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Alfalfa: The High-Quality Hay for Horses
www.alfalfa.orgferred forage for horses because of its high quality, high digestibility, and good roughage value.Well-preserved alfalfa hay should be the foundation of a feeding program for young growing horses, recreational horses, and active horses.This publica-tion describes the horse’s digestive system and nutritional needs and how to select alfalfa hay.
Pastures for horses - Department of Primary Industries
www.dpi.nsw.gov.auWhy are horses and the management of their pastures special? • Horses have a different digestive system to cows and sheep. Cows and sheep have four stomachs, horses have one stomach and a well developed large intestine. This limits the digestion of low quality feed and increases grazing time for horses. As a general rule, a 500
Alfalfa for Horses: The High-Quality Hay for Horses
www.alfalfa.orgA lfalfa is often the pre-ferred forage for horses because of its high quality, high digestibility, and good roughage value.Well-preserved alfalfa hay should
Planning and Building Fences on the Farm
extension.tennessee.eduHorses Visibility is a necessary characteristic in fenc-ing for horses. Barbed wire should be avoided because there are many opportunities for horses to tear their hide on the barbs. High-tensile wire fences poses a threat to horses because …
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
publications.tamu.eduTexas Agricultural Extension Service The Texas A&M University System Pasture and Hay for Horses Donald J. Dorsett Associate Professor and Extension Forage Specialist