Re: Hay cubes

[Chris Paus <paus@micoks.net>]

Harry Whitney lives in the town near my home. He's from Ottawa, Kan. My
horseshoer brought Whitney to my house one day and didn't introduce us. I
had never met Whitney so didn't have a clue who he was. I just commented to
Rex that he had a helper that day. Whitney never volunteered his name.

I found out later from my friend who also uses the same farrier. Rex and
Harry stopped at her house that day.

She called me later and said "did you realize that was Harry Whitney?

I chewed Rex's butt for not introducing us! Harry Whitney is either very
humble or he was afraid I'd try to get free horse training advice!! 

chris paus

At 05:48 PM 3/22/98 -0600, Ruth Bourgeois wrote:
>Thanks for all the good advice and recommendations on using hay cubes. 
>The brand that I am trying my horses on is the First Thunder also. I got
>a couple bags yesterday, plus a bag of their complete horse feed
>pellets. My horses really like the complete feed.
>
>I'm going to give this a try for the next few weeks and see how it works
>out, while I look for some good quality grass hay. I thought that the
>cubes equaled more per pound than hay, but if it's straight pound for
>pound the same, then this is going to probably cost me more than it's
>worth. I can buy a bale of grass hay for around $3.50. The hay cubes
>cost me nearly $10 for 50 pounds. Hopefully I will find some good grass
>hay, and wean the horses off the alfalfa mix that I've been feeding all
>winter, as summer approaches.
>
>I took my two fat furry horses out today for their first actual
>conditioning ride... it sure is easy to see how that extra weight makes
>it harder for them. My friend rode my horse that isn't overweight hardly
>at all, and he was still full of energy after our ride, while my mare
>was moving quite a bit slower. We've got a lot of serious work to do
>before they resemble anything that looks like distance riding horses!
>I'm sure my horses are saying the same thing about me right now, too
>("gotta get that woman in shape - boy, she's sure wintered well!").
>
>It was snowing/raining a bit when we rode, and very chilly, but it sure
>was good to get out and ride again. Thank goodness it's finally
>spring!!!
>
>Our next step in the learning/riding/conditioning program is a Harry
>Whitney clinic a week from today. I signed up to do a lesson on both my
>horses, and have a friend that's going to videotape the sessions. 
>
>Ruth
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