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RE: [RC] Flax Seed--To Grind or Not? - Stewart, CarrieI have tried it both ways. First, when I grind, I see a noticeable difference in my horses' coat quicker. Second, there is a difference in volume of a cup of ground flax and a cup of un-ground flax. For every whole seed cup I grind, I get 1 1/2 cups ground. I feed 1/2 cup a day to my hardest keepers (have not met any that needed more than that) and 1/4 cup to my easiest. That's per day. I can grind a cup of flax seed at a time in my blender. Any more and it gums up and any less and the seeds fly all over the place. I have tried oil and black oil sunflower seeds and neither do as good a job as ground flax. I grind a large coffee can full and store it in my refrigerator. It lasts 5 horses about 1 1/2 to 2 weeks depending on the horses. As long as it's kept cool and dry it will keep for at least 2 weeks. Carrie Stewart Central Region ===========================================================I still prefer what it is that BH100, Tevis, The Duck's Soup of Endurance, etc. has to offer...but, to see a horse canter over sand for those distances...Good Lord, it humbles me. ~ Frank Solano ridecamp.net information: http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/ ===========================================================
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