| Feeding your horse grass hay is the standard feed for | | | | stemmed and not overly dry, most of the nutrients are |
| horses today. You will need hay pretty much all year | | | | in the leaves. The hay on the inside of the bale should |
| round, especially in the winter months. Unless you use | | | | be bright green in color, the greener the better. Green |
| a complete pellet feed. If you're going to feed hay in | | | | hay is high in protein & vitamins. Be careful with feeding |
| the winter then you need to make sure your store | | | | hays such as alfalfa and clover, they are very high in |
| enough up to get you through, depending on how | | | | protein and to much can cause your horse to become |
| many horses you have. Feeding hay will help to | | | | sick. It is best to purchase an alfalfa grass mix. Good |
| conserve your limited supply of pasture in the summer | | | | hay should be free of dust mold and weeds. It should |
| months. Depending on where you live, hay can cost | | | | not have a musty or moldy odor either. There should |
| less than feeding pellets. And if you cant find good hay | | | | be no excessive moisture to cause overheating or |
| then you might want to consider a complete pellet | | | | spoilage. |
| feed. | | | | You can purchase hay by the bale at your local feed |
| Good grass hay or pasture is all you really need to | | | | store or from a local hay grower. Buying hay from the |
| keep your horse or horses healthy and in shape. | | | | local feed store can be a bit expensive depending on |
| Unless you are doing some hard ranch work or | | | | how many horses you have and the quality may not |
| showing your horse then you'll want to consider a | | | | be as good. You can also purchase your hay every 6 |
| supplement with the hay. There are several other | | | | months or for the year. It is best to feed the current |
| varieties of hay, Alfalfa which has the highest in | | | | years hay than last years hay. |
| protein, oat hay, rye hay, coastal hay, timothy hay, and | | | | Lastly make sure you store your hay in a high dry & |
| bermuda grass hay to name a few. | | | | cool area free from moisture so that your supply won't |
| Finding good grass hay is not always easy to find. | | | | mold. If you feed moldy hay to your horse it can cause |
| When buying good hay you need to be able to identify | | | | your horse to get sick and colic. |
| it. Good quality horse hay should be leafy; fine | | | | |