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RE: keeping the weight on

Good Morning,

Most of the things you talked about to keep weight onyour horse,
especialy the beet pul.  Instead of all these extra vitamins,
try a compete feed.  I used strategy by purina on my older mare and she
put on wieght on nicely and kept it on and was being trained very
extensively with a lot of stress being put on her at the age of twenty.
During training she got 3lbs per feeding plus 2 cups (When dry) of beet
pulp once a day once I got the weght on her.  She was getting 2 c. beet
pulp twice a day before that. I really believe that Strategy  is the
best all around feed as far as getting all the nutrients needed and
especially for horses that are under stress. (Training)  Call
1800-227-8941 for more info from purina directly about this advance
feeding system.  LOL.  Let me know how you've made out.

Joe D.

Chow!

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Stephanie - We have a horse that is hard to keep weight on, espcially when she is competing.  We feed her beet pulp & mix in her grain/suppliments ( ABC Plus ) Recently I've tried Body Builder which I got from Tom Ivers and it works great.  It builds lean muscle mass, enhances her appetite, and has made her more calm under stress.  It takes about 3 week to see the difference, but I think it works great.  I also give her as much Hay as she'll eat and give her as much corn oil as I can get her to eat mixed in with her beet pulp/grain..  Also give her Vit B12 powder form mixed in her beet pulp daily to increase her appetite.  She's a picky eater but the Body Builder and B12 have made a difference. 

Good Luck,

Bernita BArfield
Southwind Arabians
Sierra Vista, AZ


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From: 	Stephanie Wind McCray[SMTP:wind@visionsofthewind.com]
Sent: 	Wednesday, August 26, 1998 10:36 PM
To: 	ridecamp
Subject: 	keeping the weight on

I don't mean to beat a dead horse (all puns intended :-) but my guy doesn't
seem to be holding his weight. He's not HORRIBLY thin, but thinner than *I*
like. He gets exercised three times a week - once for 30 - 45 minutes in the
round pen (riderless), once about 20 minutes round pen (riderless) and an
hour in the arena (being ridden), and the third is a longer - 15 - 20 mile
rides on the roads/trails, mostly trotting. He gets all the hay (alfalfa
mix) he can eat and at least one FULL BUCKET of soaked beet pulp a day (over
two feedings). He was wormed two weeks ago with zimectrin (wormed every 3
months), is getting red cell 3 times a week, alternating with Accel 3 times
a week, and a handful of Rice Bran every day. Maybe I'm worrying needlessly,
but I thought I'd ask anyway! Oh, and he's a stallion. I know his metabolism
is a bit higher, but  never before was he this hard to keep weight on...

Stephanie Wind McCray
Golden, CO
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