And I wish I had 24/7 turnout! I live in a suburb of Los Angeles, and unfortunately there just isn’t that kind of luxury around here. 
I keep wishing I could move somewhere with nice big pastures, but alas the type of work we do forces us to be in this big city…
Thanks warmbloodmom for the update. I am thinking of ordering up some to try!
In my area, a lot of the vets recommend U-Gard. I love the stuff. It comes in a powder or liquid.
Ooo 
I inquired about the pellets to see if they would send me a sample to try for taste. Very picky eater! Will let you know if they are able to.
Also, they make capsules for people who can’t tolerate the taste of the juice, so I assume they work without coating the stomach.
"I found a compounding company that will sell tubes of the generic for $10 to a vet. (Thanks to an awesome website I found, which I will be more than happy to pass along). "
Joie - I’m sure many of us would be interested in this website.
This is a very good topic, I do have a question though. How would one give the aloe vera juice to a horse that cannot have any grain because of chronic laminitis? She has not been diganosed with ulcers, but just incase it were to happen a heads up would be nice. Donna
WBM, any updated on the pelleted feed?
My mare cribs, yawns a lot and is generally described as the cranky mare… going to try Aloe for her.
My 25 yr old gelding always seems to get diarrhea when the weather changes… so I’m thinking I’m going to try him on Aloe.
My dog is a chronic vomiter, if she is 30 minutes late to eat she gets sick, and can’t leave out free choice food, so I guess she may get some to as a trial.
Going to go get liquid a Wally world (We call it the Cantina) to see if I have positive results but the Pelleted for the horses would be a good option
I have a horse who grinds his teeth and has become very girthy. He also struggles in the canter to the right. He is on Dynamite supplements so has a gorgeous coat, he has no colic history whatsoever, but the behavior is not his true personality. We have started him on clay and will add aloe vera. He also gets some hay pellets while he is being tacked up so there is food in his stomach when he works.
Can he have some alfalfa cubes? Soak in a small amount of hot water and the aloe vera juice, makes a nice mash. The aloe vera pellets are made with whole leaf aloe vera, wheat, alfalfa and very lightly flavored with molasses. No corn or oats in them.
There is a horse at my barn that gets U-Gard for persistent diarrhea. Does anyone else feed it for this problem? Is this a problem related to ulcers?
What symptoms do you see if a horse has an ulcer? I know they are very common.
As far as Succeed, I did use it on one horse the difference I saw was first, an incrediable weight gain for a horse that was under a pretty heavy duty work schedule. The second thing I noticed was an attitude change to a little more focused.
I did take the horse off the porduct in Sept and I wished I had not as her attitude did change and by the time we realized show season was almost over she was then turned out.
I think the best results will be seen when I put her back on this spring and see if I notice a change again.
I know about the expense and that was also a reason we took her off. It was the end of show season, we have 15 other mouths to feed, vet, blacksmith ect… But I will put her back on in April and I will keep you posted.
I really would like to here from others who have used it and what their results were.
Amy
We have a pony who would nod her head and chomp on her bit when standing still during a ride (in lineup…).
She seemed to have some reflux type symptoms brought on or made worse by exercise. We started giving her 10 TumsX as she was groomed before being ridden and the symptoms disappeared completely.
If she does not get her TUMS before a ride the symptoms return. She will not eat generic TUMS and does not care for the tropical flavours.
Sweet treats/candy (peppermints) are not good for ulcer prone horses as they increase the acid content in the stomach.
G.U.T. (Gastric Ulcer Transnutrients) was highly recommended by “The Horse Journal” for long term maintenance of horses who have recovered from ulcers. It is not expensive and comes in Smart Paks.
Having two horses with chronic ulcers, I thought I should post.
In the summer when freezing isnt an issue, my guys ALL (even those not diagnosed with ulcers via scope) get 2 cups aloe vera juice per day. They are all happy and content, I bump the amount up if they will be traveling or another stressful event occurs.
During the winter when stuff freezes, I use Happy Stomach which is an herbal blend I get via my vet who is also an acupuncture/chiro.
Ive been very happy with this system!
Nothing has worked as well as Herbal Ulcer Blend on Brandy. She gets 1/2 ounce with morning grain, 1/2 ounce with evening grain. Her previous owner had tried her on U-Gard, Neigh-Lox, and Equitum with moderate success but the Herbal Ulcer Blend has been fabulous for her! I also give her a handful of peppermint Tums-EX right before riding.
I get the Herbal Ulcer Blend through my chiro, but I found it online here. BTW, we also use their Special Joint Blend & it seems to work better than the Cosequin I was using previously–and is cheaper per month!
Originally posted by Oakstable:
I have a horse who grinds his teeth and has become very girthy. He also struggles in the canter to the right. He is on Dynamite supplements so has a gorgeous coat, he has no colic history whatsoever, but the behavior is not his true personality. We have started him on clay and will add aloe vera. He also gets some hay pellets while he is being tacked up so there is food in his stomach when he works.
My horse does the samething, does your horse have ulcers?
I should remember this as I just attended a talk about it last month but since none of my horses are showing any of the signs the vet mentioned, it has been mostly forgotten.
I do recall her saying that frequent yawning is a sign as well.
Some studies done indicated a high number of horses who scoped as having ulcers but didn’t have any symptoms of it. Just more to obsess about I suppose. 
Originally posted by BarbB:
<BLOCKQUOTE class=“ip-ubbcode-quote”><div class=“ip-ubbcode-quote-title”>quote:</div><div class=“ip-ubbcode-quote-content”>Originally posted by Oakstable:
What symptoms do you see if a horse has an ulcer? I know they are very common.
Some symptoms (the ones I saw) are:
frequent colic episodes
teeth gnashing
irritable when eating…stopping and starting
girthy
weight loss or poor coat condition
there are others. All of these things are also symptoms of other things. I eliminated some of the other things and chose a harmless homeopathic remedy (aloe) and waited to see what happened. All the symptoms went away. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>
U-Gard 2X, can be ordered at Jeffers.
Harr
You give the papaya before his meal? During? After??
What about just getting papayas from the market and puree-ing them myself??
Wow Lookout - what do you do for a horse that has 24/7 turnout, free choice hay AND still has ulcers? Not every horse that has ulcers is kept in a stall and fed grain only.
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