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[RC] Question for Dr Garlinghouse.....or anyone who can help enlighten me! - Patsy DavisI have a 10 y/o Molly mule that I am conditioning for CTR and LD endurance. She is strong, smart, great on trails and I love riding her. She is about 14 HH and weighs about 800-900 lbs.
I am able to ride her about 4 times a week average. A couple of those are rides of about 8 miles. As the days get longer I will be able to ride her more.
I know it is said that mules require less feed than horses so I'm really unsure what and how much to feed. I rode a much larger mule in CTR last year and fed her beat pulp and senior feed with grass hay. I am feeding my new mule beet pulp (1200cc dry), Nutrena XTN (1 1lb coffee can full), vitamins, and about 1/2 cup ground flax seed. I soak the beet pulp and XTN and then add the flax seed just before feeding. She also gets Bermuda grass hay. I hope someone can tell me if this is enough, too much or too little or the wrong feed all together.
Thanks very much.
Patsy When you ride a mule, getting there is all the fun!!
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