This blog is a creation that I hope will give you a professional avenue to gain an educated understanding of better horse management, I have a tremendous amount of experience that I have gained throughout my life and I am a former race horse trainer, current equine advocate, equine educator and buyer of ex race horses for retraining and rehoming to have a chance at another career once racing is no longer profitable for them and are being cast out of the racing arena.
Thursday, February 21, 2013
Crabtree's Equine Experience: LETS TALK ABOUT NITROFURAZONE!!!
Crabtree's Equine Experience: LETS TALK ABOUT NITROFURAZONE!!!: Nitrofurazone was my second best buddy when I was at the racetrack and training my thoroughbreds. The sweats that utilized this neon yellow...
LETS TALK ABOUT NITROFURAZONE!!!
Nitrofurazone was my second best buddy when I was at the racetrack and training my thoroughbreds. The sweats that utilized this neon yellow concoction, the mixes you could come up with were countless. We have been utilizing furazone for many, many years and it has proven to be the top topical and tool that us racehorse trainers could get our hands on and the tack stores were always in great supply of the "yellow goo" that many of us know all too well.
Then a few years ago there came this news medial concern that this yellow friend of ours could possibly be a cancer causing material. It was known to cause cancer in lab rats and that kind of blew my mind because as far as I was concerned, I had exposure that you couldn't even measure. I never used gloves and if I had to...why in the world would I want to put that on my horses? I have always felt guilty using things on my animals that were not safe for me to be in contact with....my horses were living breathing, God made creatures and I felt that they too since being so exposed have the risk of developing cancer.
I still use this yellow ointment today, and I do not cover myself in a paper suit to be in contact with it. I guess maybe I am not as smart as I could be given the evidence that they just released very recently and wanted the world of horses to know.... and I just had CANCER surgery..maybe this little yellow friend of mine is the culprit...who knows.
But at any rate...it is totally up to you to heed the warnings of whoever delivers such bad news after the fact. I tend to use the spray avenue of this yellow common. Less of me touches it and it tends to not drag up so much dirt and germs while the healing is taking place. That's my advice...The spray furizone is my best bet nowadays..it works as far as I am concerned.
Now..here is the catch and something that you need to know...No ointment, spray or liquid should be expected to prevent the growth of bacteria completely. So I guess it does not matter what you use...take your pic there are too many available products that make a claim and most do what is expected on a reasonable level..
But....here is the most important issue. If there is the presence of blood. plasma, or pus, using furizone or any of the similar products are counterproductive. If using the ointment, it produces a moist environment and therefore making a good place for bacteria to continue doing what it does best no matter what you use.....grow.
The key to using products for wound treatment is to first make it clean by using other products more compatible for the situation...iodine spray, my other best friend, hell you have to realize they still use that brown crap in the operating rooms,...so in my book...still the ultimate best stuff to combat initial wound treatment. After you have the wound in control and you don't see the pus, blood, excessive leakage, the application of the wound treatment of your choice is now advisable.
When horse products are used within their limits of application and understood how they work, you get results. These products are useful and need to be used. They have a place in in every tack room of a horse establishment....
Cancer????hmmmm ....debatable but also...somewhat proven but under what conditions did the cancer develop???
Thanks for stopping in and I still use my "yellow buddy", and it works.
Then a few years ago there came this news medial concern that this yellow friend of ours could possibly be a cancer causing material. It was known to cause cancer in lab rats and that kind of blew my mind because as far as I was concerned, I had exposure that you couldn't even measure. I never used gloves and if I had to...why in the world would I want to put that on my horses? I have always felt guilty using things on my animals that were not safe for me to be in contact with....my horses were living breathing, God made creatures and I felt that they too since being so exposed have the risk of developing cancer.
I still use this yellow ointment today, and I do not cover myself in a paper suit to be in contact with it. I guess maybe I am not as smart as I could be given the evidence that they just released very recently and wanted the world of horses to know.... and I just had CANCER surgery..maybe this little yellow friend of mine is the culprit...who knows.
But at any rate...it is totally up to you to heed the warnings of whoever delivers such bad news after the fact. I tend to use the spray avenue of this yellow common. Less of me touches it and it tends to not drag up so much dirt and germs while the healing is taking place. That's my advice...The spray furizone is my best bet nowadays..it works as far as I am concerned.
Now..here is the catch and something that you need to know...No ointment, spray or liquid should be expected to prevent the growth of bacteria completely. So I guess it does not matter what you use...take your pic there are too many available products that make a claim and most do what is expected on a reasonable level..
But....here is the most important issue. If there is the presence of blood. plasma, or pus, using furizone or any of the similar products are counterproductive. If using the ointment, it produces a moist environment and therefore making a good place for bacteria to continue doing what it does best no matter what you use.....grow.
The key to using products for wound treatment is to first make it clean by using other products more compatible for the situation...iodine spray, my other best friend, hell you have to realize they still use that brown crap in the operating rooms,...so in my book...still the ultimate best stuff to combat initial wound treatment. After you have the wound in control and you don't see the pus, blood, excessive leakage, the application of the wound treatment of your choice is now advisable.
When horse products are used within their limits of application and understood how they work, you get results. These products are useful and need to be used. They have a place in in every tack room of a horse establishment....
Cancer????hmmmm ....debatable but also...somewhat proven but under what conditions did the cancer develop???
Thanks for stopping in and I still use my "yellow buddy", and it works.
Friday, February 15, 2013
Crabtree's Equine Experience: Protein, high, low...what do you know????
Crabtree's Equine Experience: Protein, high, low...what do you know????: It has always been explained to me that a high protein diet is only good for mares in foal, the mare after foaling for milk production, the ...
Protein, high, low...what do you know????
It has always been explained to me that a high protein diet is only good for mares in foal, the mare after foaling for milk production, the stud during breeding season and for growth during a young horse's life.
Protein higher than 16% for any other situation is really not useful. Horses burn protein during exercise, but it is not the main source of energy..carbohydrates and fats become the main source of food for energy.
For some it is the thought that protein is better in large quantities for the performance horse and this is simply not true.. Protein is a metabolically expensive source of energy for the horse, it takes longer to break down and be useful in this manner. Protein costs more energy to metabolize than any other food fuels available, then is also produces very little energy for working muscles.
If you are conditioning your horse for the best performance your horse can give, it is easier to get much more energy and fuel to burn from carbohydrates from your good alfalfa and grass sources. Vegetable oil is a great fat source. Fat and carbs provide and supply fuel for the muscle cell to produce energy for exercise. When your horse's diet is tailored to the work that it is expected to do, your horse will condition easier and tire less if it is using the energy source that it needs for the work it is doing.
I see very little improvements from animals that are fed high protein diets and not adequate sources of other means of fuel needed for activity. I am pretty sure that the idea of high protein diets will make a better, faster animal is the myth that a lot of horse people are living by and do not realize the unleashed potential that may be present in their horse if they are provided what they need for the work that is expected of them.
Higher fat feeds are helpful in creating the energy needed for performance. A good quality alfalfa and or other rich hay source is your better bet than paying the extra bucks for a high protein feed.
Babies, pregnancy, breeding, lactating mares and some senior horses benefit most from the high protein diets.
Fat is a working horse's best friend and if you are trying to supply a thinner animal a better chance at gaining some weight...remember fat makes fat..fat is also a very much needed ingredient in the winter months to keep the energy production for body temps.
Thanks for checking in and will enjoy any comments or questions you may have
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Protein higher than 16% for any other situation is really not useful. Horses burn protein during exercise, but it is not the main source of energy..carbohydrates and fats become the main source of food for energy.
For some it is the thought that protein is better in large quantities for the performance horse and this is simply not true.. Protein is a metabolically expensive source of energy for the horse, it takes longer to break down and be useful in this manner. Protein costs more energy to metabolize than any other food fuels available, then is also produces very little energy for working muscles.
If you are conditioning your horse for the best performance your horse can give, it is easier to get much more energy and fuel to burn from carbohydrates from your good alfalfa and grass sources. Vegetable oil is a great fat source. Fat and carbs provide and supply fuel for the muscle cell to produce energy for exercise. When your horse's diet is tailored to the work that it is expected to do, your horse will condition easier and tire less if it is using the energy source that it needs for the work it is doing.
I see very little improvements from animals that are fed high protein diets and not adequate sources of other means of fuel needed for activity. I am pretty sure that the idea of high protein diets will make a better, faster animal is the myth that a lot of horse people are living by and do not realize the unleashed potential that may be present in their horse if they are provided what they need for the work that is expected of them.
Higher fat feeds are helpful in creating the energy needed for performance. A good quality alfalfa and or other rich hay source is your better bet than paying the extra bucks for a high protein feed.
Babies, pregnancy, breeding, lactating mares and some senior horses benefit most from the high protein diets.
Fat is a working horse's best friend and if you are trying to supply a thinner animal a better chance at gaining some weight...remember fat makes fat..fat is also a very much needed ingredient in the winter months to keep the energy production for body temps.
Thanks for checking in and will enjoy any comments or questions you may have
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