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Re: [RC] [RC] Sunflower Seed Black Oil - feeding - Chris PausHave to tell you a funny BOSS story. I've been feeding BOSS for about 8 years, before they became popular! My horse Star knows after a good ride, he gets a nice handful of BOSS. One day I forgot. We were through and I just put him away in his paddock... Every time I came outside, he was standing at the gate just raising a fuss at me. I couldn't figure out what was wrong.. then it dawned on me... I forgot his BOSS. I gave him a handful and he was happy and walked away and didn't holler anymore! This horse also has learned how to tilt up the birdfeeder and slide the BOSS into his mouth! chris --- Flora Hillman <capella@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: I started feeding BOSS (Black Oil Sunflower Seeds) to my horses just recently after reading about the glowing (pun intended) reports posted on The Chronicle of the Horse message boards. It was advised to start with a handful of un-shelled seeds (make sure they are the black oil, not the gray striped ones), and then gradually (over a week) work up to 1 cup. From what I've been reading, the Olympic team uses BOSS to put a super shine in their horses' coats, and that the seeds contain far more nutrition than corn oil (which has almost all the nutrition leached out of it by commercial processing). BOSS is cheaper, too, IMHO This particular thread was one of the best discussions and best advice on feeding BOSS: http://chronicleforums.com/6/ubb.x?a=tpc&s=6656094911&f=5206053911&m=1256017521 If the link doesn't work, just log into http://chronicleforums.com/6/ubb.x?, go to the Horse Care forum, go to the second page of topics, and look for the one thread header that says "FairWeather, feeding sunflower seeds ?" My guys loved the BOSS the second they set their lips on it, while they openly dislike the corn oil. As soon as their winter fur are shed, I'm hoping to see some super-duper results in their summer coats. They've always had lovely coats, but this year I want to see an ultra-shine. ===== "A good horse makes short miles," George Eliot Chris and Star BayRab Acres http://pages.prodigy.net/paus ============================================================ Riding alone is when you teach a horse all the "tools" and "cues" he needs to handle the trail, to hold a speed, deal with hills, etc. It's also where you develop the "bond" that causes him to "defer" to you before losing his cool. ~ Jim Holland ridecamp.net information: http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/ ============================================================
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