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Re: [RC] [RR] So many questions, no little time//Mash Soaking - Ranelle Rubin

Beverly Kane MD suggested I share a reply I sent her with the rest of the list..feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

From: "Beverley H. Kane, MD" <sensei@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Ranelle Rubin <raneller@xxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [RR] So many questions, no little time//Mash Soaking
Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2007 10:57:04 -0700

thanks--are you sure you didn't want to share this w/ the rest of RC?


On 9/19/07 10:47 AM, "Ranelle Rubin" <raneller@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> Beverly, I usually put it under my trailer in the shade, but not inside
> where the heat build up can get to it. I usually have it ready to water down
> the night before, and it is the last thing I do before I leave. This means
> for me, it only sits about 3 or 4 hrs.
>
> It would depend on what was in the mash, but mine is beet pulp, and PGR, the
> Dynamite Pelleted Grain. Alot of times, I don't add the PGR until a few
> minutes before I feed it, as it soaks up a TON of water..nearly triples in
> size. So, the beet pulp is the only thing that is actually soaking. I will
> add DynaSpark if appropriate at that time, and often H.E.S., which is a high
> energy supplement I use from Dynamite when a horse is working hard. My
> normal routine is to have these mixtures already measured out and in ziplocs
> before I ever leave home. That way, all I do is open a baggie and dump. At
> away checks, I don't feed beet pulp, and when in camp, the beet pulp is a
> very small amount, like 2c. after soaking.
>
> One Dynamite person from Texas, Tracy Webb mixes her mash into a big
> Dynamite bucket (they have tight lids), and sends it out to the vet check
> like that! I try to keep everything I send very simple and light as I am
> usually the one carrying it to and from the outgoing rig..:)
>
>
>
> Ranelle Rubin, Business Consultant
> http://www.rrubinconsulting.com
> Independent Dynamite Distributor
> raneller@xxxxxxx
>
> 916-663-4140 home office
> 916-718-2427 cellular
> 916-848-3662 fax
>
>
>
>
>
>
>> From: "Beverley H. Kane, MD" <sensei@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: RideCamp <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Subject: Re: [RC] So many questions, no little time//Mash Soaking
>> Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2007 10:30:39 -0700
>>
>> What's the longest you can soak a mash if you're crewing for yourself? If
>> there's a 30 mile loop before lunch, and it's hot even in the AM, do you
>> worry the mash will spoil/ferment/have a high bacteria count by lunch tme?
>> thanks.
>>
>>
>> On 9/19/07 9:06 AM, "Ranelle Rubin" <raneller@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> [snip] Have a mash soaking while you are out,
>>> and you are set when you get in.
>>
>>
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