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| Curious, as It seems I read here someone fed only beet pulp as a feed
along with hay,,,
I feed a 11% sweet feed currently, along with beet pulp, one of my horses
is a hard keeper, while my other seemd to get fat on air, so was considering
feeding him only beet pulp along with a good supplement and of course hay/grass
since he doesn't seem to need the extra calories
is there something special I need to add, something he would be lacking by only
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Location: Chehalis, Washington | With my uclery mare I do beet pulp and alfalfa pellets soaked to MAKE her eat lol. She is sooo picky about hay that she would wither away to nothing if I didnt soak her a moosh.
If the horse is an easy keeper go ahead and do just a ration balancer? Surly dosnt hurt to add the beet pulp as well if you dont mind the whole soaking messy process.(but ive always thought of beet pulp as somthing to add calories to help gain weight. so If it were me just a ration balancer.)
I know a lady that just does alfalfa pellets with her super easy keepers so they think they get something while the others get there grain.
Edited by jackismacki 2014-01-23 6:51 PM
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| Yea I could do a hay type pellet
he just seems to enjoy the beet pulp
maybe come spring I'll swith him to a hay pellet
so he thinks he's getting grained LOL
I have been feeding soaked AM and PM feedings
while it's been so cold
I wish my other would maintain weight as easy |
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| I too feed beet pulp. Not by itself , I want to cut them off of it but they love it so much I feel bad to take it away lol but come spring I will have to! |
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| I feed soaked beet pulp with progressive pro add ultimate for vitamins and minerals. They get 1 measuring cup am and pm. I adjust the beet pulp for calorie needs. |
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| Thanks Rodeomom3, I knew someone but couldn't remember who
Where do you get the Progressive Pro ? do you buy locally or buy offline
Edited by Tennbarrelracer 2014-01-23 8:09 PM
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Location: Here | Yes you can I have. Just make sure you use a give vitamin mineral supplement like Growstrong |
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Location: Texas | Beet pulp is good for horses, esp horses with digestive issues or growing horses.
But I will say I believe in soaked beet pulp shreds. NOT pellets. I've seen multiple horses choke on the pellets.
Now my mare is a one in a million horse and she's allergic to beet pulp. I don't feel it anymore, I switched whole feeding program up and simplified.
But it is a good feed, and I always fed with another pelleted grain or oats. And then added supplements.
Now I feed alf, grass, f1, and a 12% high fat pellet. |
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| Yep Shreds no pellets, I feel they get more fiber with the shreds
I also like to keep my feeds simple, I don't want to feed aots to
my Appendix, would LOVE to find Barley, but the last feed store
that carried it around here closed up about 5 years ago,,
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Location: ohio-in my own little world with pretty ponies :) | I'm pretty sure my horses are the only horses in the world that don't like beet pulp!!! Just to get rid of the bag I bought I've just been feeding it to my east keepers as a little extra!! Hahah. |
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Location: Texas | Oh and forgot to add. Feed an appropriate amount and Make sure you soak it well!!!
If you don't soak it really well, fed a little to much and the horse drinks water after eating......it can swell up in their gut and explode their gut or colic.
Really not trying to scare anyone just know how much your feeding and soak it :) |
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