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Truman,
 We have used both of them too. We settled on the Ultium as the calming 
effect was really pretty dramatic.
Keith
Truman Prevatt wrote:
> I did a bit of an experiment between Ultium and XTN when Ultium came 
> out. They are fairly close - except Ultium is pelleted and XTN is a 
> textured feed. I found that I needed to feed more Ultium than XTN to 
> maintain the same weight. Since Ultium cost more - that didn't seem to 
> make sense.
>
> I went back to the XTN.
>
> Truman
>
> Keith Kibler wrote:
> > Ultium is wonderful stuff imho. My main horse was a bit of "cross 
> > wired" when I bought him 2 1/2 years ago. He would do stuff like jump 
> > over things with the rider or between the trailer and truck 
> > connection and then go for a high speed run out. You know, stuff like 
> > that. Then when stalled, he would constantly hop. When seperated from 
> > "his" mares, he would run the fence line.
> > Ultium was like horsey prozak. In trying to figure it out, I was told 
> > that ultium is partially digested in each stomach which somehow calms 
> > them. Can anyone explain that? Dr Susan, beet pulp in ultium? I did 
> > not know that. So, you use it AND beet pulp and beet pulp in your 
> > mash too?
> > Keith
> > Shawnee Sunrise Farm
> > Marion IL


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