How to Feed Rice Bran to a Horse
Rice bran is made from the brown layer between rice hulls and white rice. It is a high-fat, low-starch equine supplement usually given to horses to help with weight gain. Rice bran is easy to add to your horse's daily feed rations.
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Instructions
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Choose rice bran as a supplement because you have a hard keeper horse you want to put weight on without increasing its grain ration. Rice bran will also help with skin and coat condition.
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Choose a stabilized rice bran product rather than a nonstabilized one. Nonstabilized products can go rancid easily.
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Add rice bran to feed rations gradually until you're feeding 1/2 to 2 lbs. with your horse's grain ration a day (not per feeding). Do not feed rice bran on its own.
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Increase the amount of rice bran gradually as needed and decrease your horse's grain ration as desired. Make sure your horse's nutritional requirements are still being fulfilled.
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Tips & Warnings
If you are interested in a supplement to improve your horse's skin and coat, but your horse is not a hard keeper, consider a flaxseed supplement instead.
