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Re: [RC] thin horses and Laminitis - Karen Sullivan----- Original Message ----- From: <bluwolf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> You're right - the grass's sugars are less concentrated in the afternoons & evenings - the best time to let them graze. *Hello, this is not what I have read on safegrass.org...my understanding is that the sugar levels built steadily during the day; then get used at night... sugar levels are lowest first thing in morning...in fact I think current Equss mag. says this. As the year progresses & the grass matures, it will be less risky as well - generally the end of June on. It depends a great deal on the weather... *Totally true and stressed grass can be even higher in sugar (stressed from frost, over grazing, low water, etc)....ever notice why horses often go after the awful, dried up looking stuff that is right next to lush green grass? In the future, if your horses are out on the grass as it starts to come in each spring, they will acclimate to it and have much less risk. Yep....I sacrifice one pasture very winter for turnout (don't care if they churn it up....), and let them go out and graze on grass as it comes up....it's maybe 3 acres. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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