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I own, for real Spanish Mustang will have nothing to do with dates!  His 
self preservation instincts are really strong though, and if he were in 
the middle of a desert and the only thing around to eat was dates, I'll 
bet he'd eat them.  Heck, I've just gotten him to like apples.  Might 
try bananas next.
Laney

Maryanne Gabbani wrote:
> Dates are marvelous additions to any horse's diet. Google search  about 
> them and you will be amazed at what an interesting food they  are. But 
> from what I've seen in the US, they are very expensive  there. Our 
> horses pig out on dates and we can get cheap mushed dates  (agwa) that 
> is used for cooking. But a probiotic is totally different  from anything 
> in dates.
>
> Maryanne
>
> On Dec 30, 2005, at 3:09 PM, Christy Adame wrote:
>
> > Hi all!
> >
> > Thinking of the movie Hidalgo, what about dried dates?  Does anyone  
> > know whether or not dates have any nutrient value as far as  endurance 
> > is concerned?  [hoping I can pitch the probiotic I paid  over $30 for!!].
> >
> > Thanks!
> > Christy


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