Beet pulp with its 10% crude protein and 18% crude fiber places it between a forage and a grain. Beet pulp comes in shredded or pellet form and is usually soaked in water before use as it expands considerably. 

Beet pulp has been used to replace 40-50% of the forage in a horse's rations without adverse effects when fed with other balanced concentrates and don't forget to supplement your horse with Vitamin A as beet pulp does not have this ingredient.

 Some owners use beet pulp as a forage food because of its high digestible energy content. It is actually higher in digestible energy than any hay including alfalfa.  

Horse-owners often use beet pulp to add weight to their horse and you can also add a high caloric oil (corn oil) to give it more weight gaining power. Many horse owners feed beet pulp to their horses as is, but horses with bad teeth or horses that bolt their food or have swallowing problems, you will definitely want to pre-soak the beet pulp in water for approximately 20 - 30 minutes before feeding it to your horse.

Happy Trails To Your And Your Horse,

Michele D. Anderson
 

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