How to Prepare Beet Pulp

Beet pulp is a great way to keep weight on nervous horses in the winter without increasing their energy level. It is also a great way to keep a horse that does not drink a lot of water hydrated, and can also serve as roughage to help your horse’s digestive system. Beet pulp takes a little longer to prepare than bran mash, but it can be fed in replacement of grain and the horses always seem to love eating it.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

1. Decide how much beet pulp you want to put into your horse’s diet. The best way to do this is to talk with your local feed store.
2. Use a separate bucket to soak beet pulp. Use a big enough bucket so that you can put twice as much water than beet pulp in the bucket.
3. Prepare the beet pulp at least 15 minutes before you want to feed. This way the beet pulp will have time to soak the water. You do not want to ever feed too much beet pulp that has not been soaked long enough in water because it has the possibility of swelling up in the horse’s stomach and creating colic.
4. Soak the beet pulp so that there is twice as much water as there is beet pulp. So if you fill the bucket halfway full with beet pulp, fill the bucket to the top with water.
5. Dump any excess water out of the bucket after it has finished soaking for 15 to 20 minutes.
6. Feed the beet pulp.