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[RC] Is Beet Pulp Toxic To Horses? The UN-Real Story - sherman

“It takes four molecules of water for the body to process beet pulp-adding water weight, and making the horse appear heavier.”

 

Hmmm, and I thought hydration was a good thing…

 

 

“I once treated a horse that had suffered from laminitis for over eight months. The owner had done her best, and called me to make the horse comfortable with an acupressure massage. When I arrived, I found a beautiful horse lying down for more than four hours a day in great pain. Her owner was giving her supplements, totaling more than 80% protein, plus Phenylbutazone

(bute) and Banamine, every day. I asked if the horse had colicked, she replied that she had not. To our surprise when we checked the feed, the second ingredient was beet pulp. This program of feed and medication was going on for more than six months! The horse was treated with homeopathics and Dynapro, a probiotic from Dynamite. When the mare finally stood, her rear, back hind was almost completely under her and flat, a common symptom in beet pulp-fed horses. The mare could barely move. The beet pulp was moving everything through her. It had merely prevented the horse from colicking.”

 

Do you think that the 80percent protein might have had something to do with the horse’s condition? Is the author saying it was a bad thing that the beet pulp kept everything moving and kept the horse from colicking?

 

Now back to home finances…

Kathy