Re: can horses pick their ration?

[Tivers@aol.com]

In a message dated 12/2/98 4:09:51 PM Pacific Standard Time, Zaronica@aol.com
writes:

<< have been around long enough to remember when Farnam had the minerals,
etc.,
 all separated out in little bins in a triangle arrangement and they claimed
 that the horse would only eat what he needed.  Oops!  It didn't work and
guess
 where that idea went.  I think it would be lots easier if the horse knew what
 he needed and then ate accordingly, oh well.  Lovell
  >>

There are still some companies out there selling that concept--ABC is one of
them. Humans are supposed to be smarter than horses--and some actually
are--but if I sat down to breakfast with five tubs of powders in front of me,
I'd probably avoid the bitter ones and try to get down the sweet ones. 

I used to think that horses ate dirt because they were shy of certain minerals
in their diets--but that's not true, either. I think that may have to do with
gastrointestinal distress. 

ti