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RE: [RC] pellets making horse hot - Ranelle RubinAmy, The pellets are likely a big part of the problem IMHO. I would ask if there is anyway to add rice bran pellets instead of increasing the alfalfa pellets? Susan G and Heidi S. can likely give you more info on this, but beet pulp with rice bran and a small amount of rolled or crimped oats (only about a cup) has worked well for us in terms of keeping weight on. I also swear by Dynamite Supplements. I have fed this stuff in excess of 15 yrs with amazing results. I am not currently a distributor, so no financial interest here. If you have never heard of it, get online and find a Distributor near you or email me privately and I will put you in contact with mine. It can be drop shipped to you anywhere. Good luck, Ranelle Rubin -----Original Message----- From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Ridecamp Guest Sent: Monday, April 11, 2005 9:08 AM To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [RC] pellets making horse hot Please Reply to: Amy amym600@xxxxxxxxx or ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ========================================== Hello! I am having a heck of a time, I never had any problems with food or weight back in MN. Now here in AZ I am at a loss. My guy started losing weight from my huge increase in riding. Everything else is fine, vet was just out and he is in good shape just needs more food, heck I can tell that, he is super hungry. Even our older guy started losing with all the increased riding. So our boarding place upped our alfalfa pellets slowly over the last few weeks, I don't see a whole lot of improvement, AND I am now getting "Rocket Rides" on my horse and the old guy is even hopping a bit. I am wondering if they will eventually adjust to the increase and quit acting hot or if I need to take away the pellet increase and do something else? I get up to the barn 5 times a week so I will be buying my own grass hay to feed each time, plus maybe some rice bran or beet pulp. I just don't know whether to leave the higher pellet ration and let them adjust or take it back down if they will not adjust and keep up the silliness! It sure is frustrating when you don't have your horses at your place and are not controlling the diet. Oh, right now they are getting grass hay, about 4 flakes and 6 pounds of alfalfa pellets. We actually took them off alfalfa hay as it made them so hot it was insane. Both horses are the ho-hum type horse and it put them into the unridable category. Thanks for any advice! Amy =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 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!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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