Dangerous to feed pellets to your horse?

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kwanatha Reg. Dec 2003	Posted 2014-03-11 8:38 PM Subject: RE: Dangerous to feed pellets to your horse?
Meanest Teacher!!! Posts: 8555 Location: sunny california	anything over a pound at one feeding i soak. fortuately we have great hay here so don't need a lot of feed
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daisycake123 Reg. Dec 2006	Posted 2014-03-11 8:47 PM Subject: RE: Dangerous to feed pellets to your horse?
Sock Snob Posts: 3021	I had a mare that had a stomach rupture itmwas,awlful.
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magic gunsmoke Reg. Dec 2010	Posted 2014-03-11 8:55 PM Subject: RE: Dangerous to feed pellets to your horse?
IMA No Hair Style Gal Posts: 2594	As Biblia mentioned...when a horse eats pellets quickly the saliva causes the pellets to expand slightly so if you have a horse that has inhaled their feed they have more of a risk of choking. I have fed SafeChoice before and other pellets and have never had issues with choking. Like missrosealee said it all just depends on the horse. If you are looking for more energy for your horse in his runs I suggest you look for fats vs. starches. High starch diets put a lot of glucose in the small intestine and the horse is not designed for this. When horses process their energy from starch they will get fatigued quicker. Research suggests that fat gives horses the ability to save glucose-so they are able to use the fat more efficiently when exercised. Fat contains just about double the energy of carbs too. Granted Strategy is advertised as a low starch feed...so my question is what are you currently feeding that makes you feel like your horse needs more energy? Strategy (last time I had checked) is only 6% fat-so if you are looking for more energy I would almost suggest something higher in fat whether it be rice bran, Empower, Enrich 32, or Ultimate Finish. HOWEVER-this all depends on what you are currently feeding your horse.
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MissBlaze Reg. Mar 2004	Posted 2014-03-11 10:13 PM Subject: RE: Dangerous to feed pellets to your horse?
Expert Posts: 1730	Like Missroselee and a few others have already said, it depends on the horse. My mare scared the snot out of me one time while eating pellets. After that, I started watering them down for her. I've since quit feeding them and now buy an extruded feed. I can feed it dry but I always add water and make a mash for both of my horses. They prefer it that way but it also allows the supplements to stick to it.
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GoinJettin Reg. Feb 2005	Posted 2014-03-11 10:25 PM Subject: RE: Dangerous to feed pellets to your horse?
Night Watchman Posts: 5516 Location: Central Montana	Had one choke on alfalfa pellets even after they had been soaked. Will never feed them again. Softer pellets soaked are ok but we make sure that they do get mushy before we feed them.
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Honeymoney Reg. Apr 2012	Posted 2014-03-11 10:28 PM Subject: RE: Dangerous to feed pellets to your horse?
Fire Ant Peddler Posts: 2881	I have fed pellets since 1975 to multiple horses and have never had a problem with choking. I have had horses for nearly 60 years and never had one choke. I feed in tubs ON THE GROUND.
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ninaom Reg. Feb 2008	Posted 2014-03-12 8:53 AM Subject: RE: Dangerous to feed pellets to your horse?
Ditch the Stirrups Posts: 5369 Location: Sorrow Not! Defending against workplace bullies	I had a horse choke VERY badly. Now I soak everything for all horses before feeding. It only takes a few extra minutes and helps keep them hydrated too. Another thing that can contribute to choke is feeding off the greound. Make sure your grain container can be set on the ground instead of hanging it up. I have not had any more choke episodes for years now.
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amy laymon Reg. Mar 2005	Posted 2014-03-12 9:08 AM Subject: RE: Dangerous to feed pellets to your horse?
Arriving at the last minute! Posts: 5148 Location: Kansas	I have never fed pelleted anything mainly due to choking, impaction colic, and processing destroys the natural vitamins. Oats produces saliva and no worries. I add a little rice bran for added fat. Nothing better than some good carbs for energy and that goes for humans too. There are good and bad carbs.
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rodeoveteran Reg. Jan 2009	Posted 2014-03-12 9:54 AM Subject: RE: Dangerous to feed pellets to your horse?
I Don't Brag Posts: 6960	Honeymoney - 2014-03-11 10:28 PM I have fed pellets since 1975 to multiple horses and have never had a problem with choking. I have had horses for nearly 60 years and never had one choke. I feed in tubs ON THE GROUND. We had one horse than was prone to choke when switched to pellets. Dropped his bucket to the ground and haven't has an issue since.
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