Saturday, December 06, 2014

Alternatives to Baled Hay for Horses

Thehorse.com - Full Article

By Karen Briggs
Nov 28, 2014

Though regular baled hay is the mainstay of equine diets across North America, it’s not the only forage option. Hay also can be pressed into cubes, chopped and processed into pellets, or fermented as silage or “haylage.”

If your horse suffers from chronic respiratory allergies (such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, also called “broken wind” or “heaves”), has dental troubles that make chewing hay difficult, or is very elderly, one of these alternative forms of forage might be just the ticket...

Read more here:
http://www.thehorse.com/articles/25021/alternatives-to-baled-hay-for-horses?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=nutrition&utm_campaign=12-01-2014

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