Re: Feeding alfalfa when it is cold

[Susan Evans Garlinghouse <suendavid@worldnet.att.net>]

Maureen Mathisen wrote:
> 
> Lynette,
> 
> Perhaps there is a difference in the quality of Alfalfa in our different
> areas, but all   horse people here feed it with no problems, especially
> to performance horses and breeding stock.  The CUTTINGS make a
> difference and we try to feed  2nd or third cuttings as it is not so
> rich as later cuttings.  I also feed oat hay, but alfalfa is what
> everyone  who raishes horses here in California feed most often.
> 
> Maureen

Unfortunately, California is also #1 in incidence of enteroliths, and
the histories almost exclusively show the horses are fed high alfalfa
diets.  It's much more rare to see enteroliths in a horse fed grass hay.

Susan G