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Dyane...

Yes, I do it in summer. For a 6 hour ride, you need two quarts. It won't
spoil in the 4 hours until you feed the second quart.  In the VERY hot
summer, I mix the beet pulp in a small plastic bucket the night before
and put it in an old refrigerator I have down at the barn overnite. That
increases the time I have before it could potentially spoil.

Regards, Jim

Dyane Smith wrote:
> 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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Richard T. "Jim" Holland
Three Creeks Farm
175 Hells Hollow Drive
Blue Ridge, GA 30513
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