ridecamp@endurance.net: Re: Feed question

Re: Feed question

Duncan Fletcher (dfletche@gte.net)
Thu, 31 Jul 1997 22:56:51 -0700

Try beet pulp. The high Ca of it will allow the feeding of some rice bran.
It is also possible to balance high P diets by feeding limestone flour or
other Ca supplement.

Duncan Fletcher
dfletche@gte.net

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> From: Cheryl Newbanks <horsetrails@inficad.com>
> To: ridecamp@endurance.net
> Subject: Feed question
> Date: Thursday, July 31, 1997 3:54 PM
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> Hi group! I have a 10 year old arab who is very spooky and nervous when
> ever he is on an alfalfa diet. When I took him off and put him on
straight
> bermuda he calmed down amazingly, barely any spooks and I was able to
walk
> up to him without him freaking out. Well he dosen't maintain his weight
> well enough on just bermuda, he is turned out right now recovering from
that
> cholla infection still. So I gave him alfalfa/bermuda mix pellets only
> approx 1 lb a day, but once again he is acting spooky and nervous again.
> What to do? I don't want to feed him any alfalfa at all, but I can't
find
> pellets that are just bermuda. I could give him a small amount of sweet
> feed, the reaction isn't as big but he isn't as calm either. I do have
rice
> bran but that would push his ca/p ratio totally out of wack. Any ideas
group?
> Cheryl Newbanks=20
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