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The ripple effect
Hey Doc T,
I thought you might like to know how many people you are reaching peripherally through the members. I wonder if people would write in and say how many of their friends they have convinced to try the no grain challenge or in the case of folks that weren’t using grain before, just adding SBM.
5 so far for me.
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THANK YOU!!
I am grateful for everyone who comes here and then after discovering the benefits tell others. The reward is seeing the horses improve along with the smiles on the faces of owners.
Keep smiling when others don’t understand. For many this paradigm shift is a process. Stay positive when others doubt you. Just set the example with your own horses. Gain confidence here. Be patient as we all are learning. Work hard to make the information second nature.
The ripple effect is only because of you and others in this group willing to discuss the norm and challenge it. If any help is needed, we are all here to help this ripple machine become a tsunami machine. 🤠
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@AngelaM… Great suggestion to gather the data on the spread of the word about the No Grain diet, and the increase in protein in general. I have more than 25 horses belonging to probably as many as 10 owners (one is a yard of 14 horses all on the no grain diet) already trying either the full no grain diet or at least adding the SBM (which i have called Golddust, as it really is in my opinion!) to their existing diet to raise the protein content. This scenario is happening in the situation where the horse is stabled under someone else’s care and that yard owner is not ready for such a dietary change as they aren’t seeing a problem with the horses in general. So these owners are adding to the existing feed…. I know isn’t ideal, but in my opinion, better than not increasing the protein at all. So whilst they are not seeing the full benefit, they are seeing a huge improvement in the topline build. One client recently rescued a severely malnourished OTTB. I didn’t want to get involved right away as she was addressing the recovery with her vet. But after 4 weeks of little improvement in the mare’s condition, i made a suggestion to just add some SBM. My client is now hooked and she’s keen to try the No Grain Diet as soon as she gets full control of her mare. It’s really exciting to see how quickly the change and improvement happens.
The only negative was when one client, who was initially thrilled with the progress in the improved condition just lost it when her saddles no longer fitted her horse anymore. So she reverted back to his old diet so he would not fill and build as much and her saddles will continue to fit. This has saddened me.
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