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i use the hay cubes on occasion (not a reg. part of their diet) but i've 
always worried about choking, too.  what i do is soak the cubes. it's 
another way to get water in them, too.

patty in georgia

Man does not have the only memory,
The animals remember,
The earth remembers,
The stones remember,
If you know how to listen, they will tell you many things.

Claude Kuwanijuma - Hopi Spiritual leader.



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ridecamp Guest" <guest-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2006 1:16 PM
Subject: [RC] Hay Cubes


> Please Reply to: Lauretta tikitiki69@xxxxxxxxxxx or ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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>
> I have a side question re feeding hay cubes, specifically right
> after a ride.  I have not fed them myself, but have thought of
> taking them on a long ride that might not have much readily
> available food (ie grass etc) on the trail that the horse can
> grab and eat when moving.  However, I have seen horses choking
> at a ride on two separate instances (one where they had to tube
> the horse, one where the horse managed to dislodge the block
> themselves)and both times a hay cube was the culprit.  I am not
> saying that feeding them is bad, but am just wondering that,
> when right after a ride when a horse is REALLY hungry, if they
> do not chew them as thoroughly as they should and then try to
> swallow them when the size of the food is still too big to
> easily do so, as opposed to in a "at home" normal feeding
> situation, they would take their time to chew it and it would
> not be an issue?  Granted, the same thing could happen w/ other
> feeds (large pieces of carrots or something similar) and two
> horses is in no way are large number of instances to deduce any-
> thing definitive, but possibly if partially chewed the pieces
> would have edges on them that might cause them to stick in the
> throat?  Would appreciate any insight from someone more
> experienced with this type of feed; thanks
>
> Lauretta and Shaba (who will hoover food anytime, anywhere, that
> is not tied down..especially if it does not belong to him :)>
>
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