I started feeding BOSS (Black
Oil Sunflower Seeds) to my horses just recently after reading about the
glowing (pun intended) reports posted on The Chronicle of the Horse message
boards. It was advised to start with a handful of un-shelled seeds (make
sure they are the black oil, not the gray striped ones), and then gradually
(over a week) work up to 1 cup. From what I've been reading, the
Olympic team uses BOSS to put a super shine in their horses' coats, and that the
seeds contain far more nutrition than corn oil (which has almost all the
nutrition leached out of it by commercial processing). BOSS is cheaper,
too, IMHO
This particular thread was
one of the best discussions and best advice on feeding
BOSS:
If the link doesn't work,
just log into http://chronicleforums.com/6/ubb.x?, go
to the Horse Care forum, go to the second page of topics, and look for the one
thread header that says "FairWeather, feeding sunflower seeds
?"
My guys loved the BOSS the
second they set their lips on it, while they openly dislike the corn oil.
As soon as their winter fur are shed, I'm hoping to see some super-duper results
in their summer coats. They've always had lovely coats, but this year I
want to see an ultra-shine.
