RE: [RC] [RC] Midwest horse feeding and riding buddies - Susan E. Garlinghouse, D.V.M.
I was told by my vet that
the digestion of long stemmed hay (grass, oat, etc and not legume/alfalfa) is
what generates heat for the horses during the cold winter nights. My neighbor
moved here last year, was feeding her horse alfalfa at night, grass hay in the
morning. I told her I thought that was not correct, she checked with
her own vet & was told to switch to the grass hay at night for
heat generation.
Kathy
Nope. That would be correct for cows and
sheep---but not for horses.
