![]() It is best to make up soaked beet pulp in small batches, just enough for a single feeding, especially in summer when high temperatures can cause it to ferment.Most horses will eat soaked beet pulp by itself, but it can also be mixed into your horse’s grain ration.When beet pulp is ready for feeding, it will have soaked up all or most of the water, and will have a greatly increased volume and a fluffy consistency. Note: Draining or rinsing the excess water from beet pulp after soaking it, for at least one hour before feeding, will significantly reduce the amount of sugar. Allow the beet pulp to soak for at least 30 minutes before feeding if using warm water, and 60 minutes if using cold water. To properly soak beet pulp, place it in a bucket or other container and add two times more water than beet pulp by volume. You should soak beet pulp before feeding to horses, as it is more palatable and is less likely to cause choke. ![]() Your horse has problems chewing or digesting baled hay, which is especially common in older horses.The quality of your hay is middling or poor, or.Your horse is a hard keeper and needs to gain weight,. ![]() Beet pulp is an excellent ingredient for complete horse feeds, where no hay or a limited amount of hay or pasture is fed, such as feeds for older horses or horses with respiratory problems such as heaves. Dried beet pulp may be incorporated into horse feeds as a source of digestible fiber, thereby lowering the sugar and starch content of the feed. It is a highly digestible feedstuff that helps meet a horse’s fiber requirement. Beet pulp is the fibrous material that remains after most of the sugar is removed from sugar beets. ![]()
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