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| Three 4 Luck - 2017-03-31 3:35 PM
classicpotatochip - 2017-03-31 8:33 AM The best thing about oats is that when you get them wet and after dropping them on the ground, they sprout and grow into a living thing. Horses eat grass. Oats are grass seed. Seems like a no brainer that they're going to be a superior energy source. :)
 Technically corn is a grass/grass seed too. Just way more genetically modified from the original.Â
Sure. Didn't say it wasn't.
I don't like corn because of all the research against feeding it. Oats seem to be a healthier choice. |
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Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR | classicpotatochip - 2017-03-31 4:42 PM Three 4 Luck - 2017-03-31 3:35 PM classicpotatochip - 2017-03-31 8:33 AM The best thing about oats is that when you get them wet and after dropping them on the ground, they sprout and grow into a living thing. Horses eat grass. Oats are grass seed. Seems like a no brainer that they're going to be a superior energy source. :) Technically corn is a grass/grass seed too. Just way more genetically modified from the original. Sure. Didn't say it wasn't. I don't like corn because of all the research against feeding it. Oats seem to be a healthier choice.
To be fair, you didn't say what oats were superior to, I made an assumption. BUT, you would be surprised how many people don't know corn is a grass. All the myths about corn isn't natural for livestock and shouldn't be fed because they can't digest it, blah blah blah. I prefer oats myself because there is more fiber per unit of starch. My horses are eating Omnis cubes with rice bran (rice is also grass LOL) in place of grain, and look and feel awesome. |
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| Three 4 Luck - 2017-04-01 1:17 PM
classicpotatochip - 2017-03-31 4:42 PM Three 4 Luck - 2017-03-31 3:35 PM classicpotatochip - 2017-03-31 8:33 AM The best thing about oats is that when you get them wet and after dropping them on the ground, they sprout and grow into a living thing. Horses eat grass. Oats are grass seed. Seems like a no brainer that they're going to be a superior energy source. :)  Technically corn is a grass/grass seed too. Just way more genetically modified from the original. Sure. Didn't say it wasn't. I don't like corn because of all the research against feeding it. Oats seem to be a healthier choice.
Yep, gotcha.
Mine are on alfalfa, stabilized rice bran, and Equipride. They're feeling and looking pretty great!
I used to feed a ton of grain, and had so many problems with their digestion.
Dumped the grain, and the horses got stronger, dappled out, and my feed bill got cut in half! Awesome possum. :) |
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| snoopy - 2017-03-30 9:05 AM
I read an article yesterday from a vet not affiliated with any company where he analyzed horses and there digestive systems over a period of time, well he found out that corn, molasses, etc., is NOT good for horses, in fact in can cause ulcers. He stated oats is all a horse needs. Anyone feed only oats? If so, how many pounds a day?
Don't cheat your horses with only oats ..
The benchmark feed mills use to compare with is .. whole oats and alfalfa ..
in order to get a 14% protein feeding program.
Whole oats = 12%
Alfalfa = 16% (as the typical value)
So.. if you take the suggestion of 6 lbs of WHOLE oats morning and evening
= 12 lbs
And ...you need to feed 10 lbs of baled alfalfa as your feeding program.
Along with good quality hay .. to keep something in their tummies.
There is something magic about a horse chewing and slobbering a
lot of spit and good fiber to keep their digestive system rolling.
MATH 14% protein
12 x 12 = 144
10 x 16 = 160
total ----- 304
divided by 22 lbs = 13.8% protein
I always like for this number to come out less than 14% just in case
I get some hotter alfalfa that would up the percentage
If you want more shine or to turn a palomino a shade darker or make
a buckskin a little bit smutty or dapple out ... add a cup of rolled or
chopped corn in the fall of the year so they shed out darker in
the spring.... you must continue with the corn to keep the color
and lessen sun bleaching.
If you want one to shine in the dark .. do the corn and also add a cup
full (8oz) of whole flax seed.
I am also a fan of MoorMan loose GroStrong minerals and I throw a
handful in their feed every other day. (plus a standard $5 mineral
block in the pasture for its salt content for horse to decide how
much licking it wants to do)
You will like what you see with this simple all natural feeding program ..
with NO OTHER SUPPLEMENTS!!
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Location: Southern Indiana | Another question for those of you with horses with respiratory issues...did you notice your horses coughing while eating the oats? Mine seems to do it when they are dry and I mean cough way worse than normal. These are triple cleaned made triple crown. They don't seem dusty. If I wet them he seems to be fine? Before I fed pelleted feed with no issues. |
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Location: Alberta | Our feed mix, which has no fillers/soy/molasses/corn, contains oats, hulless barley, peas, flax meal & flax. We feed with Timothy/alfalfa cubes.
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Location: At the race track with Ah Dee Ohs | BARRELHORSE USA - 2017-04-01 9:24 PM snoopy - 2017-03-30 9:05 AM I read an article yesterday from a vet not affiliated with any company where he analyzed horses and there digestive systems over a period of time, well he found out that corn, molasses, etc., is NOT good for horses, in fact in can cause ulcers. He stated oats is all a horse needs. Anyone feed only oats? If so, how many pounds a day? Don't cheat your horses with only oats .. The benchmark feed mills use to compare with is .. whole oats and alfalfa .. in order to get a 14% protein feeding program. Whole oats = 12% Alfalfa = 16% (as the typical value ) So.. if you take the suggestion of 6 lbs of WHOLE oats morning and evening = 12 lbs And ...you need to feed 10 lbs of baled alfalfa as your feeding program. Along with good quality hay .. to keep something in their tummies. There is something magic about a horse chewing and slobbering a lot of spit and good fiber to keep their digestive system rolling. MATH 14% protein 12 x 12 = 144 10 x 16 = 160 total ----- 304 divided by 22 lbs = 13.8% protein I always like for this number to come out less than 14% just in case I get some hotter alfalfa that would up the percentage If you want more shine or to turn a palomino a shade darker or make a buckskin a little bit smutty or dapple out ... add a cup of rolled or chopped corn in the fall of the year so they shed out darker in the spring.... you must continue with the corn to keep the color and lessen sun bleaching. If you want one to shine in the dark .. do the corn and also add a cup full (8oz ) of whole flax seed. I am also a fan of MoorMan loose GroStrong minerals and I throw a handful in their feed every other day. (plus a standard $5 mineral block in the pasture for its salt content for horse to decide how much licking it wants to do ) You will like what you see with this simple all natural feeding program .. with NO OTHER SUPPLEMENTS!!
Are you saying to feed 6 lbs at each feeding? It is recommended no more than 2 lbs per feeding. |
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| total performance - 2017-04-04 7:24 AM
BARRELHORSE USA - 2017-04-01 9:24 PM snoopy - 2017-03-30 9:05 AM I read an article yesterday from a vet not affiliated with any company where he analyzed horses and there digestive systems over a period of time, well he found out that corn, molasses, etc., is NOT good for horses, in fact in can cause ulcers. He stated oats is all a horse needs. Anyone feed only oats? If so, how many pounds a day? Don't cheat your horses with only oats .. The benchmark feed mills use to compare with is .. whole oats and alfalfa .. in order to get a 14% protein feeding program. Whole oats = 12% Alfalfa = 16% (as the typical value ) So.. if you take the suggestion of 6 lbs of WHOLE oats morning and evening = 12 lbs And ...you need to feed 10 lbs of baled alfalfa as your feeding program. Along with good quality hay .. to keep something in their tummies. There is something magic about a horse chewing and slobbering a lot of spit and good fiber to keep their digestive system rolling. MATH 14% protein 12 x 12 = 144 10 x 16 = 160 total ----- 304 divided by 22 lbs = 13.8% protein I always like for this number to come out less than 14% just in case I get some hotter alfalfa that would up the percentage If you want more shine or to turn a palomino a shade darker or make a buckskin a little bit smutty or dapple out ... add a cup of rolled or chopped corn in the fall of the year so they shed out darker in the spring.... you must continue with the corn to keep the color and lessen sun bleaching. If you want one to shine in the dark .. do the corn and also add a cup full (8oz ) of whole flax seed. I am also a fan of MoorMan loose GroStrong minerals and I throw a handful in their feed every other day. (plus a standard $5 mineral block in the pasture for its salt content for horse to decide how much licking it wants to do ) You will like what you see with this simple all natural feeding program .. with NO OTHER SUPPLEMENTS!!
Purina uses its comparison to 7 pounds of oats per day. Not particularly a recommendation but used to compare to another feed. I am sure as with other feeds, oats are fed by body weight |
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Location: Wyoming | I do!
I feed about a pound of whole oats mixed with alfalfa pellets, McCaughley Bros Rice Bran Oil and Forco once a day. If they start falling off or are working I increase the amount of oats, but not by to much.
They are also fed grass hay twice a day and a small amount of alfalfa.
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