Re: rice bran

["Maggie Mieske" <mmieske@netonecom.net>]

Oil is cheaper.  I don't have it bookmarked but Susan Evans has a great
website on nutrition which probably has her article about rice bran on it. 
If not, she is the source to talk to about the pros and cons of rice bran. 
I personally prefer feeding oil.  We buy it in five gallon buckets and
found a pump at a local dairy and there is no mess. We actually buy soybean
oil through our feed store (they get it in 55 gallon drums) and we refill
it as we need it.  Last year I had trouble keeping weight on my gelding. 
This year feeding the oil (I also feed beet pulp with it) he looks great. 
He thinks I'm a gourmet when I serve him up his beet pulp, grain and
"supplemental goodies" all stirred in with the oil...depending on how hard
we are working he gets anywhere from 1-3 cups a day.  Good luck!
Maggie

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> From: Cat1al@aol.com
> To: ridecamp@endurance.net
> Subject: RC:  rice bran
> Date: Monday, August 02, 1999 8:08 AM
> 
> Can anyone out there tell me if they have fed rice bran and if so what
are 
> the benefits of it.  I have a 14 year old arab geilding I am conditioning
to 
> start doing the 50 milers ( first race will be August 28th GERA) .  He is
a 
> very hard keeper, hard to put and keep weight on.  Especially in this
heat we 
> are having now.  I live in North Alabama (very humid).  He has that "I
wanna 
> go" attitude anytime I ride him so I want to make sure I have him in the
very 
> best possible condition before the ride.  The rice bran I have found here
is 
> very expensive ($34.00 a bag)  I don't mind buying it if its really going
to 
> benefit my horse.  I would appreciate any imput....
> 
> Cat and Ramsey
> 
> 
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