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Re: [RC] interesting ulcer article - Dyane Smith


Hi, Jim,

I always thought that would be a good idea, but I have been afraid that the
beet pulp could spoil if you carry it in warm weather after it is already
soaked.  Do you do this in summer?  About how long do you carry it before
you feed?

I

now carry several (depending on how long I'm out) quart plastic bags in
my cantle and pommel bags packed with well soaked beet pulp, Omolene,
and two scoops of Perform 'n Win Electrolytes. You also get moisture
with that, it takes up less space, and there is no waste. Every couple
of hours, we stop, the horse scarfs up a quart in a few minutes, and off
we go. It's the best "bang for the buck" I've found. It's also good
training for young horses, because they get used to eating beet pulp
slurry just about anywhere, anytime, which improves eating in Vet
Checks.

Jim, Sun of Dimanche, and Mahada Magic

"Snodgrass, Bonnie" wrote:


That's the tough part, keeping forage in them the whole length of a

ride. So

many trails have little along them to eat and the length of time between

vet

checks (for most of us) is a couple of hours. My retired mare did

develop

ulcers, poor eater combined with electrolytes. I'm trying to figure a

way to

carry a form of hay with me from check to check when I start competing

my

young horse. I'm afraid to rely on what she eats at a vet check to last

long

enough in the stomach. She is a very willing eater so I may be carrying
chopped hay along to feed by the handful.




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