Re: Purina Athlete

[Susan Evans Garlinghouse <suendavid@worldnet.att.net>]

Ah, a woman after my own heart.  Yup, plain old veggie oil is just
fine.  Same digestibility, same calories.  The only difference is that a
few horses prefer the taste of corn oil marginally over vegetable oil,
but generally not enough to make a huge difference, especially if you're
mixing it with something else, like beet pulp, etc.

Susan G

Maggie Mieske wrote:
> 
> Hate to let my cheapy old self shine through but because I feed oil in large
> enough
> quantities to bite my wallet, I feed vegetable oil.... same amount of
> calories, same digestibility (right? or not?) and about $6 less per 35# jug
> than corn oil and even less if you contemplate safflower, canola, etc.  So,
> just something I wanted to point out.  For me, alot of stuff gets worked out
> in how many bales of hay can I buy with what I save, or what do I need for
> equipment, etc....
> Maggie
> Tivers@aol.com wrote:
> 
> > In a message dated 1/4/99 12:32:56 PM Pacific Standard Time,
> > suendavid@worldnet.att.net writes:
> >
> > << Hi,
> >
> >  Don't be happy with a skinny horse!<BG>  Instead of Fatpak, try regular
> >  corn oil (buy it in small bottles, keep it in the frig so it stays
> >  really fresh).  Fatpak is a saturated fat, which *may* have something to
> >  do with the numerous reports of pulse-hanging.  Corn oil is primarily
> >  unsaturated, worth a shot to get some extra calories into your guy.
> >  Also, wouldn't hurt to give probios a try.
> >
> >  Susan G
> >   >>
> >
> > Safflower oil may be even better: CoQ10.
> >
> > ti