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Hi Vicky,
1 cup of beet pulp only amounts to 1/8th of a pound, so it is very, very little. I know it looks like a lot when it soaks up water, but you can give far more than this. Depending on how much Triple Crown Senior he gets, build his meal size up to 4 lbs. Two quarts of beet pulp equals 1 lb.
You can also add some alfalfa -- hay or pellets. The pellets soak up nicely with the been pulp.
You can also increase Ration Plus to 1-2 tablespoons per day.
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Dr. Getty 
Where are you from? Bayfield, CO
Hi Vicky,
Two quarts is just fine -- That's only one pound and added to the Triple Crown Senior, and you have a fine meal.
Let me caution you about the bran mash. The key is to be consistent in your feeding. I have seen too many cases of colic result from feeding a bran mash once every few days because the bacterial population in the hind gut have not had a chance to adjust. So if you are going to feed bran, do it every day.
Having said that, if you give bran, be sure to get a commercial product, such as ADM Alliance Natural Glo rice bran, that is both stabilized against rancidity, and has added calcium to correct the very high levels of phosphorus that naturally exist in bran.
All the best,
Dr. Getty
Where are you from? Bayfield, CO
Hi Vicky -- ooops! When I saw the word, "warm," I connected it with bran. But I see you said "warm beet pulp" -- that's absolutely fine.
All the best,
Dr. Getty
Where are you from? Bayfield, CO