What type of pollard will work well with the ProVide It Plan?
A. Rice bran and rice pollard are one and the same. Wheat bran is derived from wheat flower. Pollard has more energy but lower fibre levels than wheat bran, plus both need careful balancing for calcium with Alleviate Xtra Cal as bran binds up calcium (bran disease). Rice pollard is for horses requiring more energy, wheat pollard is good for putting on condition. Neither should be fed to laminitic prone horses. Bran is very high in phosphorous compared to calcium so is best not fed to horses on oxalate grasses and should only be a small part of the ration if it is to be fed. Please visit Gotcha Equine’s bulletin board for more FAQs and horse related discussion.
