Re: RE: Complete Feed Recommendations

["Susan Garlinghouse" <suendavid@worldnet.att.net>]

Hmmmm....there's a difference between a complete supplement and a complete
feed.  A complete supplement is one that's ca-p balanced, that you don't
need to add vitamins to, etc etc.  A complete feed is one that's just that,
can provide the entirety of the horse's diet.  CA is a complete supplement,
but no way would I provide  a 12% fiber feed *only*.  And, as you suggest, I
don't like feeding pellets as the entirety of the diet, anyway.

Susan G

----- Original Message -----
From: Kathy Mayeda <kathy_mayeda@atce.com>
To: <EPaloheimo@aol.com>; <ambrnite@earthlink.net>; <bobmorris@rmci.net>;
<michrowe@redwrench.com>; <mlaboure@ntws.net>; <ridecamp@endurance.net>
Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2001 11:47 AM
Subject: RC: RE: Complete Feed Recommendations


> Amber should probably chime in, but I was told by their competitor that
> Complete Advantage is considered a complete feed.  Since my horses are on
> a hay and pasture base diet, Nutrena suggested that their Farr Legacy has
> a more "bang for the dollar" in terms of vitamins and minerals
> because it is a supplement, not a complete feed.  Farr Legacy is not as
> readily available as Purina products.  Purina seems to have a good line
> of what they consider as complete pelleted feeds but I wouldn't want to
> feed only alfalfa based pellets because of the "long fiber" issue.
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> K.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: EPaloheimo@aol.com [mailto:EPaloheimo@aol.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2001 9:15 AM
> To: ambrnite@earthlink.net; bobmorris@rmci.net; michrowe@redwrench.com;
> mlaboure@ntws.net; ridecamp@endurance.net
> Subject: RC: Complete Feed Recommendations
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> In a message dated 3/14/01 9:01:25 AM, ambrnite@earthlink.net writes:
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> >If you are looking for a beet Pulp based feed, then Complete Advantage
> >is what you should consider. It is 40% Beet pulp. 12.5% Protein, 3.5 %
> fat,
> >Digestable energy 1400 Cal /lb.
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> I am looking for a COMPLETE feed that I can give my Icelandic horses
> while
> riding across the U.S.  I would love to hear what some of you might
> recommend
> I use.  We will be traveling 20 to 25 miles per day with 1 1/2 days of
> rest
> every 5 days or so.  We'll be packing a lot of the time but grazing will
> be
> difficult at times.  I would prefer a beet pulp based complete feed but
> I'm
> not sure there's such a thing.
> Another alternative would be a feed that does NOT include roughage and
> then
> hay pellets.  I'd love to hear what you all might suggest.  Many
> thanks!!
> Eva
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