Re: rice bran

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

There's an article on rice bran at http://shady-acres.com/susan/ that might
give you some of the answers you're looking for.  It's acceptable (though
rarely cost effective) if fed only a pound or two.  More than that and you
tend to run into problems with mineral imbalances.  Some people like it,
others don't.  I don't.

If your horse is a hard keeper, you might also want to take a look at the
article on the same website about beet pulp.  Usually a better alternative
to rice bran, IMO.

Good luck.

Susan G
-----Original Message-----
From: Cat1al@aol.com <Cat1al@aol.com>
To: ridecamp@endurance.net <ridecamp@endurance.net>
Date: Monday, August 02, 1999 5:12 AM
Subject: RC: rice bran


>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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