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This is great info, thanks!  So then my next question is what would be
considered a high fat meal for a 1,000 pound horse?  A typical feeding
for my mare is 3/4 cup of Cocosoya oil, 2 cups of rice bran, and 2
pounds of soaked beet pulp (+ mineral supplement, probiotics and plenty
of grass hay).  Is this meal too high in fat for the amount of gall
available? 

Lisa Douglass
Moss Rock Endurance
US Distributor, Free 'n' Easy Saddles
Dealer, Specialized Saddles
www.mossrockendurance.com
(719)439-2472


-----Original Message-----
From: Sisu West Ranch [mailto:ranch@xxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Friday, August 12, 2005 9:41 AM
To: Lisa; ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Subject: RE: [RC] catching up regarding beet pulp, pt 1


"...Since horses don't have
gall bladders, which helps break down fats in the human body, is it
healthy to feed a horse oil, or even som..."

Actually the gall bladder just stores gall it does not produce it.
Horses 
do produce gall, they just can't store up a supply to realease right
after a 
big meal.  Both my parents, along with many humans, had their gall
bladders 
removed.  They ate fat fine, as long as they did not pig out on a very
high 
fat meal.

Ed
Ed & Wendy Hauser
2994 Mittower Road
Victor, MT 59875

(406) 642-9640

ranch@xxxxxxxxxxx 


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