[Sonny-Dee-Girl]

I've tossing around the idea of using paprika with my sorrel. I'm guessing it would do her some good.. If she bleaches out anymore, she's gonna be a palomino.

[AtomicTop]

Originally Posted by Dawn

That's not true even for humans. Many people add whole flax to their cereal/oatmeal, muffins, breads, etc... I eat a small handful a day myself.

Grinding causes immediate loss of nutrients from the seed. So either way you look at it, you will lose some (though minimal either way) amounts of nutrition. If you grind and then let it sit (even if it is prepared to not spoil) you will lose a lot of nutrients.

I used to put it whole in the bread I baked also. Thought I was doing a world of good until my naturopath told me that it would just pass right through my system undigested. However, you are right in saying that there is loss of nutrients when you grind it. However, apparently the loss of nutrients during grinding is nowhere near as high as what you miss out on when it's whole. Or so I'm told.

[Dawn]

They actually did a fairly good study on feeding seeds that showed there was minimal loss of nutrition when fed whole.

[AtomicTop]

Originally Posted by Dawn

They actually did a fairly good study on feeding seeds that showed there was minimal loss of nutrition when fed whole.

Ok, that's encouraging. I guess you can't draw conclusions from the human gut to the horse gut.

[mtgirl]

Originally Posted by Jess!

I usually feed about a 4oz of flax, or half a cup.

For paprika, it won't turn the bleached stuff back to black, but it will help keep the black from getting bleached out.

Paprika will test for Capsaicin, which is a banned substance for most shows, so stop feeding it 7 days before a show.

What is Capsaicin and why is it banned from shows?

[Heavenly Jumper]

Originally Posted by NovDressageRdr

Will it help my grey get darker? (talking about paprika)

No. It will keep him from FADING. So, what it will do is keep him at his darkest...not add any pigment to his coat.

Originally Posted by mtgirl

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What is Capsaicin and why is it banned from shows?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capsaicin

I believe it can act as a pain reliever? Not certain...

[NovDressageRdr]

Originally Posted by HeavenlyJumper

No. It will keep him from FADING. So, what it will do is keep him at his darkest...not add any pigment to his coat.

I dont think she can get any whiter. Shes flea-bitten grey and shes speckled in the summer (well she will be when her coat grows back) and white in the winter I dont think ill have a problem sun bleaching.

[Heavenly Jumper]

Originally Posted by NovDressageRdr

I dont think she can get any whiter. Shes flea-bitten grey and shes speckled in the summer (well she will be when her coat grows back) and white in the winter I dont think ill have a problem sun bleaching.

Well, it will keep the speckles dark.

Cheval has a brand of white horse supplement called 'white as snow'...

http://www.chevalinternational.com/page2.html

[Jess!]

Capsaicin can act as a masking agent.

[mtgirl]

Originally Posted by Jess!

Capsaicin can act as a masking agent.

For masking pain?