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[RC] Oats - Don HustonHello Kat,Do you feed whole oats, rolled, ?? What brand? Don Huston San Diego, CA At 11:39 PM 5/6/2009 Wednesday, you wrote: Stefanie said: > The problem is, rice bran contains gamma-oryzanol, which > is also a prohibited substance. I checked the AERC's list of prohibited substances, and, indeed, gamma-oryzanol is on it. Interestingly enough, it isn't just rice bran that contains gamma-oryzanol, wheat bran, corn and barley oil, and (get this) oats also contain it. And it is in a lot of other plants too. It looks to me like gamma-oryzanol is another one of those substances that might have ended up on the AERC's prohibited substance list without giving due consideration to where it comes from. I don't think the AERC really intended to write a rule that prohibited participants from feeding oats to their horses. If so, it is a damned silly rule. > How do you handle this problem? Do you still > feed rice bran or feed containing rice products? Personally, I don't feed rice bran but not because it contains gamma-oryzanol but rather because it contains a rather inordinate amount of phosphorus (which I would rather not mess with); however, I do feed oats (also contain phosphorus, but not as much as rice bran). kat Orange County, Calif. :) =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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