Champion1969
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Is there a difference apart from the soaking? My farm only sells Sugar beet and is telling me Speedi beet is a waste of money? Is he right?
Speedi beet Vs Sugar beet
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Clava
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One is molassed and one isn't, so a huge difference.
Polos Mum
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Most of the sugar beet makes have molassis in where as speedibeet doesn't so 'safer' for those looking for sugar free diets (Lami prone, barefoot etc.)
Equilibrium Ireland
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Depends. If the sugar beet is Unmolassed then yes it's fine and cheaper. In a pinch I have used the molased kind and spent 20 mins to 30 mins rinsing clean. Came out lighter than speedie beet in color. Nobody had any issues. While not ideal I live in a country that hasn't gotten off the molasses train yet. So sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do. It's roughly 8 cheaper per bag and last longer too. My close feed store quit stocking the Speedie and I sure wasn't going miles out of my way for it.
I certainly wouldn't recommend the rinse method. Talk about wasted time! Find Unmolassed beet.
Terri
I certainly wouldn't recommend the rinse method. Talk about wasted time! Find Unmolassed beet.
Terri
touchstone
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I use ordinary molassed beet as speedibeet sends mine loopy, I stick it in a colander over the drain with the hose on it for a few minutes which does the job. 
Equilibrium Ireland
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Haha touchstone, mine is a collinder in the sink. I rinse and rinse and rinse. My kitchen preps more horse meals than my meals I think. Coffee grinding flax and boiled kettles for the oats!
I have no life!
Terri
I have no life!
Terri
Passtheshampoo
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I buy unmolassed sugar beet from my feed merchants. Needs soaking 24 hours but is much cheaper than speedibeet.
amandap
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Speedibeet is well speedy! lol Kwik beet is quick soaking too. Both are un molassed.
Both are un molassed.touchstone
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Is it completely sad that I got a food processor for xmas because I spotted the coffee grinder?
Another with no life.
Clava
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I have never seen unmolassed that requires 24 hrs soaking...what brand is it?
AngieandBen
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I bought some unmolassed pellets that needed 24 hours to soak, can't remember the name, thought it was British Horse Feeds, but its not! Driving me mad trying to remember!
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Equilibrium Ireland
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Secretly am delighted I'm not the only nutter no lifer out there Touchstone!
Terri
Terri
Roasted Chestnuts
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I prefer sugar beet to speedibeet always fed it and had no issues, vets thinks its helping my veterans weight gain as I switched to VV of FF and he lost wjere as he was steady on sugarbeet
TandD
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isnt speedi beet higher in protein???? not sure if this is right :/
but sends my 2 wild!!!!!!!!! completly uncontrolable both on the ground and when ridden
on sugar beet they're both fine, just normal quite horses......
but sends my 2 wild!!!!!!!!! completly uncontrolable both on the ground and when ridden
on sugar beet they're both fine, just normal quite horses......
Passtheshampoo
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I buy it from my local feed merchants (they are just corn merchants so mix their own feeds as well as sell prepacked named brands). They sell their own non molassed or molassed beet pellets.
