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[RC] to ground or not to ground? - JonniI'm not Susan or Heidi, but do remember Susan mentioning she does not always grind her flax-seed. Just feed a little more if you don't grind it. I bought a cheap coffee grinder at Wal-Mart. It was $10-15. I have power in the barn, and would just grind a serving and dump into bucket. Oh, here, a note from Susan from the RC Archives: "My suggestion is to start horses out with about a half cup of flax seed twice a day and gradually (over several weeks) work it up to about 2 cups or so twice a day. If you grind it ahead of time, it needs to be fed semi-immediately (ie, that feeding) or stored in an airtight container in the frig or freezer, or the fatty acids you want will oxidize very quickly. Personally, I don't grind or otherwise process the seeds at all, and still saw a good response in my animals, but to each his own. Grinding certainly improves availability of the oil content, but IMO it's not absolutely critical. I do like feeding the seeds mixed in some sort of wet or sticky mash, as the seeds themselves are pretty light and easily aspirated." Jonni www.pbase.com/photobyjonni =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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