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RE: [RC] to ground or not to ground? - Susan E. Garlinghouse, D.V.M.I still stand by the below opinion Jonni dug from the archives. Grinding is ideal if you can, but seems to work well even if you can't. I've done it either way, if I'm not grinding, then I feed about 50% more. If I don't grind it, the birds and ground squirrels spend more time picking through the horse poop before it gets picked up. I've got the fattest, shiniest ground squirrels you ever saw on my property <g>. My current method is to grind up some flax seed when I'm otherwise wasting time in front of the TV, put it into big Ziploc freezer bags and throw it into the big freezer. Whenever I need some, I just grab a baggie and take it with me. I can grind up about fifteen pounds of flax seed in under an hour. Susan Garlinghouse, DVM, MS -----Original Message----- From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jonni Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 11:05 AM To: Ridecamp Subject: [RC] to ground or not to ground? I'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!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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