It looks like we're gonna be making another change in her diet -she's down to about 3/4 a cup (each) of beet pulp and Strategy, a day, and getting fat
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Hehe! I'm a pretty light packer too! But that doesn't seem bad, if you're only going for one day- all you need is one outfit and maybe a spare t-shirt and pair of jeans.
Lol, what... my horse's grooming supplies WAY outnumber my own! That's abnormal? ;)
Yay for horseback weddings indeed though. They're so much fun!
And yeah, I don't think I've heard of bark-stripping as a habit. I've heard of horses doing it, but it's always been some medical concern, not behavioral. And just a question- call me ignorant, but can I ask what the beet pulp's purpose is? That's a new one in my book but it sounds interesting.
Beet pulp is basically a high concentrate of fat/carbs. It's what's left (let me get this straight...) after....oh crap, someone else probably remmbers.
Anyway, it's a lot of carbs, and good for hard keepers. IT takes much less to maintain weight than other feeds, because of what it is -fat. My gelding gets it, b/c for what 3lb a day of beet pulp can do, it'd take almost triple in grain, and almost double in STrategy to keep his weight on. (he's four years, and a growing percheron)
A lot of people who dont' have a problem with weight will also use it in the winter to keep weight on, and all.
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Yay for horseback weddings indeed though. They're so much fun!
And yeah, I don't think I've heard of bark-stripping as a habit. I've heard of horses doing it, but it's always been some medical concern, not behavioral. And just a question- call me ignorant, but can I ask what the beet pulp's purpose is? That's a new one in my book but it sounds interesting.
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It's what's left (let me get this straight...) after....oh crap, someone else probably remmbers.
Anyway, it's a lot of carbs, and good for hard keepers. IT takes much less to maintain weight than other feeds, because of what it is -fat.
My gelding gets it, b/c for what 3lb a day of beet pulp can do, it'd take almost triple in grain, and almost double in STrategy to keep his weight on. (he's four years, and a growing percheron)
A lot of people who dont' have a problem with weight will also use it in the winter to keep weight on, and all.
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