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One of ti's legacys, at least to me, is that I now am sensitized to what he referred 
to as fluff bunny thinking.  FBT covers a gamut of flawed deductive processes but 
what it is NOT is logical, precise, fact-based, open-minded.  Often FBT comes from 
laziness... it is easier to keep doing what you've always done (and besides, everyone 
SAYS it's ok) than to incorporate new knowledge into your methods.  Sometimes when 
people have their own agendas, they misquote or deliberately misinterpret the 
provider of new information or condescendingly dismiss that information - another 
form of FBT.

Here are some responses to Patty's very kind post to Ridecamp telling us of a 
misfortune that befell her horse.  Which are FBT and which are attempts to better 
understand the new information?

> If soaked beet pulp is such a problem, how come this is the first time
> anyone on this list (including Sue Garlinghouse - our nutrition Guru)
> has encountered it... I, personally, will continue to feed this wonder food.

> I don’t understand why this problem would be restricted to beet pulp.
> If the horse had something packed into his guttural pouches, why was it
> beet pulp and not hay or grain?

> I think there is a very big, and possibly inappropriate leap in assumptions
> here, namely that beet pulp was the cause of the problem, just as you said.
> I'd want to have a very detailed discussion with my vet about what went on
> before laying the blame

> Beetpulp
> Have you come up with an alternative?

> What symptoms did your horse having that lead you to seek help ?
> I never knew that a horse could get food into their guttural pouches.  I
> wonder how frequently this happens.



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