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ingesting the portions of the textured feeds they enjoy
while leaving behind that which they will rather not eat.
Taste is also a factor that manufacturers have taken into
consideration, and horse owners have found that even horses
with an affirmed sweet tooth for the molasses bound feed
will eagerly eat the pellets. Furthermore, if your horses’
nutritional needs change, you will be able to adjust the
feed accordingly and it may be done quickly and easily. Once
again the uniformity of the pelleted feed is its very strong
point, in that each pellet contains the amino acids, lysine,
minerals and also vitamins that the animal needs. The price
tag is also a most advantageous feature. Take for example
the fact that the pellets are completely digestible you will
not find any of them in your horse’s manure, thus having
wasted your money. Instead, you will save money since the
feed is not wasted. In addition to the foregoing, since
pellets are specially formulated to store easily, they will
not spoil like other feeds, and even changing temperatures
have no influence on the appearance, taste, and structure of
the pellets. Shelf lives range from one month to about a
month and one half, giving you more time than textured feed
before needing to replace the feed.
Yet some horse owners are hesitant to feed pellets simply
because they look differently. Others allege that pellets
are the cause of colic, but this has been disproven since
colic is the result of insufficient roughage ingestion –
remember that half of a horse’s daily food intake needs to
be roughage! Do not allow your animal to bolt its feed to
prevent choking, and place the pelleted feed in a proper
feeding vessel. As you can see, there is no real scientific
reason for not at least offering your horse pellet feed to
see if it likes and if you, too, will enjoy the convenience
of this feed.
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