This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (jean gayle)
>This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (BRIAN C JACOBSEN)
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>Yes, straw sure can cause impactions. It is so tough and fibrous that it
>doesn't get chewed as well and it doesn't get digested as well, both of
>which predispose a horse to an impaction. As such, I even cringe a
>little when I see someone feeding oat "hay". By the time the oats are
>mature, the "hay" is really nothing but straw which has little
>nutritional value. Honestly, we see few problems from it, but it still
>makes me nervous. I'm of the opinion you're better off just feeding oats
>and a good quality grass hay.
>
>Very interesting Brian re the warm water drinking vs cold. I use heaters
in my outdoor troughs that keep the water warm. Occasionally electricity.
low amount, may be present and my big horse is very sensitive and will woof
and huff and not drink where both my Holsteiner and my little Howdy Fjörd
would just drink away. Thanks for re-enforcing in my mind that straw and
Fjö can be a problem. Jean Gayle
Jean Gayle --- A Subscriber at Techline
