AQHA Magazine September / October 2019 AQHA Sept-Oct 2019 WEB | Page 27

PG.25 diseases. Muscle growth should not be pushed forward while the bones and joints are vulnerable. A lighter, leaner weanling with appropriate height (remember height is an indication of bone growth, not muscle) is the ideal. We all know it doesn’t take long to increase body condition and cover – only a couple of weeks – so resist the need to have forward, fat foals and weanlings. Protecting the skeleton is number one – there’s still plenty of time to increase condition and cover in yearlings, when the skeleton is less vulnerable. Finally – don’t let foals have access to the mare’s feed or creep feed until 2 or preferably 3 months of age (unless on veterinary advice). More problems occur with over- feeding than under-feeding and its more expensive! P.O. Box 135 Rosewood QLD 4340 [email protected] 0419 775 177 www.drshow.com.au BE IN THE DRAW TO WIN! YOUR FREE GG HEALER CREA FIND THE DR SH OW LOGO... Grain starch/sugar intake in late pregnant mares affects not only her glucose and insulin levels – but those of the foetal foal as well. High energy grain-starch/sugar diets in pregnant mares increases their foal’s predisposition to osteochondrosis. M WIN YOUR FREE GG HEALER! To be in the draw for your FREE GG Healer Cream find the DR SHOW LOGO hidden in this issue of the AQHA Magazine. Email your Name, Membership Number and the page number that the Dr Show Logo is on to: [email protected] GG HEALER The Dr Show GG HEALER is a great general purpose balm that is performing well on our own horses to help issues like rubbed ears, girth galls and greasy heal. Dr Jennifer Stewart Dr Jennifer Stewart is an equine veterinarian with over thirty five years’ experience. She is also a consultant nutritionist and has formulated feeds, custom mixes and supplements for leading international horse feed manufacturers in Australia, India, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, Philippines, South Africa, Thailand, Turkey and the UAE. Dr Stewart is passionate about equine nutrition and its role in the management, treatment and prevention of many equine disease and she is committed to bringing ‘science to the feed bin’. Dr Jennifer Stewart BVSc BSc PhD MRCVS Dip BEP AAIM Equine Veterinarian and Consultant Nutritionist www.jenquine.com SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER ISSUE 2019 Used in conjunction with the Conditioning Shampoo we have found excellent results with itchy horses and dogs. Once you have a tub in your tack box you will find it will be the go to product for many issues with your horses skin. The GG HEALER comes in a large 350g value tub so you have plenty on hand to treat many of the skin ailments horses suffer from.