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| Tweet Topic Started: Jan 12 2007, 12:00 PM (309 Views) | |
| equusrocks | Jan 12 2007, 12:00 PM Post #1 |
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Magical Leopluridon
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I need to get my guy more "roughage" as my hay supply is limited this year. A friend recommended beet pulp, but my guy just flings it around and dumps it. Any ideas on how to make it more palatable??
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| KaliTude | Jan 12 2007, 01:20 PM Post #2 |
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Thomas H. Cruise!
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I soak mine in hot water and add 1/4 cup apple juice and chopped carrots. My mare looks at me like I am crazy when I forget the apple juice. |
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| Turtledove | Jan 12 2007, 03:00 PM Post #3 |
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Shunnnnn the unbeliever. Shunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn.
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Get the shredded kind and soak it in either warm or cold water depending on the season. I actually just wet it down and feed right away. The shred absorb the water almost immediately. Start with just a small amount and gradually increase. My guys gave me the "What the heck have you done to our food" look the first few times I fed it. Now they LOVE the stuff. I feed the kind with molasses. |
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| countryhawk | Jan 12 2007, 03:11 PM Post #4 |
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I Visited Candy Mountain and All I Got Was This Lousy Incision
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When I start a new horse on beet pulp, I soak it warm, with sweetfeed in it, then gradually lose the sweet feed. I kind of convince them that it is a mash. Eventually they'll eat it cold soaked, but I still like it warm in the winter. |
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| Baileygreyhorse | Jan 12 2007, 08:14 PM Post #5 |
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Schooling
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Try adding salt. Skipper seems to like it better if it's steaming hot with about 1/3 scoop of electrolyte mix. |
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| dark horse | Jan 13 2007, 07:46 AM Post #6 |
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Weanling
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2 qts Beet Pulp. 2 qts Hay cubes and 2-4 cups Rice bran. Put it in a bucket (I use the cosequin buckets) fill to the top (really!) with warm water. Add salt if you want. Add their grain to it, put in a feed tub, mix well and tasty! Like getting husbands to eat yogurt, it might take a bit of time, but they do love it when they try it more then once! *he won't eat hummus, ever ever ever, tho...* |
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| equusrocks | Jan 13 2007, 10:59 AM Post #7 |
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Magical Leopluridon
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Are you kidding?? I LOFF hummus!! I think I've figured it out. Add his hay cubes, a small handful of bran mash, a crunched up peppermint, teaspoon of molasses, and handful of the TC Complete I have left. He cleaned it up last night!! I've never used rice bran...what's that for? |
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| p.e | Jan 13 2007, 05:19 PM Post #8 |
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You could try "Speedy Beat" beet pulp from the Uk. It sets up in 10 min. the horses seem to like it. Wish I could get it here in the west coast for reasonable amount. |
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| dark horse | Jan 13 2007, 11:28 PM Post #9 |
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Weanling
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me Too! The Best Football snack ever! Rice bran is a fattning food- and helped balance out the entire meal, from what I understand. They seem to love it, too- and when you mix the whole sloppy mess, mmmmmmgood! Taco is on a long-term stall rest situation- and its going to be that mix for him for months. I (as well as he) loves the peppermint idea! Thanks! |
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| equusrocks | Jan 14 2007, 01:29 AM Post #10 |
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Magical Leopluridon
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Yeah, he definitely doesn't need to get fatter, but he loffs his peppermints!!! I bought one of those weird Pampered Chef food chopper things at a yard sale for $4. I use that to crush the peppermints. Works awesome. |
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| WalkTheLine | Jan 29 2007, 12:39 PM Post #11 |
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We're on a bridge, Chaaaaaaaaarlie!
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Some just won't eat beet pulp no matter what you do to it. If nothing seems to work for you could try feeding Ultium www.ultium.com |
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