Start Date
4-6-1982 1:00 PM
Description
Traditionally, horsemen in this part of the United States have fed grass hay mixed with good red clover hay to their horses in training as well as their horses on the farm. Knowing that legume hay is high in protein, horsemen found this is a good source of the needed protein for their animals no matter what activity they were engaged in. A few problems were found with clover hay. First of all, it was usually dusty and, if not made under ideal circumstances, the hay was dark and in some cases moldy. The hay could never be purchased in a pure state; that is, it always had to be mixed with either timothy or some grassy-type hay. It was very difficult to regulate the amount of protein the animal was getting because of this. For the most part, it is hard to say exactly what we were feeding the horse.
Included in
Alfalfa from the Consumer Standpoint
Traditionally, horsemen in this part of the United States have fed grass hay mixed with good red clover hay to their horses in training as well as their horses on the farm. Knowing that legume hay is high in protein, horsemen found this is a good source of the needed protein for their animals no matter what activity they were engaged in. A few problems were found with clover hay. First of all, it was usually dusty and, if not made under ideal circumstances, the hay was dark and in some cases moldy. The hay could never be purchased in a pure state; that is, it always had to be mixed with either timothy or some grassy-type hay. It was very difficult to regulate the amount of protein the animal was getting because of this. For the most part, it is hard to say exactly what we were feeding the horse.