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Horse Herald – December 2018

Posted: November 27, 2018

Smell and color are clues, but not determinants of hay quality. The only way to be sure of hay quality is by testing for nutritional measures. Then match those with the nutritional demands of individual horses.

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Livestock

Tags: Equine, equine nutrition, hay, hay quality, hay testing, horse hay

How to Select Horse Hay

by Caitlin Bainum

Posted: November 1, 2018

Feeding our horses is typically the largest expense in horse ownership, but feeding them according to their nutrient demands could offer some cost savings. Selecting a good quality hay for our horses often becomes a battle of which… Read More

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Livestock

Tags: alfalfa, Equine, equine nutrition, forage, forage quality, grass, hay quality, hay selection, Horse, horse diet, horse feed, legume, timothy