Yes, beet pulp is a dried product and, yes, it will expand as it absorbs liquids in a horse’s digestive tract. But that expansion is not going to cause your horse’s stomach to explode. It’s not even going to cause him to colic.

Texas A&M Univers University, “but rather how fast the horse eats it. A horse can choke on unsoaked beet p pulp, sure, but he can also choke on s soaked beet pulp, or alfalfa cubes or sen senior feed. A horse can choke on nearly a anything if he eats it too quickly.”

Anecdotal reports about horses colicking or choking on dry beet pulp are out there, but scientific research tellstel another story. “There have been studies where horses have been fed large quantities of unsoakedunso beet pulp. They found no adverseadver effects,” says Betsy Wagner, PhD,Ph an equine nutritionist with Auburn University. That said, soakings beet pulp does offero some benefits. “Soaked“So beet pulp is a

greatg source of water,”