Ridecamp: Re: [RC] Another feed question - alfalfa

>course, it is winter now, the field had been cut so there >is just stubble.
Anyway, I was just wondering about >grazing horses on straight alfalfa this
next summer.  What >do I need to know?  I'm familiar with grass hay fields.
>Do the same principals apply, or what.  Would I be >wise to try to seed
some grass in it as soon as I can?  >What do you all think?

Yeow.  Too much, too much, too much.  Way too rich.  Seed it with a lot of
grass seed, and limit the grazing time on it, or cut it for hay before
letting the horses graze on it.  Within a few years, the grass plants should
crowd out the majority of the alfalfa.

Susan G



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