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How
to
Avoid
Sand
Colic
Whether or not you live in a sandy-soil
area, take steps to guard against sand
colic. Your horse can ingest sand or other
particles of earth if he grazes on too-sparse
pasture or eats hay off the ground. The
results can be diarrhea and chronic weight
loss, as well as colic. Treatments for
sand accumulation in the gut range from
administering bulk-forming laxatives to
surgery for the removal of large amounts.
Prevention is key! Turnout on grass and
feeding free-choice hay both help to keep
everything moving through and out of your
horse’s GI tract. See other key preventive
measures on the opposite page.
Daily turnout on
fresh, green grass
can help your horse
clear accumulated
sand from his
GI system.HEALTHColic
Prevention