It was soaked. I had just started to add it to my feed routine To: Laurie Durgin; hope lundquist; suendavid@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx , and was giving everyone a little ,and gave her more than usual that day , ( a scoop as opposed to half a scoop. ). I forgot about her bolting food tendency, although I had read on ridecamp all about how some people thought it did and others said it didn't. IMHO now, for her , as a food bolter, she needs the big rocks in her bin, the other horses who eat more leisurely, do not. And all the horses are separated at feeding time :) Too bad by neglecting rocks , it cost me 140.$$ vet bill.{Does that make rocks worth 25$ a lb.}I got it , new business!!! ANTI-CHOKE ROCKS!!!!! Of course I will igve a 20%discount to all ridecamp subscribers:} Laurie and Rascal, (who likes to eat anything, but leisurely) ----- Original Message ----- From: superpat Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 12:37 PMCc: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [RC] beet pulp 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
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