Comments on: Beet Pulp Fact and Fiction

By: Do you have to soak beet pulp? - Horse Forum - Horse Discussion Forum - Best Equestrian Horse Forum Online

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 23:15:34 +0000

[...] That is now false information. Beet pulp does not expand like that in the stomach. If your horse bolts their feed, then yes, soaking it does help prevent them from choking on it, but that is true for any feed. I have been feeding beet pulp on and off for many years and I have never soaked it. http://www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/$department/deptdocs.nsf/all/hrs3243 Beet Pulp Beet Pulp Fact and Fiction | EQUINE Ink [...]

By: Margy

Margy — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 20:58:44 +0000

I totally realize that this is an older post of yours…but I just want to thank you for it! We hear SO much negativity about beet pulp – it’s nice that you’ve waded through the rumors and truths.

I also plan on following you on twitter. (:

Keep up the good work!

By: More debate on beet pulp — is it toxic? « EQUINE Ink

More debate on beet pulp — is it toxic? « EQUINE Ink — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 00:53:23 +0000

[...] when I received this comment on Beet Pulp: Fact & Fiction, I thought it deserved to be answered. I felt I had to add a post because I do not agree with it. [...]

By: Jenny

Jenny — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 19:26:01 +0000

I felt I had to add a post because I do not agree with it. First of all I and my family have been breeding, racing and competing horses for generations. I would never recommend or use beet pulp one of the reasons why is because of the process it goes through. When seperating the sugar from the pulp chemicals and bleaches are used ie. it is the whitening process, and the left over scrap is the pulp. I love my horses and I would never feed them this. I give my horses natural products that are not GM and no chemicals thank you. Alfalfa pellets/bales, Carob, Hay, and fruit treats are a great way to feed your horses naturally! There is also very little nutritional value in Beet and it is only a filler. If you cannot afford to buy the right natural products for your horse then you should not have a horse. I have never had a problem with any of my horses, and they also keep their teeth to a good old age.

By: Now what to feed? - Horsetopia Forum

Now what to feed? - Horsetopia Forum — Thu, 14 May 2009 18:10:13 +0000

[...] I have heard that it will not expand in the stomach. Here is a link to some faq on beet pulp. http://equineink.wordpress.com/2008/…t-and-fiction/ I have always had good luck feeding it to older horses. They love it. I feed it to help maintain [...]

By: Mary Chapman

Mary Chapman — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 15:24:55 +0000

I have been feeding my horses beet pulp for two years now. It really does help with the prices of hay so high. I also mix the grain with it. They seem to like it better. But it is hard to get ahold of these days. So of the places i have been buying it, told me they are only allowed so much per week. And it is a first come basis. They won’t even hold it for me. Even if I want to pay for it up front. So alot of times, I can’t even get it. So when it is there, I get all of it I can. The great thing about it, is that it won’t mold in the summer humidity.

By: angela

angela — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 01:48:39 +0000

Awesome informative post. We are just starting our 2 mares on beet pulp tonight after our vet gave us the idea last week. We’ve been searching the internet for additional information and this post is one of the best I’ve read – very informative. Thank you!