| Beet pulp with its 10% crude protein and 18% crude | | | | usually soaked in water before use as it expands |
| fiber places it as a borderline forage food. This forage | | | | considerably but it is not always necessary, unless |
| food results from the extraction of sugar from beets | | | | your horse has problems with choking or bad teeth, in |
| and the leftover product is a crude and highly digestible | | | | which case you will want to soak the beet pulp before |
| fiber. Not only a good source of digestible fiber but is | | | | hand. |
| also low on the glycemic index and it has protein similar | | | | Beet pulp contains lots of ferment-able fiber and may |
| to that of a good grass hay. | | | | normalize fermentation in the large intestines of the |
| BP is low in phosphorus and is fairly high in calcium. | | | | horse, which results in over all digestive efficiency. |
| Because of the high calcium content in beet pulp you | | | | Owners with "hard keepers" generally substitute a |
| will not want to feed it to a horse that has kidney | | | | good portion of their grain with beet pulp and this |
| disease or bladder stones. These are all factors you | | | | seems to maintain the horses all over body condition. |
| will want to consider when planning your horses | | | | A good digestive tract makes for a healthier horse. |
| nutritional diet regime. | | | | You can also use beet pulp as a forage food because |
| BP is also a common additive in complete feeds and | | | | of its high digestible fiber and energy content but as |
| other products such as pet foods and the like. | | | | mentioned above you will need to give your horses |
| Some horse owners replace a portion of the horse's | | | | hay and/or pasture too as they need the long stem |
| diet(approx.15%-20%)with beet pulp. BP is an additive | | | | fiber for hind-gut health and other nutritional needs. |
| and should not be used alone but used with a good | | | | If you decide to use beet pulp as a partial replacement |
| source of pasture and/or long stemmed hay for the | | | | food or as a forage extender please remember to |
| overall health of your horse. | | | | add minerals and vitamin supplements to your horses |
| BP comes in shredded, pressed or pellet form and is | | | | overall nutritional program. |