Adding water to your feed all the time hurt your horse? but I also use rice bran powder too!?

My horse has problems with keeping weight on so I switched his diet and added extra stuff. He has problems chewing but we got his teeth floated and they are fine. I switched him over to this rice bran powder and it is doing wonders. But I was told by someone that using water all the time will affect them. I don't think it can but I was wanting to get other peoples opinions first.

Adding water to your feed all the time hurt your horse? but I also use rice bran powder too!?
All thats good. My sister has a horse who is definitely one of those that are hard to keep FAT lol. My sister works at a feed store where they deal Nutrina products. There is this new stuff called Empower. and it has done WONDERS to this mare. Dont get me wrong the #1 ingredient is rice bran, and it has a huge tendancy to make a horse HOT if not ridden or exercised. Here its about 22$/ 50lb bag please dont let the price scare you, this stuff does wonders for fattening up a horse!! Hope this helps, if not, it was worth a try!
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We use a mixture of alfalfa, senior, beet pulp, and weight booster. We add water and feed. It works wonders! Is it true that beet pulp should soak for an hour!!!! No one told us that before. Please advise. Report It

Reply:It would.
Reply:How could using water in feed affect your horse? No, don't worry about it's fine. Water in feed is good thing - stops the feed swelling when it mixes with your horse's saliva and reduces the risk of choke.





Barley is also great for keeping on weight and very non-heating - needs soaking, though.
Reply:Water by itself will just bloat him. It also tends to wash out a certain portion of the water-soluble vitamins in the feed. Water gain is not healthy body-building.
Reply:It can not hurt the horse. No worries
Reply:The extra water on the feed is a good thing especially in the winter when they tend to drink less. You will never have to worry about dehydration. It is fine to wet the feed. In older horses who have teeth problems or do not chew well watering the feed helps alot. They will not gain water weight.


Rice bran is great stuff and works very well for putting on and keepin weight on a horse. Add fat to the diet is a good wat to get extra calories with making you horse hot.


It makes their coat shinny also.
Reply:As long as the feed doesn't sit for a long period adding water will not be a problem. With an older horse I would suggest adding beet pulp to his regular feed - it has to be soaked in water for an hour or so before feeding it but it is easily digested, soft, and is a very good source of fiber and carbohydrates.
Reply:No, it can't. Three horses at my barn get water in there food at every meal and nothing has ever happened to them. It actually can help prevent colic.

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