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From: Karen Sullivan <greymare56@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Feb 7, 2008 8:55 AM
Subject: Re: [RC] Empower and XTN
To: Mike Lewis <mikelewis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Well, one thought....if you have to feed Empower to keep weight on this horse, it would probably

be cheaper in the long run to buy another horse <g> Isn't Empower about $40 a 50 lb bag?  It has high fat content, seems you could buy another source of fat cheaper....I can buy a 50 lb bag of rice bran pellets for $9, and get jugs of corn oil at the cheap outlet store....

 

I am working on getting weight on a young Foxtrotter who needs muscle and fat; he is also getting regular exercise to build muscle...which also burns calories...he gets, of course, free choice hay, and two pretty big mashes morning and night with soaked beet pulp pellets, and a variety of what ever bagged feed I get a good deal on, plus rice bran pellets and corn oil.....he is looking a lot better and gaining weight, muscling up nicely and energy out the door!  What will really help in the next month or so is some nice green pasture.....

Karen

 

On 2/7/08, Mike Lewis <mikelewis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I have a moderately hard keeper who needs extra nutrition for getting back into 50s.  It has been recommended that I put her on XTN and beet pulp, as well as some rice bran supplementation, to get about 150 pounds added to her weight.

 

I have learned that sunflower seeds and oats alone just don't cut it...

 

A friend recommended I add Empower to the XTN to help achieve the 150-pound weight gain she needs and provide her the energy she needs so as to be happier during and after 50s.  Fringe benefit: coat will be healthier.

 

Does anyone here use these two products?  I like that the Empower has Omega-3 and Omega-6 fatty acids, which may help her remain comfortable (they are anti-inflammatories which I've used successfully on me.)  How long should it take to start seeing results?

 

Thanks for any thoughts,

Mike