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Re: [RC] The Hunt for Hay - Jessica Spoone-RainesI fed round bales for years, I found that if its questionable unroll it across the field and the horses will pick through it to the good stuff. You do want to get bales that have been stored properly though not the ones left sitting in the fields. I used to store mine on pallets with a tarp over them. This worked very well in wet NC winters.Jess Spoone-Raines One thing I've learned, also, about hay is round bales are for the cows, not the horses. Unless the huge bale (600 lbs) has been protected from rain contact since it was cut and bale'd, I would not give it to a horse, whose one stomach is much more sensative than the cow's dozen. You can feed a cow a round bale that's been outside for years, and, he won't ever cramp up. A horse, well, takin a risk with a round bale not protected, is one not worth taken. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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