How I applied it - at home, my mare is on pasture and when
I am at the barn I may give her a flake of alfalfa [3" thick maybe] that she
then has to share with pasture mates. So it is more of a treat than a staple in
her diet. At rides, she gets whatever she'll eat - if that's alfalfa vs. grass
hay, fine.
Kristen in TX
From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sky
Ranch Sent: Friday, October 28, 2005 10:27 AM To:
afwaldrip@xxxxxxxxxxxx; Ridecamp Subject: [RC] alfalfa fed to
endurance horses
Where on the NATRC site are you talking
about? I don't see anything about not feeding alfalfa.
I think feeding grass hay is better, or a
grass/alfalfa hay (that's mostly grass) but that's just my
opinion. In the winter, grass hay is much better at keeping horses
warm.
Carla Richardson
<<Anita wrote:
What is the general rule for feeding alfalfa to endurance horses. I
am still just doing LD's but I do feed my mare alfalfa, not a lot, about 1/4
flake once a day. I was just on NATRC site and they were talking about
not feeding alfalfa to distance horses. I know everyone has their own
way to feed, but what is the general
consensus.>>
