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Don't underestimate the durability of a horse's stomach.  My two have gotten 
hold of some pretty moldy hay, despite my best efforts to stop them, with no 
discernible effects.

It is my understanding that the biggest threat from moldy hay isn't from eating 
it.  It's from breathing the mold spores.  So if you discard moldy hay anywhere 
that your horses might reach, be sure to pull it apart and scatter it well.

I am talking about plain vanilla moldy hay, not hay infected with one of the 
more well known but rare molds that are poisonous to horses.  Also, there are 
poisonous molds that are particular to certain hays, such as fescue (not a good 
choice for horse hay).

My horses do not like to eat hay that tastes bad and they get plenty so they 
don't feel they have to.  Still, the buggers WILL occasionally get into where 
they shouldn't.

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