RE: [AskAVet] adding beet pulp to horse feed for winter??

I use beet pulp for my very old almost toothless pony. I soak it and he loves it and can eat it without chewing. Because it is soaked, I don't worry about choke. I will be starting this in the next couple weeks here as the green grass in the pasture is fading fast. He manages the grass really well, as long as it is fresh. Once it starts to get dry, we switch to fine grass hay. He gets his grain with soy meal every day, regardless. This is also soaked.

Beet pulp in my area says it is 11% protein on the tag, so it's not a great source of protein. But is is pretty good fiber and usable starch, and horses like it, so it's good for finicky eaters.

CJ Ewell

To: askavet@yahoogroups.com
From: stacey46750@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 06:26:37 -0700
Subject: [AskAVet] adding beet pulp to horse feed for winter??

HI, everyone!
I have been doing research on switching my horse from Safe Choice to another feed. After much thought and reading, I am going to leave him and the pony on it and maybe even start feeding it to my show goats. The other feeds I was looking at either had not much fat or I would have to feed up to twice as much to keep weight on him. Anyway, I am thinking he lost weight last winter because we didn't bump his feed up soon enough.
My question is, will adding soaked beet pulp to the pellets do him any help this winter? Why exactly do some people add this? The only shredded beet pulp we have has molasses added to it. We did feed it to the pigs this year right before fair, we just added it dry to their feed...didn't know why, just did what I was told...doesn't happen often!! ; ) Jus wanted to know what it does exactly and whether to start him on it to maintain weight as it gets colder. Thanks!

Stacey
NE Indiana

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