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Re: [RC] Feeding Questions - Kristene SmutsI think we make it too hard. chris>> Not the way I do it! With the help from Susan and the nutrition tables available in most good books, I do my own "concentrates". With 7 horses, ranging in age from 11 months to 11 years, various sexes, my feeding program is very simple. Free choice hay (or grazing when available), chopped alfalfa (protein & calcium), hominy grits (phosphorous, carbs & a bit of protein), soaked oats, oil and a balanced mineral / vitamin supplement. Voila! I can play around with energy sources and quantities in a spreadsheet that has all the values in it, thereby cutting out the necessity to "try" it first on the horses. I have a mare that is about to foal and I broke from tradition and fed her a special broodmare concentrate from a reputable manufacturer - she got a slight bout of laminitis. Needless to say, she's now on alfalfa alone - no carbs - and doing very well. I may introduce a bit of hominy grits when I'm 100% sure she's out the woods. All the horses shine like new pennies, even the grays. And I NEVER groom those horses, except to try and get winter hair out at spring. So Chris, you're right, we DO make it too hard ;-)) Kristene South Africa =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
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