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leigh12354
Farmgirl in Training
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Leigh
Riverside
CA
USA
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 Posted - Dec 23 2011 : 07:06:19 AM
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| This is such a good convo. I have learned a lot from this thank you all for your input. I'm curious though how much beet pulp do you give a horse? Does it go by the weight of the horse? |
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MEWolf
True Blue Farmgirl
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Margaret
Byers
Colorado
USA
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Posted - Dec 23 2011 : 07:09:32 AM
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Hi Leigh!
Here is a great link that gives you great info about feeding beet pulp to horses:
http://www.understanding-horse-nutrition.com/beet-pulp.html
Hope this helps!
Margaret
“Kind hearts are the gardens, kind thoughts are the roots, kind words are the flowers, kind deeds are the fruits. Take care of your garden and keep out the weeds, fill it with sunshine, kind words and kind deeds.” ~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1808-1882)
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queenmushroom
True Blue Farmgirl
985 Posts
Lorena
Centerville
Me
USA
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Posted - Dec 23 2011 : 2:09:18 PM
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If you can, get him off the alfalfa. You could be setting up for founder where alfalfa is a very rich legume. try sticking to timothy/clover hay mix with some hay stretcher or a complete feed with timothy/clover hay.
Patience is worth a bushel of brains...from a chinese fortune cookie |
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queenmushroom
True Blue Farmgirl
985 Posts
Lorena
Centerville
Me
USA
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Posted - Dec 23 2011 : 2:14:18 PM
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If you use beet pulp, use only a small amount of it. I helped a close friend of mine rescue her own horse that she free leased (long story won't get into it). The woman that had the mare had fed nothing but beet pulp to her, besides what little grazing she had available. When my friend got her mare back and finally got her off the beet pulp, the mare lost a pile of weight and was hungry all the time. Please please please becareful with it.
Patience is worth a bushel of brains...from a chinese fortune cookie |
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leigh12354
Farmgirl in Training
19 Posts
Leigh
Riverside
CA
USA
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Posted - Jan 03 2012 : 09:07:12 AM
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| I took a good look at the link you provided MEWolf. It had a lot of information on it. Thanks a bundle. Sorry it took me so long to get back< I'm a busy lady. |
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mudpony farmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
57 Posts
Jo
USA
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Posted - Jan 14 2012 : 07:06:51 AM
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I have always fed beet pulp to all my horses. My easy keepers get just a little scoop with vitamins, and the hard keepers got a couple scoops in with their senior feed.
I always soak mine, 2 parts water to 1 part beet pulp, to reduce the risk of choke. |
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leigh12354
Farmgirl in Training
19 Posts
Leigh
Riverside
CA
USA
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Posted - Jan 20 2012 : 05:51:01 AM
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| There are so many ups and downs to this beet pulp issue. i guess a person just should try it out for themselves and see. |
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leigh12354
Farmgirl in Training
19 Posts
Leigh
Riverside
CA
USA
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Posted - Feb 12 2012 : 07:24:00 AM
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| I was just reading on another forum about beet pulp, boy were they beating it up. But it was also a cattle forum. Some do use it but some have a difficult time with it. Just wanted to hear another side of it and boy did I. |
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Barnyard Buddies: Hoof problems in horses |
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Hoof problems in horses
