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Giving thanks is usually the common theme for the month of November, as well it should be, for we have much for which to be thankful as a people. God has blessed our country and our state with so much peace and prosperity that it is only right and good to honor Him with our thankfulness and gratitude during this season.
We come together with family and friends at Thanksgiving to celebrate the goodness that has been provided to us through the year; and this year I am particularly thankful for a little girl named Audrey and a horse named Nevus. Audrey is my little twelve-year-old second cousin, my cousin Sheila’s oldest daughter, and she has helped me with a project concerning a horse I acquired with the stable name of Nevus.
Nevus is a beautiful red dun registered Quarter Horse who had gotten past his prime and needed a little help, as can be seen in the before and after pictures (see page 1). Audrey did me the great favor of holding Nevus for both these pictures, which were taken approximately six months apart. The before picture was taken at Easter in the springtime and the after picture was taken on the twenty-third of September, the official first day of autumn.
Audrey, who is tall and elegant for her age, appears to have gotten even taller in six months, and Nevus has become healthy, robust, and beautiful again. Mother Nature obviously made my little cousin grow taller, but what about Nevus, what made such a drastic change in him……..you have to admit the pictures show a dramatic change in him. The answer is Horizon Horse Feed……..Horizon Senior Feed to be exact!
The reason I acquired Nevus was because he did not make it through last winter well at all. Nevus had always before stayed fat and happy on pasture and hay, but this past year he just did not make it. The gentleman who owned him is a good man, but a very busy man, who does not have time for any extra feeding that an older horse like Nevus would require. You see Nevus turned twenty-years-old in March and I believe this was Nature’s way of saying “Hey, the old boy needs a little help now!”
So I put Nevus on Horizon Senior Feed as soon as I could. The before picture is obviously right before he was started on the Senior Feed and the after picture is after approximately six months of feeding him Horizon Senior Feed. What a difference!!! Wow! He does not look like the same animal at all!
When I turned in the pictures for the article they were so amazed at the difference they were concerned that people would think that they were two different horses. That is why I took the pictures showing Nevus’ left side. If you look closely, you can see a white patch of hair from a scar right behind his left shoulder and a “J” branded on his left hind flank. It is the same horse in both pictures, but in a very different condition.
I can tell you his attitude is different also, as he feels much better now. He is a wonderful working cowhorse. As far as I know, that is all he has ever done or known. When I ride him, it is like riding a three-year-old, instead of a twenty-year-old! He feels good and he has energy to GO-OO-OO-OO!!! He does not look his age now and he definitely behaves as though he feels much younger. Horizon Senior Feed was the answer to saving Nevus and restoring him back to vibrant health.
So what is it about Horizon Senior Feed that made the difference for Nevus? Horizon Senior Feed is specially formulated for the more delicate digestive system of the older horse. As horses age, their bodies obviously change and there comes a time in the life of each horse who lives long enough, that their digestive tract becomes less efficient. The result is an animal that may have been a very easy keeper for years and years suddenly requiring some type of supplemental feeding to keep them in top shape and health. Nevus is an excellent example of this.
All the Horizon Horse Feed lines are excellent though. There is Horizon Excel that is formulated for the pasture, pleasure, or show horse’s needs; Horizon Champions Choice for the highly used show horse’s needs; Horizon Mare and Foal for the lactating mare and her foal’s needs; Horizon All Grain for the pastured horse’s needs; and then, of course, Horizon Senior for the older horse’s needs. If you are looking for top quality feed for your horse, go by your local Co-op and pick up some Horizon Feed. You cannot go wrong with this feed line, for with all the formulations there will be a feed just perfect for your horse’s needs. Just ask at your local Co-op and they will be glad to help you discern which Horizon Feed is best for your horse or horses.
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Well, if that is the case, then these pictures of Nevus should be worth ten thousand words at the very least. Horizon Senior is a top quality feed that DOES what it is formulated to do. It worked for Nevus. It will work
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