This message is from: "Dudley and Karen Haines" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I wanted to thank those of you that wrote in about your methods for teaching a horse to stand square. I appreciate your detailed answers and can appreciate the challenge of writing about it instead of showing how. I've printed out your answers and have been practicing. On another note, the talk about protein content in hay brings to mind a question I have had for a long time. How is it done, and who does testing on hay to determine the protein content? I can find charts which give a general protein content for the different types of hay. But Jean, as you mention, the time of cutting can make a difference. Does time of cutting and other factors make only a little difference or a big difference in protein content? Also, it would seem that the soil type and fertilizer used would make a difference on the calcium/phosphorous ratio. Hmmm... Karen > Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2001 21:26:04 -0700 > From: "Jean Gayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: boarding woes, or Fjord feeding 101 > > This message is from: "Jean Gayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Brigid there is another thing to consider re hay or alfalfa. Alfalfa > provides calcium to offset the amount of phosphorous in the hay. > Calcium/phosphorous should be a 1/1 or 2/1 ratio. Timothy can sometimes > offer the best balance depending on where it was raised and if it was cut at > the proper time. I like to give alfalfa once a day and orchard grass once a > day in the winter or cooler months. The time of cutting is also important > re alfalfa as to how much protein if has. Jean
