Re: Re: Re: mystery weight loss older mare

["Heidi Smith" <heidi@sagehillcmk.com>]

> Merrie wrote:
> You can add about 1/8 of a cup of corn oil 1 time per day ,for
> consentrated calories , but be careful about giving more than that as too
> much can interfere with absorption of necessary nutrients.
>
> Merrie,
> This is not true....oil will not interfere with absorption of nutrients.

Also, you are better off to split the oil into as many feedings as is
practicable, as the horse has no gall bladder in which to store the various
bile salts, etc. needed to digest fats.  So smaller amounts several times
will be utilized far better than a single large amount.

Heidi