Safe Feeding

We occasionally receive articles from other horse organizations, and while many of those go up on our news pages, there are a few I like to highlight here because I think they deserve a little extra attention.

Those of you who get our newsletter may have read the previous article from safegrass.org, but I wanted to post this one here with free access for all.

I'll now turn this blog over to Ms. Watts...

"Is Old Hay Better for Horses with Laminitis?"
by Kathryn Watts
Copyright 2008, Rocky Mtn Research & Consulting, Inc.

As I travel around the world, learning and teaching people about feeding horses with laminitis, I keep hearing a recommendation that has never made sense. People say that leaving hay in a shed for a year renders it ‘safe’ for horses with laminitis. You will commonly hear cattle producers say that the nutrient content of hay changes after ‘going through the sweating period’. This is true in a certain context, but the changes that occur happen in the first month, and only apply to hay baled above 20% moisture.

To continue reading, go to: http://www.safergrass.org/articles/old_hay.htm

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