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Laurie,
This may sound like a dumb question, but are you feeding
your mare SOAKED beet Pulp? It only takes about an hour or if you are using the
shredded, less than that and you eliminate all worry about choke. When I am
preparing my out vet check supplies, I simply put about a cup or less beet pulp
pellets in a gallon size freezer bag and add a couple cups of water and seal and
place in another freezer bag. When I get to the vet check, it is a moist, soft
mixture and I merely add more water. (Of course, my mare shows little interest
in it unless I am smart enough to put it in some one else's horse's area and she
can then "steal" it).
Pat
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2002 10:48
PM
Subject: Re: [RC] beet pulp
I have a mare who bolts her grain too, thats is so she can go around and
open everyone elses stall to eat theirs too.I used to put rocks in, but
stopped doing that , figured at 1 lb of grain , didn't matter how fast she ate
it. But. .one day after starting to feed beet pulp soaked, give her a
scoop maybe, she choked on it. Since then if I feed her beet pulp, I put large
rocks in it (like 6-8')long. it does slow her down. vet suggested it and other
trainers. Laurie and Rascal (the hairy beast)
----- Original Message -----
From:
superpat
Sent: Monday, October 21, 2002 7:53
AM
To: hope lundquist;
suendavid@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [RC] beet pulp
Just as a side note....I know of a knowledgeable horse
person who puts a
handful of small stones into her horse's feed dish to
disncourage them from
wolfing down their feed. The horses take a little
more time to eat around
them. I wonder if this would be as safe with a
wet feed and if the horse
would also work it's way around the
stones?
Pat
----- Original Message -----
From: "hope lundquist"
<wwho20@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <suendavid@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc:
<ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, October 20, 2002 6:32
PM
Subject: [RC] beet pulp
> Sue I have a question about
beet pulp. I was buying pellet beet pulp but
the
> store went out
of business. I found another supplier who only had shredded
> beet
pulp. I am now finding small stones mixed in. I go thru each feeding
>
and try to get them all out. Very time consuming. I probably have
missed
> some. Will these harm my mare? Could they start an
enterolith? Is it
> possible that the pellets also had embedded stones
(rocks) in them also?
> Maybe I should just quit feeding beet pulp. My
mare is 33 years old and
she
> likes the stuff. Bye Hope
Lundquist
>
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