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Re: [RC] [RC] [RC] Which hay is better? - ll cole

The Timothy hay we've used comes out of central Missouri and we've never had a problem with it for 35+ years. It's one of the few hays we've fed that the horses absolutely clean up!!

Barry Cole.

>From: Truman Prevatt <tprevatt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: ll cole <bluemoonfarm90@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>CC: Ag47xAu49@xxxxxxx,  TheTripleR@xxxxxxxxxxxx,  ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: [RC]   [RC] Which hay is better?
>Date: Wed, 06 Apr 2005 13:22:48 -0400
>
>Depends on where the Timothy is raised. Timothy grass does not do
>well in the warmer climates. Indiana is about as far south that it
>does well and even in Southern Indiana it doesn't do all that well.
>Horses just don't seem to like the Timothy grown in warmer climates.
>In warm climates Orchard grass is probably a better choice except
>where Orchard grass doesn't grow well then a Bermuda hybrid like
>Tiff 44 seems to be the best bet for horse hay.
>
>Truman
>
>ll cole wrote:
>
>>None that I'm aware of. There's a problem with feeding fescue that
>>has an endophyte to pregnant mares. I thought Timothy has always
>>had a reputation as being one of the ideal horse hays.
>>
>>Barry Cole.
>>
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