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Re: RE: [RC] cutting costs for feed - Maggie Mieske

Hay from Saudi Arabia is 40 QR (riyals) here in Qatar. ?That's roughly $11 USD. ?Bales are small and light, maybe 30# tops. ? Hay imported from Canada sells for 90 QR or $25 a bale. ?A bag of beet pulp shreds is about the same as the Canadian hay. ?I'm told that sometimes feed gets scarce. ? Perhaps that's why my goofy horse hoovers everything in his path when we handwalk him....including the stuff that the camels eat! ?:) ?Summers can be tough here. ?I'm glad it's winter right now.
?
Maggie Mieske
Lecturer
English Department/Foundation Program
Qatar University
P.O. Box 2713
Doha, Qatar



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From: Rebecca Hackworth <bechack@xxxxxxx>
To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2008 8:15:13 PM
Subject: FW: RE: [RC] cutting costs for feed



Yes, hay is up.? But when you get right down to it, hay is $20/bale
at 5 bales / month.? So if you are feeding at home, cost is only
$100/mo.? Yeah, it's expensive, but so is everything these days.? I
don't grain when they don't work.? If it is extra cold, I will give a
warm beet pulp mush in the evenings, just to get extra water in to
them.?

I cut costs elsewhere.? I do my own vehicle maintenance ( oil, filter
changes)? Huge savings.? Comparison shop for everything.? Don't eat
out much.? Wait for movies to come out on DVE instead of the
theaters.? Drive the 30mpg hybrid whenever I can though I prefer
driving the dually much more.

I sew.? I install myself.? I learn to repair everythin instead of
just buying a new on (of anything)

I say NO to any "free horse" because we all know there is no such
thing.

Merry Christmas All

---- Original Message ----
From: dotwgns@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, AERCMembersForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [RC] cutting costs for feed
Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2008 23:35:02 -0700

>New topic, how to save some money on feed.
>
>I learned this many years ago? when times were really tough for us.?
>We had
>quite a few horses and it wasn't practical to sell as they were our
>working
>income most of the year.? They were not working during this winter.
>
>If pasture is non existant, and hay is costly, you can get by feeding
>less
>hay if you feed at least 4 times a day rather than once or twice.? If
>you
>are allowing 25 # good hay per horse, they will hold their own on
>less than
>20#? if you split it into 4 feedings.? It's very important that each
>horse
>gets a full share and time to eat in peace.? Plenty of fresh water,
>warm if
>it's cold out, and shelter from wet and wind.? We couldn't blanket at
>the
>time but each horse had a stall overnite.
>If you can add a lb or so of grain, oats, corn, anything, it will
>help
>without adding many $$.? Wasn't any then, but expect beet pulp could
>be in
>this mix today.
>Today I would be sure worming and teeth were up to
>date,? not easy to do that long ago.
>
>The key is small feedings often, and quality feed.? Most adult horses
>will
>maintain? just fine on this method all winter.? Youngsters need more
>for
>growth but will not be harmed for a few weeks this way.
>
>
>
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