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Hi all,

I bought a ton of Timothy, and slowly changed my horses over to that rather 
than the rye they were eating.  But they don't really gobble it down like 
they did the rye.  My one gelding was trailered 3 hours round trip the other 
day, and didn't even nibble any Timothy in the trailer.  He's the picky one, 
and has turned down timothy before, a few years ago.  The other two would 
have eaten the hay while in the trailer.  They all are maintaining their wt, 
(and then some...)  But as I approach competition time, I want to be sure my 
picky guy will eat hay at rides.

So, will they warm up to the timothy eventually?  Or is this a sign that the 
hay is poor quality?  I bought it from a good local feed store, but I'm 
confused as to what's going on...

My other choices from the feed store are rye, oat, "pasture grass", 
alfalfa/orchard grass mix, and of course, straight alfalfa.

Any thoughts?

Nina Vasiliev



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