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Re: [RC] The Great Vitamin Debate - Mike & Kathy KellyHi Heidi, Thanks for the info! The hay was 1st cutting, but probably also grew rapidly since it was grown early in the season and the area was getting good rain. Sounds like I should try to still get hay from early in the season, and just hope that the conditions are right for it to grow more slowly. Kathy Last year my biggest surprise was that my grass hay was 18% protein - much higher than I'd like. I didn't think grass hay could have that much protein, but the lab said it was because it was early cut hay. I'll buy mine a little later in the season this summer.Are you sure they weren't referring to hay being cut early in its growth cycle, rather than to which cutting? Alfalfa, at least, tends to get richer as it gets later in the year. Grass hay has high protein when it is growing rapidly. The problem with cutting it later is that all of the digestible nutrients tend to fall off with maturity. The tonnage goes up, but the feed value of the hay goes into the cellar. ============================================================ Riding alone is when you teach a horse all the "tools" and "cues" he needs to handle the trail, to hold a speed, deal with hills, etc. It's also where you develop the "bond" that causes him to "defer" to you before losing his cool. ~ Jim Holland ridecamp.net information: http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/ ============================================================
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