Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Rice Bran

Bag of stabilized rice bran.


If you want to put weight on a horse that has a tough time keeping weight on, stabilized Rice Bran is the perfect feed supplement for weight gain. Rice bran is great for the equine immune system, giving them long lasting energy without the horse becoming high strung.

I have two thoroughbreds who have gone barefoot for the last 11 years. As you know the thoroughbred is noted for having dry, shaley feet. Rice bran keeps the hoof wall hard and resilient, giving your horse a natural way of going with great blood circulation to the foot. It also saves tons of money on farrier bills.

A 40 pound bag of rice bran is about $29 - $32 per bag. I give my mares three cups each during the winter months and taper down to one cup each when they start grazing on late spring and summer pasture grass. The rice bran is a supplement to be fed with their regular grain and high quality hay daily.

Enjoy your equine friends. Treat them kindly, feed them sensibly, and they will take care of you.

Happy trails.

7 comments:

Lowell said...

Hi Pam...thanks for visiting Ocala and your nice comments. You have a beautiful blog here and I can see you are an equine lover.

We have no horses but we love Ocala as it is The Horse Capital of the World. Hundreds of horse farms in rolling hill country dotted with huge oak trees. Many large horse farms right in the city. Most of them are involved in breeding thoroughbreds for racing but other horses are also bred. If you've never been here, I guarantee you would love it!

Pam Beers. said...

Thanks for visiting Lowell. Ocala sounds wonderful. These cold winters are starting to get to me.

GranthamLynn said...

Love your blog. Will be back.
Thanks for visiting me and luring me over.

Pam Beers. said...

MJB, so glad you visited. I'm glad you'll be back. Thank you.

Barbara Rosenzweig said...

So interesting!

Thanks for visiting and commenting on my watercolors!

Unknown said...

Hello Pam! Thank you for visiting domesstique and for the lovely comments!

Big hugs from the Team Harrison x

Unknown said...

Really interesting!