RE: [RC] Switching from green grass to hay before a ride - Jim Holland
Just once I would like to see ANY kind of
study that justifies this position on Bermuda Hay. IMHO, this is totally
unfounded. A horse is no more likely to have an impaction problem with Bermuda hay with than any other hay.
I have never fed anything else. It’s
an excellent, nutritious forage and extremely palatable.
From:
ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of rdcarrie@xxxxxxx Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2006
2:08 PM To: jazena@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Cc: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [RC] Switching from
green grass to hay before a ride
Coastal bermuda is the main hay here in Texas. It does have finer leaves, and
I've heard that it has a slightly higher incidence of impactions, but I've not
personally heard of problems with it. We've fed it a lot, and know a good
number of others who do so, all with no problems. We're currently
feeding fertilized bahia, but that's just due to having a very good source for
it, at a very good price. And, the horses love it and get fat as pet
ticks on it. But they did great on the bermuda, too.
Dawn in East Texas
and the herd (we'll eat anything...just bring it on!)
-----Original Message-----
From: jazena@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thu, 17 Aug 2006 12:35 PM
Subject: Re: [RC] Switching from green grass to hay before a ride
I've been feeding Bermuda grass hay free
choice, and a flake of alfalfa daily to my horses. Recently my vet said
Bermuda grass hay has fallen out of favor with the vets at the Murrieta
Equine Clinic as they have seen too many impactions from it. He suggested
Timothy and Orchard grass hays as an alternative to Bermuda grass. I
couldn't find Orchard grass so I bought two bales of Timothy Hay at $22.00 PER
bale. This is in So. Calif. (RiversideCounty) Is there a cheaper source
of Timothy or does anyone know of a source of Orchard Grass?
From Linda-k
Have a horse lovin' day!!!
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