Category: Roughage

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When they hay is dusty

Reading Time: 4 minutes    ‘Dusty or mouldy hay is bit of a divisive topic among equestrians. When horse owners and stable operators come across hay that doesn’t meet their expectations in terms of appearance, smell, and texture, their reactions can vary greatly. Some immediately discard the hay because it’s dusty or lacks the fresh,

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Pferdeherde auf der Weide

“Haylage causes illness” What do the facts say?

Reading Time: 13 minutes    5 important points to avoid in horse feeding are being presented, which have triggered a lot of mixed reactions. Are these statements regarding haylage too generalised? Anyone who knows us, knows that we don’t believe in generalised answers. Especially from a therapeutic point of view, each horse must be considered

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Adlib hay – do horses get fat when fed hay freely (24/7)?

Reading Time: 4 minutes    Adlib hay is something that we at Sanoanimal are big advocates for. But we keep receiving messages or comments with the following or similar content: The issue of portioning or offering hay 24/7 seems to concern many horse owners. Can it genuinely work if horses have hay available adlib all

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Caution: hay quality

Reading Time: 5 minutes    Even if you have successfully obtained high-quality hay, its condition often deteriorates due to the predominantly warm winters in many barns, despite optimal storage conditions. Whenever hay is dried on the ground, mould always gets into the dried material within 50 hours. This means that it is virtually impossible to

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