Re: Beet Pulp water

["hn.heather" <hn.heather@wanadoo.fr>]

Hi Sallie

Its very easy.  Just put a scoop (plastic feed scoop) of beet pulp (shreds
or nuts) in a bucket and fill the bucket to the top with water.  Leave it
for a few hours and hey presto you've got beet juice.

On a ride I do this in a bucket with a snap-on lid and as the horse drinks I
just keep adding more water.  At the end of the ride I put the bucket in the
paddock/stable once the vetting's over (having added more water) and by the
morning its usually all gone, water & beet pulp.  Obviously the horse has
ordinary water as well.

I have a gelding who stops drinking pretty much as soon as he is loaded into
the trailer.  This is a real pain.  I've found that he will drink good
quantities of the beet pulp juice and just rinses his teeth in his water
bucket!  This way I can at last start a major ride with the horse more or
less hydrated.  There's nothing worse than the ride vet making a face at the
colour of the membranes at the initial vetting - really fills you with
confidence knowing you've got 100 miles to go and already there's a B on the
vet card!!

Hope this helps.

Heather
SW France

----- Original Message -----
From: <Mateef@aol.com>
To: <hn.heather@wanadoo.fr>
Cc: <ridecamp@endurance.net>
Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2000 2:34 PM
Subject: RC: Beet Pulp water


> Heather,
> I meant to ask this question the last time you mentioned making beet pulp
> water.  Exactly how do you do this?  I'm always looking for ways to
encourage
> more water consumption.  I do take 50 gal of water from home but you know,
> you can lead a horse to water but........
>
> Thanks
>
> Sallie and  Matty
> AERC #15099
> NE Region  (Ohio)
>
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