Recent content by michelle01

Thank you to everyone that replyed so far, very valuable information :-)

Thank you, this is the sort of answer I was hoping for, my friends pony is very fat, it will not eat hay wet or dry so soaking or dampening haylage is her last idea, if it works for you then it should work for her :-)

I just read that someone had a fat pony that would not eat hay dry or soaked, and they wondered if feeding soaked haylage would get rid or a few sugars just so it could eat something, just with less sugar, and someone els commented that feeding soaked haylage releases a bacteria that was toxic...

Is it true that you shouldn't soak haylage? I know lots of people that obviously soak hay and I'm pretty sure iv come across people that soak haylage, but,iv just read that doing this can release a bacteria that can be toxic?? Surely then leaving your haylage outside when it's rains is the same...

It's this years haylage too? I will of corse keep an eye on her waight, thanks to everyone who's replyed so far

Hi, I bought my niece a 14 year old miniature Shetland yesterday , after having horses all my life I thought she was also ready to jump into the saddle :-) but someone told me that they had read somewhere on the internet that you shouldn't feed shetlands haylage as it can upset there guts? I...

hi, i have a 2 year old hanoverian gelding, who, up to yet has never had any skin complaints or problems. while grooming him today i noticed that he has little lumps all over one side of his body, from neck to tail, not on legs or back, just his side (he does have a few on his other side but not...