One way to get a horse to eat corn oil is to start out with a really
small amount like 1 tablespoon which is mixed in the grain. Make sure it is
fresh, too, and you need to keep it out of the sun and in a cool place. You
can often get good results if by feeding the oil in a couple of handfuls of
all-in-one if you don't use grain or if the horse just won't tolerate oil in
grain. If the horse accepts this and you use grain, start sneaking the
all-in-one and oil into the grain. If the horse accepts 1 TBS feed only that
amount for a week to get is thoroughly used to the oil. Each week add
another TBS. If the grain and/or all-in-one gets too oily, try adding a bit
of bran, 1/2 to 1 cup. In general it is not good to feed much all-in-one
because it is 30-40% molasses, believe it or not. That is why it is like
sticky lead sometimes. A feed distributor told me that info but don't pass
it around cause I don't want to start an all-in-one war. I understand it is
not a good idea to feed much bran either but I really don't know how much is
too much. Corn oil can be bought cheaply at Indian grocery stores. I get 35
lbs which is about 5 gallons for $14-16.00. A plastic, permanently mounted
feeder works well. By the next day the horses lick it clean so keeping the
feeder clean is not a problem, but the smaller container which has ounce
marks on it so I don't have to use a separate cup into which I pour the oil
for daily use gets really grungy on the outside! I have gotten my main horse
up to 3 cups of oil a day using this program. My second horse topped out at
2 cups!
Good luck,
Judy