Re: Beet pulp again

["Susan Evans Garlinghouse" <suendavid@worldnet.att.net>]

Laurel, I don't have any experience directly with the Triple Crown Feeds,
but I like the new generation of feeds coming out that are beet-pulp-based.

You probably aren't short on many vit/mins at all, if any.  Since even
conditioning for a 25 mile CTR is significant work, it wouldn't do your
horse any harm if you got just ONE good all-around vit/min supplement mix,
like Select, or (my personal preference) Grand-Vite and gave your mare a
half scoop in her ration.  It'll help fill in any minor holes that might be
there without getting into over-supplmenting territory.  But I wouldn't lose
sleep over it if you chose not to add the vit/min.  Especially with the
access to fresh, quality pasture, your feed program sounds right on to me.

Good luck with her!

Susan G
-----Original Message-----
From: Laurel Hickey <lhickey@bestweb.net>
To: ridecamp@endurance.net <ridecamp@endurance.net>
Date: Tuesday, March 30, 1999 5:56 AM
Subject: RC: Beet pulp again


>Ridecampers,
>
>I'm wondering if any of you beet pulp proponents have heard of a beet
>pulp-based pellet called Triple Crown Complete. It is 11% protein, 8%
>fat, and their is no need to soak it, it's ready to feed.
>
>I've been re-introducing beet pulp back into my mare's diet as a way of
>giving her enough calories without all the grain.  In addition to a
>pound (dry) of beet pulp & a few glugs of corn oil she eats high quality
>grass hay and less than 2 lbs per day of a 10% pellet (also Triple Crown
>feeds).  Any more grain than this and she's high as a kite, but I'm
>concerned about her getting enough vitamins and minerals on so little
>grain.  She's on pasture for about 8 hours a day once the grass comes
>in.  We're in NY.
>
>We're only conditioning for 25 mile CTRs so I may be going overboard and
>fiddling too much. I agree with Abby in that we can all stand to learn
>how to be critical thinkers, and benefit from the many sources on this
>list.
>
>Just thought you'd all want to know about this new feed; I'm considering
>using it.  More info may be found at their website, I think this is it:
>
>http://www.triplecrownfeed.com
>
>There may be an "s" at the end of feed in the URL.
>
>Kindest regards,
>
>Laurel H.
>
>
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