Re: RC: Peanut butter

[DreamWeaver <nvrider@home.com>]

I'm not Susan....but.....peanuts are an excellent source of protein.  So 
just a guess....I'd say that peanut butter is probably not the best choice 
for your horse.  Keep trying to get her to eat beet pulp.  My horses 
wouldn't either, for months.....just introduce it slowly. Mix it with plain 
oats or something else to get her to eat it and gradually increase the 
amount.  Try fat pak instead of oil, that may help too. If you're feeding 
molasses anyway, maybe try a complete feed like Complete Advantage instead, 
most horses love it (and you can mix it with straight beet pulp too)  Good 
luck, Karen

At 10:39 PM 09/20/2001 -0400, RhndLev@cs.com wrote:
>Hey Susan G, and the other nutrition gurus, I have a question.  I have an
>elderly mare I'm having difficulty keeping weight on and I've asked about her
>before.  A person I met tonight suggested adding peanut butter to her food to
>increase calories.  Isa is already at the maximum dose of Weight Builder the
>package says to feed, and gets probiotics and Red Blood Cell Builder in her
>high fat, low protein pellets.  She cannot have high protein due to other
>health problems and adamantly refuses to eat beet pulp.  She also hates corn
>oil in her food.  She's a VERY picky eater and I am already adding corn syrup
>or molasses to her food to get her to eat it with the Red Blood Cell stuff.
>Any idea whether peanut butter is good for her?  She will eat a small amount
>when offered, but I don't know if it's safe to give her a bunch.  I would be
>worried about it sticking to her teeth and rotting them, but hasn't many left
>anyway.
>
>Rhonda