Type of oil begining with C

[Pink Gorilla]

Hi. I read on a very old thread on here once that lots of racing yards etc swear by a type of oil added to the horses feed daily to avoid impactions. I can't remember what it was called though and wondered if anyone could help? I'm pretty sure it began with the letter C and it is made from linseed oil and something else? It's not corn oil

 

[Red-1]

Castor?

 

[Pink Gorilla]

Nope, not castor. It was definitely derived from linseed oil. It was called something like carruben, or carron but can't find anything when googling them.

 

[Shay]

Castor oil is listed as toxic and not reccommended for feeding to horses - although it was thought to be a remedy for colic back in the dim and distant. American racing yards often use mineral oil - it could be the the word you are thinking of in a manufactuerer's name.

Might you be thinking of canola oil? Its another name for corm oil or vegetable oil. All the same thing.

 

[ihatework]

Carob?

 

[Pink Gorilla]

It was Carron oil, I've found it! Thanks anyways guys. I'd obviously spelt it wrong the first time.

 

[Pearlsasinger]

Castor oil is listed as toxic and not reccommended for feeding to horses - although it was thought to be a remedy for colic back in the dim and distant. American racing yards often use mineral oil - it could be the the word you are thinking of in a manufactuerer's name.

Might you be thinking of canola oil? Its another name for corm oil or vegetable oil. All the same thing.

I think canola is the American name for rape seed oil.

 

[Shay]

Carron oil

Thats linseed oil with slaked lime added to balance the calcium / phosporus cycle....

think canola is the American name for rape seed oil

You are quite right - apologies. Rape seed oil is not corn oil.