Re: Hay cubes

[Chris Paus <paus@micoks.net>]

I just talked to a woman who trailrides all over the country (not
competitive) and said that Wyoming and other western states don't allow you
to bring hay into those states. Is this t rue? What do you feed your
horses, then?

chris and *

At 10:18 AM 3/21/98 -0600, Glenda R. Snodgrass wrote:
>> Have to say that Susan is right on about the danger of choke in the
trailer.
>> The more "chopped" the feed (as in cubes) the higher the risk.  And when
they
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>Does this mean you shouldn't feed anything but flake hay in the trailer? 
>It's pretty common practice around here to feed horses their breakfast or
>dinner while trailering, to save time I guess, or give them time to digest
>before unloading to ride.  I haven't done it myself, but I have thought
>recently about giving Lakota his soaked beet pulp mash in the trailer,
>esp. on long rides, so he gets fiber and water on those long trips.  Is
>that a bad idea then? 
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>Glenda & Lakota
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