Cutting For Sweet Hay
…diet-related laminitis problems where avoiding the high-sugar hays and grazing on high-sugar grasses is important. What About Hay Analysis’ Many of us groan when we’re told to get our hay…
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Hunter Hayes to Perform during Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event
…Trade Fair. Tickets for the Hunter Hayes and Friends concert taking place on Saturday, April 30 beginning at 6 PM at the Alltech Arena may be purchased on Hunter Hayes’…
ELCR: We’re Saving Land For Hay
…kept transportation costs down. that’s becoming less and less true (one reason hay costs have risen), but the second economic truth is that hay isn?t a terribly profitable crop, although…
Sub-zero hay soaking
…to a large muck bucket will probably keep the water from freezing long enough for the hay to soak. The salt won’t harm your horse, and even if the hay…
Do You Expect To Keep Feeding Hay?
If you expect to keep feeding hay, then we better save the land where it grows. Late in 2010, Active Interest Media, which owns the Horse Journal, conducted a survey…
Is That Freshly Cut Hay Ready To Feed’
…life not too many hays get perfectly field-cured. Hays that are baled before cured will continue the drying and sugar breakdown process. Again, how long this takes will depend on…
Storing Hay and Grain for Your Horses
…grain so it is fed first when new grain is purchased. Storing Hay Hay should be stored in a dry, clean environment. Moisture causes mold to grow on the hay,…
Hay Before Grain, or Vice Versa?
Which should be fed first–hay or grain? If you’re feeding correctly, this issue is truly a moot point because the horse should have access to forage (hay and/or pasture) 24/7…
Hay Substitutes
…chewing or swallowing problems can choke on hay just as easily as pellets. Soaking the cubes softens them for easier chewing. Beet pulp is a good hay replacement, too, but…
Lower Your Insulin-Resistant Horse’s Carbohydrate Intake
…If you’re on good terms with your hay man, or make your own hay, mow your hayfield at daybreak.? Grasses continue to metabolize sugar overnight and by morning, before the…