I've fed her alfalfa cubes before, but she choked a couple of years ago on dry pellets and I've avoided anything that's really potentially choke-worthy since then. 

Do you know if there's any difference in soaking time between beet pulp shreds and pellets? I was wondering about the soaking time because some people say it needs time to expand so it doesn't cause issues once the horse eats it. And unfortunately, the barn only has cold water—no hot. 

Here's the beasty herself: 

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