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I always offer wet beet pulp-with grain, DynaSpark (e-lytes from Dynamite 
Co. that has molasses in it) and rice bran mixed in, wet hay (noodle 
soup-actually hay in a bucket of water), and hay sprinkled liberally with 
water. Tons of sliced carrots (buy them by the bag already done for 
rides)...smorgasboard to be sure. My horses always have great gut 
sounds..and they seem to take a little from each pile and keep going back 
for more. I do notice when they are really working, they seem to like the 
soaked hay! And of course I like to see them getting the water in!



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> From: "Sisu West Ranch" <ranch@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> CC: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [RC]   Beet Pulp
> Date: Fri, 7 Jul 2006 08:41:39 -0600
>
> These comments lately are stating, much more articulately,  what I was 
> hinting at earlier.
>
> 1. Hydration is extremely important.  Of course your horse gets most of his 
> water by drinking, but if the feed is dry the first thing he needs to do is 
> hydrate it.  That takes water.  Conclusion: wet feed is better than dry 
> feed.
>
> 2. Gut sounds.  Does the horse eat because his guts are moving or do his 
> guts move because more is going in the front end?  Food eaten stays in the 
> stomach for varying lengths of time.  Fat appears to stay longer than other 
> stuff (at least I tend to feel satisfied longer after a Big Mac than 
> lettice salad).  Does beet pulp exit the stomach faster than hay?  
> Unscientific experience seems to indicate that nice lush grass is both 
> liked by horses and  stimulates the guts (the green grass skitters each 
> spring)  I think we can all agree that when gut sounds go away, the ride 
> stops.
>
> 3. What does the horse want to eat at that exact time?  If you can predict 
> that you are better than I.  Sometimes I think it is anything that someone 
> else brought for their horse.  More food is better than less food.
>
> Ed
> Ed & Wendy Hauser
> 2994 Mittower Road
> Victor, MT 59875
>
> (406) 642-9640
>
> ranch(at)sisuwest(dot)us



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