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Really?  Rice bran is forbidden under FEI rules?   As you can tell,  
this is news to me.  As far as I know, this is not a concern for AERC  
rides.

Guess I'll let riders who ride under FEI rules answer this one, since  
I use rice bran as part of my normal feeding program, as it helps me  
keep weight on during heavy work, without getting a "grain high", and  
has not been associated with problems like tying-up, as grain has.


On Mar 31, 2008, at 7:08 AM, Stefanie Prasch wrote:

> Hello everyone,
>
> i have a question how you handle this in the US.
>
> I often read that it is quite common to feed rice bran to endurance  
> horses.
>
> Some horse food companies over here started to add rice bran to their
> horse products as well.
>
> Rice bran and rice oil contain Gamma-Oryzanol, a substance that might
> enhance thes testosterone level in a horse.
>
> But even at a normal testosterone level, Gamma-Oryzanol is on the FEI
> Medication B list and not prohibited in a horse. Our national rules  
> are
> similiar.
> So it is forbidden to feed even a handful of rice bran, because of the
> gamma-oryzanol, but on the other hand, they can't proof the  
> substance in
> the horse yet.
>
> They can only proof a high testosterone level. and you have to feed  
> a lot
> of rice bran to have that effect.
>
> How do you handle this in the US for the AERC-rides?
>
> Thanks and happy trails
> Stefanie from Germany
>
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