Why do you feel that is an alarming statement? Horses do not grind
all their food up, just as Humans don't. They are tiny little seeds and
some get missed by the teeth, as per people noticing them sprout in their
pastures that are too lazy to grind. So if you grind it, you only have
to feed half as much or they get twice the benefit of non ground.
Susan Garlinghouse as far as I'm concerned is a god/goddess when it comes to
nutrition, I could be wrong on that, but I'd doubt it. If you listen or
read and actually do what she says, you can't go wrong.
G.Affleck
There was a letter written in the January Practical horseman talking
about cyanide etc., but the reply was a quote from Sarah Ralston, VMD, PhD,
DACVN....
.....There is no risk, If there were, we'd have had
hundreds of dead horses annually for more than a hundred years.
Flaxseed that is fed whole and
unsoaked is not digested by the horse. At best it goes
through him. At worst, it might accumulate in the gate and,if fed in large enough quantities, cause an
impaction.
To me, this is an alarming statement to make. I've been feeding it
for years now, without grinding it, but only 1 to 2 cups daily. I have
noticed a distinct improvement in my horses skin regarding her fly allergies
when I use 2 cups a day in the fly season. This, of course is ancedotal
evidence, and I'd be interested in finding more information. Any one
know of a place where there's a list of studies with the results (that I don't
have to be a vet to access)?
