights all the time. After a couple of years out from under the lights, he came into a normal shedding pattern. Could something like this be the case? Or as Dr. O elluded to, did he come from a different climate?
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New Member:
Rdrj
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Posted on Monday, May 16, 2005 - 2:20 am:
The horse is seven years old and has been raised in Conway, South Carolina. He is now in Myrtle Beach, still within 30 miles of his previous home. He was kept in a stable at night last winter (no special lights) and has been boarded outside this winter, I thought the change could be the culprit? He has been blanketed.
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Moderator:
DrO
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Posted on Monday, May 16, 2005 - 6:35 am:
It is possible, Rita, that changing light situations may have resulted in the odd shedding pattern but the carry over pattern from year to year is not well studied. We do have lots of reports like Aileen's however.
DrO
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