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Re: [RC] Switching from green grass to hay before a ride - rdcarrieYes, I'd like to know where this comes from too. Like I said, I've "heard" that it has a slightly higher risk of impactions, but I've never read a study or anything. And I can't remember where I heard that...might have been on RC? And, I've never personally heard of problems from it - not had any issues in our horses, and never known anyone who had a horse get an impaction from it. I've often wondered if this is one of those "old wives tales" that gets started and then takes on a life of its own. A horse eats bermuda and gets an impaction, perhaps from not drinking enough, and the hay gets blamed? Who knows?
I've certainly never had any worries about feeding it, that's for sure!
Dawn
-----Original Message----- From: lanconn@xxxxxxx To: rdcarrie@xxxxxxx; jazena@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Cc: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thu, 17 Aug 2006 1:26 PM Subject: RE: [RC] Switching from green grass to hay before a ride 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.
Jim, Sun of Dimanche+, and Mahada Magic
Richard T. "Jim" Holland
Three Creeks Farm
175 Hells Hollow Drive
Blue Ridge, Ga 30513
(706) 258-2830
Callsign KI4BEN
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. (Riverside County) Is there a cheaper source of Timothy or does anyone know of a source of Orchard Grass?
From Linda-k
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