This message is from: Ingrid Ivic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (BRIAN C JACOBSEN)
>
> 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.
>
OK...now I'M getting a bit nervous about using straw! Hmmmm, maybe it's
time to go back out and buy bagged shavings again? I used the old
European method of "deep bedding" with shavings last winter, and with
all this talk of "straw related" problems, think I may go back to it.
Thankyou for your expertise and advice! :o) Ingrid
