There is a lot of overkill, but the USDA regulates very little except labeling with
regard to horse feeds.
> >I agree eating excessively is not good to balance, but don't feel it would
> be a rpoblem with e'lytes with access to adequate water - esp since we are
> using a LOT of those e'lytes during competition anyway...
> >I haven't seen a horse pulled becasue he was balanced though high on
> nutrients... I have seen them pulled for elyte imbalances though...
Gwen, feeding high Ca may cause the imbalance. I'm don't feel I have a good handle on
this. There was a thread a month or so ago about the problems with excessive Ca
feeding. I was going to follow up with some additional questions but wanted to reread
everything first. Now those messages are buried in a IE file that is difficult to
access without IE ... but that is another story :(. I will eventually get to them, so
stay tuned.
> >
> >>My example was meant to illustrate that "balancing" anything by eating
> >>excessive everything is not good nutrition. This applies to minerals as
> >>well as carbos, fats, etc.
> >
> >>Slightly excessive Ca is fine and certainly better than deficient, but
> >>"slightly high" is a different thing from grossly excessive, doncha
> >>think? :->
> >Depends on what you think excessive is...and what has actually been tested...
> >I know we can have problems with Selenium, but Ca and P are much more
> important in the grand scheme of things IMHO than Se....( I am NOT saying
> that Se is not important... )
Selenium is one of those nutrients that has a relatively narrow range between necessary
and toxic. The results are serious. White muscle disease with too little and blind
staggers with too much.
> >
> >Lots of people take magadoses of vitamins and I don't see them keeling over...
> >ANyway, just my point of view here...
> >Gwen
> >
Depends on the vitamin. Some are toxic at high doses. But high Ca or P is not likely
to kill a horse (as long as Ca/P is not too low). It just may cause other problems,
especially for endurance horses.
> Gwen Dluehosh
> Desert Storm Arabians
> 1156 Hightop Rd, #89
> Blacksburg, VA 24060
> 540/953-1792
Duncan Fletcher
dfletche@gte.net