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[RC] forages - Ridecamp GuestPlease Reply to: Nicole z_arabs@xxxxxxxxx or ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ========================================== I guess you missed the body of my post-- we call alfalfa "alfalfa" in these parts and forage denotes wheat, beardless barley and 2 kinds of oat in this case (sometimes forage also included vetch which I love-- but not this time) so I am asking my question based on this content of feed--- not a grass pasture, which is VERY different in these parts. Technically, "forage" is food for domestic animals. However, it's most common use for horses & livestock is to refer to hays and pastures containing grasses and legumes. Oat, wheat, barley, bermuda, orchard, timothy, and many others are grasses. I realize most people don't say "grass hay" when refering to oat/wheat/barley type hays, but they are grass hays. Alfalfa does tend to be called "alfalfa" and held distinct. Alfalfa is a legume. Other legumes are clover and I believe vetch as well. Legumes and grasses tend to be quite different in chemical content due to the different ways the plants take nutrients from the soil. All that said, I'm extremely jealous of anyone with really really nice oat/wheat/barley. Also of anyone who can get Timothy at a price that doesn't break the bank. Just a bit of trivia. :) ~Nicole =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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