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> Does anyone know if beat pulp, due to its sugar content, can in any  way
>  inflame a horse's ulcer?
> I have read and re-read an re-read again, Susan Garlinghouse's  articles
> on  beat pulp and I know that one serviging's worth of the roughage has
> only the  equivalent of two apples worth of sugar.
> But a vet told me the other day that "it has too much sugar in it for a
>  horse with an ulcer."
Um...  Beet pulp is what is left of the sugar beet after the sugar has
been removed!  Although there are apparently reports of beet pulp that has
been marketed without the complete extraction of sugar, it would be a rare
occurrence.  There ARE some suggestions for soaking and draining to make
sure if one has an insulin-resistant horse--but again, that is a safety
caution for special-needs critters.  Maybe the vet in question needs to
read Susan's material??

Heidi



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