Re: RC: Complete feeds

["Jessica Spoone" <lady_selene@hotmail.com>]

I think thats a valid concern Lisa. I read somplace that lack of grazing is 
one of the reason horse will pick up bad habits such as cribbing. I guess 
you could say I overfeed hay too (though I don't think you can actually 
overfeed it). Whenever I have to confine Casino to his stall I give him all 
the hay he can chew. I think it also helps that his best buddy, my moms qh, 
is in the next stall and they have slatted sides so the can see eachother 
and even touch noses. Jess


>From: Lisa <lpopp@pa.net>
>To: ridecamp@endurance.net
>Subject: RC:  Complete feeds
>Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 23:24:32 -0500
>
>With all this talk of 'complete' feeds, has anyone ever wondered what
>the psychological effects of a hayless -or minimal hay- diet might be on
>our horses?  I have (am I weird, or what?).  Considering that horses are
>meant to walk and forage *almost* 24/7 I have to wonder.  Especially
>with horses that are confined to smaller areas.  I guess I tend to
>overfeed hay, more so from a mental well being standpoint than for
>physical health.  I worry about the old guy I have that has no bottom
>teeth and gets all his feed (soaked senior and beet pulp) at once.  His
>nutritional needs are met, but what the heck does he do the other 23 1/2
>hours of the day?
>I need to get out and ride and stop thinking so much......
>Lisa
>
>
>>asked if we could develop a Complete
>>Performance feed without hay and absolutely no dust for Race horses with
>>dust allergies and  for horses with heaves. It was developed about 10 
>>years
>>ago and was the first beet pulp base horse feed of it type.  There are
>>probable hundreds of horses that are at the tracks that thrive on it as
>>there only source of feed. The feeding reccomendations for Complete
>>Advantage for a 1000#  horse in heavy training is 23#, which would provide
>>9.2 # of beet pulp
>
>
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