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Re: [RC] Pelleted Feeds - CharlesYou know....... There's the one that if you feed your horse and get a friend to feed their horse pelleted food that Microsoft keeps track (don't even think they can't do it) and will send you a check at the end of 3 weeks. The amount will depend on how many people start using it. (Betcha didn't know that Bill Gates has a thing for the ponies). I know this is true because a friend at the barn told me about it and she saw a lawyer who got the check and said if it wasn't true Microsoft would wish they had it as easy as they did with Judge Penfield Jackson . (Don't get confused, Penfield feeds are not as generous as Microsoft). Not even the pro business Bush administration would be able to withstand the consumer outcry, and tort lawyers will be lining up. Or, how about If you see a teddybear while opening the bag, you must throw it away. Don't touch anything until you wash your hands, scrub the floor, muck the stable, sanitize the stall, clean all the tack with saddle soap and lexol, and dust the tack room. IF you don't do all those things your horse will get the dreaded teddybear virus. It's horrible, believe me I was relieved it didn't hit my barn. My friend told me of another barn that wasn't as careful (I think they didn't use saddle soap and lexol on the biothane tack, even though they were warned) and I couldn't believe the things she said her friend told her about her horse and the virus. Or IF you feed pelleted feed to a horse, their stomach will explode. What happens is that the horse eats the dry feed and gets thirsty. Then the horse takes a huge drink. The water enters the stomach while the pellets are in there. The pellets absorb the water and swell. If you aren't careful and prevent your horse from wolfing down his feed, the pellets could swell larger than his stomach and cause the stomach to explode. I'm surprised you hadn't heard of these urban legends. I went and checked them out it. My friend did a search and told me that all three of the above stories are well documented in the scientific literature. Charles PS: They aren't on www.snopes.com because they deal with such a rare item that the webmasters decided to use the webspace for something else. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Susan Garlinghouse" <suendavid@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 5:07 PM Subject: Re: [RC] Pelleted Feeds Yes it's ok to feed pelleted feed dry, despite some >urban legends.>Alley Which urban legends are those? Susan G =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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