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Re: [RC] Beet Pulp DO NOT FEED DRY - Maggie Mieske

I am sure Susan can respond to this better than I can but I feed dry
SHREDDED beet pulp all the time.  Only cases I have ever had of choke were
with horses bolting feed, whether it had beet pulp in it or not.  The
pelleted beet pulp we get around here is HUGE and I won't feed that dry but
I have no trouble with the shredded stuff.  I believe Susan will tell you
that dry beet pulp does not soak up all the moisture in the gut and cause
colic....I have NEVER had a horse colic from dry beet pulp, even when they
got into a bag of it and ate most of it dry.  Beet pulp is fiber and is
great for HOLDING moisture in the hind gut.  Just before a ride (and at vet
checks) I feed lots of soaked bp for just that purpose.  I've only been at
this since 1998 so still consider myself a newbie but I have been feeding
beet pulp (SHREDDED only) since that same year, many rat studies (not just
one rat studies) and have had no problems.
Maggie Mieske



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