What Do You Feed Your Old Horse
Our old girl turned 35 this past January and she looks really, really good for her age. I've played with her diet some and have hit on the magic formula for her. She gets 16 pounds of sweet cob, 2 p...
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I came to Florida a couple of years ago to help friends during foaling season due to their health issues. I parked my MH on their property in exchange for the help.
I could not believe what the hay looks like down here. Hay in Florida is brown, nothing buy stalks,not one leave on the alfalfa, hay a cow in the midwest would rather die than eat! I think they call it coastal hay? And the cost per bay? WOW! :E
How does one who owns just a pleasure horse afford it in Florida? How Ocala is called the Horse Capital of the world is beyond me. You DO have to be a millionaire to afford what is the worst hay I have ever seen and green beautiful pastures do NOT exist here and the sand well that's a whole nuther story. Sand colic is a daily occurrence here. :(
When hay is being cut in the Midwest I can buy the best looking grass or alfalfa hay for $2.00 a bale. They pay $12 to $16 a bale for 0 nutritional value?
I could not believe what the hay looks like down here. Hay in Florida is brown, nothing buy stalks,not one leave on the alfalfa, hay a cow in the midwest would rather die than eat! I think they call it coastal hay? And the cost per bay? WOW! :E
How does one who owns just a pleasure horse afford it in Florida? How Ocala is called the Horse Capital of the world is beyond me. You DO have to be a millionaire to afford what is the worst hay I have ever seen and green beautiful pastures do NOT exist here and the sand well that's a whole nuther story. Sand colic is a daily occurrence here. :(
When hay is being cut in the Midwest I can buy the best looking grass or alfalfa hay for $2.00 a bale. They pay $12 to $16 a bale for 0 nutritional value?
